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10.06.10Geeky Goodness: The Sexy Crazy World of Research AccountingOn 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'm not sure we actually talked about that, but if you listen hard enough I'm sure you'll hear it). In the very last minute of the show, news filtered in about the raise in prices for non-profits and educational users of Second Life and we briefly touched on it. As a side note, this is a "like clockwork" thing for Metanomics - invariably in the middle of a ...
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09.25.10Metanomics Mmmmmondays: Virtual Worlds and Real-World EconomiesYes, virtual worlds have real economies too! But when Metanomics starts-up on October 4th, I'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 - *glances at C3*). Metanomics is returning to its roots. The show started over 100 episodes ago on Mondays, back when there was still lag in Second Life, group chat didn't always work, and voice still broke down (actually, I don't think there WAS voice, so it was permanently ...
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10.11.09The General Theory of the Second BestOnly the second best will do for virtual environments like Second Life - or that according to Robert Bloomfield who closed last week's Metanomics with a resounding call for complexity: The bottom line is that we live in an imperfect world, and we will never eliminate all government regulation and other imperfections. The general theory of the second best tells us that we need to look at each regulation in all its messiness, in the context of the other regulations and imperfections we have to suffer. So I’m not against freedom. I’m just skeptical of simple arguments. So those of you who ...
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02.12.09Accountants in Second Life: North Carolina $400K Education Investment in Virtual WorldsAs reported on Virtual Worlds News, North Carolina State University (NCSU) has received $400,000 from accounting firm Ernst & Young. The money will be used to fund the development of a Second Life presence for the Department of Accounting. Seventy-five NCSU alums who are Ernst & Young employees will top off this donation with another $100,000. NCSU's College of Management already has a very active presence in Second Life - professor Lynda Aiman-Smith and lecturer Claudia Kimbrough actively pursue collaborative teaching possibilities around the globe by using Second Life to contact people, as a report from late 2007 on ...
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