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Real money in a virtual world
October 24, 2005
Multiplayer online games spawn burgeoning virtual economy that's increasingly popular, profitable and controversial.
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A cure for e-mail attention disorder?
February 28, 2007
Silicon Valley start-up develops e-mail management system that borrows heavily from the virtual economies and currencies.Images: Handling e-mail overload
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Cheaters slam 'Everquest II' economy
August 11, 2005
Online game hit with bug that illegally creates enough platinum to temporarily jack up inflation, Sony says.
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Real cash for virtual goods
February 8, 2005
Some online games are bucking trends by letting players buy and sell goods and services for real money. The results are fascinating. Images: Getting their game on
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Virtual goodies, real greenies
July 26, 2006
Can selling cybergoods rake in more than your day job? In new book, Julian Dibbell gives it a shot.
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Name that metaverse
October 7, 2005
Leading thinkers on online games tackle the challenge of tagging the infinitely extensible virtual world of "Second Life."
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Virtual gaming's elusive exchange rates
August 5, 2005
Without an Alan Greenspan to keep lid on things, it's tough to pinpoint exchange rates between the dollar and "gold coins" in games like "World of Warcraft."
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