An economic analysis of Second Life
I love it when I see someone actually crunch the numbers. In these two articles, Randolph Harrison at Capitalism 2.0 applies real-world financial analysis to the Second Life economy — and decides that it matches the characteristics of a high-yield investment program, if not an all-out Ponzi scheme. Here are the articles:
Give the recent resurgance in media coverage of Second Life (including a three-part series on a local news channel here in Denver), these articles are worth reading. Hat tip to Valleywag. ..bruce..