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April 16, 2004
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Posted by Stowe Boyd

I saw that Julian Dibbell reported that he is making nearly $50K buying and selling imaginary ("virtual") goods related to the Ultima online game. This has been covered in Wired, and Terra Nova.

Why does this seem more far-fetched than the market for ad-words, or people buying subscriptions for a virtual "pay-for-involvement" with edgy, sexily tattooed women at Suicide Girls, or subteens paying to read the bogus blogs of teeny dolls (as reported in today's WSJ)?

For some reason, the ground seems to have shifted under my feet. But then again, a year ago I didn't expect to have sponsors at my blog, either.


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