The Economies of Virtual Worlds

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2007-09-25/economies-virtual-worlds

Listen Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Society, Tech Tuesday, Technology

Guest host: Matthew Felling

It's an emerging marketplace, worth billions of dollars, and many Americans don't even know it exists. In virtual worlds like "Second Life" or "World of Warcraft," members buy and sell everything from clothes to real estate for their online selves. The goods may not be "real" but the money often is. Join Kojo for a tour of virtual economies and explore the debate over whether they should be more tightly regulated.

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Guests

Robert Bloomfield

Nicholas H. Noyes Professor of Management, Cornell University

Julian Dibbell

Author, "Play Money: Or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot" (Basic)

Prokofy Neva

Second Life participant

Linda Ban

Client and Program Strategy Executive for the 3D Internet, IBM

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