Comments for Virtual Worlds, Real Profits http://www.virtualeconomies.net Real Money Trading (RMT) in MMORPGs Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:23:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Study: 12% of Americans Have Bought Virtual Goods by Gamers Rights Law » Second Life sued in class action http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2009/07/30/study-12-of-americans-have-bought-virtual-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-811 Gamers Rights Law » Second Life sued in class action Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:23:42 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/?p=83#comment-811 [...] Frank N. Magid Associates and commissioned by virtual currency provider PlaySpan., according to Virtual Economies; and directly from Linden Labs: “Now at nearly USD$50 million each month in user-to-user [...] [...] Frank N. Magid Associates and commissioned by virtual currency provider PlaySpan., according to Virtual Economies; and directly from Linden Labs: “Now at nearly USD$50 million each month in user-to-user [...]

]]> Comment on Live Gamer Raises $24 Million for Virtual Marketplace by Live Gamer Raises $24 Million for Virtual Marketplace : Metaverse Network http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2007/12/17/live-gamer-raises-24-million-for-virtual-marketplace/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Live Gamer Raises $24 Million for Virtual Marketplace : Metaverse Network Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:37:26 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/blog/2007/12/17/live-gamer-raises-24-million-for-virtual-marketplace/#comment-220 [...] Originally Syndicated via RSS from Virtual Worlds, Real Profits [...] [...] Originally Syndicated via RSS from Virtual Worlds, Real Profits [...]

]]> Comment on Virtual Taxation? Probably Not Yet by Welcome to IM69.COM-Da Kick Arse Vampire\'s Blog http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2007/06/24/virtual-taxation-probably-not-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Welcome to IM69.COM-Da Kick Arse Vampire\'s Blog Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:11:43 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/blog/2007/06/24/virtual-taxation-probably-not-yet/#comment-56 <strong>[ENG] RMT Taxation starts in Korea from 1 July 2007...</strong> 26 June 2007, Korea National Tax Service(NTS), equivalent to IRS in US, announced they would impose VAT (value added tax) on RMT (real money trading) from 1 July.Source:http://www.etnews.co.kr/news/detail.html?id=200706260121<Summarized policy>Se... [ENG] RMT Taxation starts in Korea from 1 July 2007…

26 June 2007, Korea National Tax Service(NTS), equivalent to IRS in US, announced they would impose VAT (value added tax) on RMT (real money trading) from 1 July.Source:http://www.etnews.co.kr/news/detail.html?id=200706260121Se…

]]> Comment on 8 Million Subscribers for World of Warcraft by mockriot » Where are the Second Life killers? http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2007/01/12/8-million-subscribers-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-22 mockriot » Where are the Second Life killers? Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:59:32 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/blog/2007/01/12/8-million-subscribers-for-world-of-warcraft/#comment-22 [...] It’s estimated that Blizzard makes about $200 million per quarter on World of Warcraft. Yes, that means WoW has a good chance to be a billion dollar industry by year’s end all by itself. It’s safe to say that Second Life doesn’t even approach that–and won’t any time soon. But WoW is an exceptional case. [...] [...] It’s estimated that Blizzard makes about $200 million per quarter on World of Warcraft. Yes, that means WoW has a good chance to be a billion dollar industry by year’s end all by itself. It’s safe to say that Second Life doesn’t even approach that–and won’t any time soon. But WoW is an exceptional case. [...]

]]> Comment on Peer-to-Peer Market for RMT Trading Debuts by » Links for 16-02-2007 » Velcro City Tourist Board » Blog Archive http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/comment-page-1/#comment-19 » Links for 16-02-2007 » Velcro City Tourist Board » Blog Archive Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:51:29 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/blog/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/#comment-19 [...] 15 - Peer-to-Peer Market for RMT Trading Debuts [...] [...] 15 – Peer-to-Peer Market for RMT Trading Debuts [...]

