For the love of money

Fri Feb 9, 2007 8:56am PST

By Adam Reuters

Is Zee Linden breaking new ground in virtual world economics? While real-world money is usually defined as a medium of exchange, or more specifically as the most marketable commodity, the Linden dollar is apparently a bit different:

“Technically, the L$ is a limited license right to participate in and use certain features of Second Life.”

Professor Castronova, any thoughts?


 

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