NMC Campus: Seriously Engaging

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Comment by Michael McVey on January 10, 2008 at 8:51am

It is interesting, isn't it? When you make a bridge you have a bridge. When you make a software application you have a product BUT then you can make unlimited copies of it. The difference is that if you modify a few wires or bricks in the bridge it likely still functions, but if you take a few line of code out of the software it might become wildly unstable.

I wonder if the real capital, in the case of the MySpace b/gs is the creativity and the way one can use knowledge as a product.

One other element to consider is the ease with which one can purchase things online. My wife is always amazed at how easy it is to spend money.

Comment by Michael McVey on January 10, 2008 at 6:49am

Linden dollars are virtual dollars. I have about 4000 Linden, not a lot. On their Linden market, that works out to almost $14 US. You can create something in the virtual world, furniture, clothing, etc., and sell it for virtual dollars. One person made roller skates then sold 35,000 copies of the roller skate object. These proceeds can then be exchanges into real money.