]]> Comment on Peer-to-Peer Market for RMT Trading Debuts by Virtual Worlds, Real Profits - » Sparter Reaction: RMT, VCs and Business Models http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Virtual Worlds, Real Profits - » Sparter Reaction: RMT, VCs and Business Models Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:50:59 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/blog/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/#comment-16 [...] There’s been a lot of interesting discussion about yesterday’s post about Sparter, the recently launched peer-to-peer exchange for trading game gold. The new exchange was the focus of a thread on Slashdot and also prompted discussion on blogs covering virtual worlds and real-money trading. Among the commenters was Raph Koster, who most readers will know from his work with Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies. Here’s Raph’s take: How long will it be until there’s an aggregator of Sparter networks? Who knows. What we do know is that the genie is out of the bottle, cat’s out of the bag, horse out of the barn, and cow over the moon at this point. RMT is here to stay. [...] [...] There’s been a lot of interesting discussion about yesterday’s post about Sparter, the recently launched peer-to-peer exchange for trading game gold. The new exchange was the focus of a thread on Slashdot and also prompted discussion on blogs covering virtual worlds and real-money trading. Among the commenters was Raph Koster, who most readers will know from his work with Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies. Here’s Raph’s take: How long will it be until there’s an aggregator of Sparter networks? Who knows. What we do know is that the genie is out of the bottle, cat’s out of the bag, horse out of the barn, and cow over the moon at this point. RMT is here to stay. [...]

]]> Comment on Older Players Spur Growth of Power-Leveling by BC Law IPTF Blog » Blog Archive » MMORPG Power-Levelling and Rules in Virtual Worlds http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2007/02/10/demographics-drive-growth-of-power-leveling/comment-page-1/#comment-15 BC Law IPTF Blog » Blog Archive » MMORPG Power-Levelling and Rules in Virtual Worlds Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:37:33 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/blog/2007/02/10/demographics-drive-growth-of-power-leveling/#comment-15 [...] Virtual Worlds, Real Profits has a blog entry on the rush of older players on MMORPGs and their impact on their virtual “economies.” [...] [...] Virtual Worlds, Real Profits has a blog entry on the rush of older players on MMORPGs and their impact on their virtual “economies.” [...]

]]> Comment on Peer-to-Peer Market for RMT Trading Debuts by the play girlz gaming blog: because guys aren’t the only players » Sparter: Peer-to-Peer Virtual Goods Trading http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/comment-page-1/#comment-14 the play girlz gaming blog: because guys aren’t the only players » Sparter: Peer-to-Peer Virtual Goods Trading Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:44:18 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/blog/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/#comment-14 [...] Via | Virtual Economies Add to:                      [...] [...] Via | Virtual Economies Add to:                      [...]

]]> Comment on Peer-to-Peer Market for RMT Trading Debuts by Raph’s Website » Sparter: peer to peer RMT network http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Raph’s Website » Sparter: peer to peer RMT network Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:53:12 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/blog/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/#comment-13 [...] Via the ever-handy contact form here on the website comes a heads-up from Ding! Grats!? about fresh new venture-funded startup Sparter, which is a new startup in the RMT space. The full scoop is apparently over at Virtual Worlds, Real Profits, which I must add to my blogroll and regular feeds — an entire blog devoted to tracking the RMT industry. [...] [...] Via the ever-handy contact form here on the website comes a heads-up from Ding! Grats!? about fresh new venture-funded startup Sparter, which is a new startup in the RMT space. The full scoop is apparently over at Virtual Worlds, Real Profits, which I must add to my blogroll and regular feeds — an entire blog devoted to tracking the RMT industry. [...]

]]> Comment on Peer-to-Peer Market for RMT Trading Debuts by RMT Going Mainstream? | Ding! Grats!? http://www.virtualeconomies.net/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/comment-page-1/#comment-12 RMT Going Mainstream? | Ding! Grats!? Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:33:27 +0000 http://www.virtualeconomies.net/blog/2007/02/14/new-peer-to-peer-system-for-rmt-trading-debuts/#comment-12 [...] Virtual Worlds, Real Profits has the story. [...] [...] Virtual Worlds, Real Profits has the story. [...]

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