Sunday, April 24, 2005

Everquest: 77th largest economy Virtual Worlds [posted by Troy] As I've been doing some reading, I came across this article that claims that Everquest is the 77th largest economy. I hadn't heard of Everquest until I found the article, but evidently, it is a virtual world that doesn't exist outside of cyberspace. People generate identities, create goods, and own wealth in this D&D-type world. Then, when people get sick of it, they are selling this wealth on Ebay. An economist figured out that this world has the potential to generate more wealth than many countries. This speaks so much about the power of the Web, when many of these "players" consider themselves citizens of the Everquest world first. 11:16:44 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! 30,000 Star Wars Nut Balls Sun Times [posted by Troy] Check out this article about the Star Wars Convention. The land of make believe is too real for some people. 10:53:19 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! Are PCs part of the counterculture? Peace, love, & Microchips? [posted by Troy] According to a John Markoff's new book personal computers are an out growth of the counterculutre of the 1960s. Thought that this is a cool idea. 10:39:54 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! Religious War Frist [Posted by Zelderbar] Senator Bill Frist is catching some bad press about the Republican's use of religion in politics. Even members of the clergy are saying that he is going too far. 10:30:24 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It!

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