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		<title>Metanomics on Monday: Masterclass on Game Development</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2010/11/21/metanomics-on-monday-masterclass-on-game-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Games aren&#8217;t just for kids. Whether in school or at the office, an effective game can help motivate, train or educate. Game mechanics &#8211; the &#8220;rules&#8221; and technologies that support a game experience, can be used to support social networking, competition, and personal achievement. And games are increasingly being used to reach out and engage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metanomics Monday: Virtual Goods &#8211; Acquisitions, Implications and Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The virtual goods industry has broken out of games and Silicon Valley and increasingly has the interest of mainstream companies and Wall Street. Michael Bobroff, who cut his teeth on the emerging markets in Russia in the 90s has brought his talents to assessing the virtual goods industry, and will be discussing his take with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dusan Writer Off the Deep End: Please Raise Prices on Enterprise</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2010/10/09/dusan-writer-off-the-deep-end-please-raise-prices-on-enterprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, seriously &#8211; I think I&#8217;ve gone off the deep end. I seem to be the only person associated with virtual worlds who doesn&#8217;t think the Lab is having a liquidity crisis, who thinks that they&#8217;re going to announce a massive technology change when there&#8217;s actually no real hint that they have it in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geeky Goodness: The Sexy Crazy World of Research Accounting</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2010/10/06/geeky-goodness-the-sexy-crazy-world-of-research-accounting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the most recent episode of Metanomics I interviewed none other than Robert Bloomfield himself for an in-depth discussion of economic theory, virtual economies and why people sometimes make stupid economic decisions. (OK, I&#8217;m not sure we actually talked about that, but if you listen hard enough I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll hear it). In the very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decoding Linden Lab and the Oracle of Virtuality</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2010/10/05/decoding-linden-lab-and-the-oracle-of-virtuality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philip Rosedale returned as CEO of Linden Lab and all I could remember was this running tally I used to keep at the side of the blog: the number of days since Philip had last blogged. With the debacle of Viewer 2.0, Mark Kingdon had capped two years of transformative change with a flare-out (or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Linden Lab Raises Prices for Non-Profits and Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linden Lab is ending discounted rates for not-for-profits and educational institutions, according to an announcement today on their blog: &#8220;All education and non-profit private regions of any type, purchased after Dec. 31, 2010, will be invoiced at standard (i.e. non-discounted) pricing. All currently discounted renewals which occur after Dec. 31, 2010, will be adjusted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road with Metanomics: North Carolina, October 4th</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2010/09/25/on-the-road-with-metanomics-north-carolina-october-4th/</link>
		<comments>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2010/09/25/on-the-road-with-metanomics-north-carolina-october-4th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metanomics is hitting the road this year with a series of local meet-ups timed to show days. Our first live meet-up will be held at Research Triangle Park in North Carolina on October 4th, 3:00 &#8211; 5:00 p.m. We&#8217;ll watch and participate in a Metanomics broadcast followed by discussion and networking. For those of you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metanomics Mmmmmondays: Virtual Worlds and Real-World Economies</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2010/09/25/metanomics-mmmmmondays-virtual-worlds-and-real-world-economies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, virtual worlds have real economies too! But when Metanomics starts-up on October 4th, I&#8217;ll be a special guest host interviewing none other than Robert Bloomfield himself. Our focus will be on how virtual worlds can be used to understand real-world economies. (Any comments about Madoff or pyramid schemes will be deleted &#8211; *glances at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startled Cat: Launch of Immersive Storytelling Studio</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2010/06/04/startled-cat-launch-of-immersive-storytelling-studio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stories wanted. People who have a need for stories. People who like stories. People who wish they were in a story. OK, everyone is wanted! So come on down&#8230;.my company has just launch a joint venture, Startled Cat, and I can&#8217;t help doing a little self-promotional spinning around and waving my arms to get your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Why of Virtual Worlds, and Selling Second Life</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2010/05/31/the-why-of-virtual-worlds-and-selling-second-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 21:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The why is more important than the what or how &#8211; and in saying that, Grace McDunnough reaches my heart. Picking up on a speech by Simon Sinek at TED, the question of &#8220;why&#8221; doesn&#8217;t negate the &#8220;what&#8221; or the &#8220;how&#8221;, but it&#8217;s the basis of leadership: Every single person, every single organization on the [...]]]></description>
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