Business presence in Virtual Worlds


	Business presence in Virtual Worlds

Lara Nieberding

6-25-2008 6:01 AM

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business, virtual worlds, second life

Lara Nieberding says:

It appears to me virtual world inhabitants expect everything to be free. I have yet to see profit from direct sales as a result of a business' existence in a virtual world.

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