Second Life millionaire is Chinese – Jeremy Goldkorn

 Anshe Chung From Danwei blog:

Second Life is a popular virtual reality game. According to Red Herring, Second Life has more than 1.6 million users, who “generate more than $650,000 each day through the sale of digital goods, a virtual economy that has made it possible for many to make a living solely through the creation and sale of virtual goods.”

Red Herring also says that Second Life now has its first virtual millionaire, a dealer in virtual real estate. You will not be surprised to find out that she is a Chinese woman. [Full Text]

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