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Metanomics discussion with David Karsbol

Massively

Nov 12th 2007 11:47AM @Nightbird,

I am trying to get a clue by following Tateru's advice--I have been spending quite a bit of time in Second Life (as Beyers Sellers)....not quite a year, but getting there. Hopefully, this has allowed me to put together a weekly show that gives people a good insight into the business and policy side of the metaverse, with a heavy emphasis on SL.

I agree with you, the people behind a large number of avatars want to "look pretty for their friends" and have fun. Of course, this is much of what drives real-life economies too. As a business professor, I am trying to understand exactly how these motivations (and the many others held by the astonishingly diverse SL population) allow for business opportunities, raise business policy issues (e.g., taxation, intellectual property rights, financial regulation), and drive a novel form of economy.



Cornell to study business and oversight in Second Life

Second Life Insider

Sep 5th 2007 7:32AM Wow, "witty and engaging" *and* "a cutie." You know, it doesn't take much to make an accounting Professor blush. But sorry, Brace, I'm happily married.

But for those interested in the academic content of the course, feel free to join the group "BOSL Guests," to keep abreast of our live events over the course of the semester.

Gartner Explains Virtual Worlds Stance on Metaversed Panel

Second Life Insider

Aug 17th 2007 11:51AM They say all press is good press, as long as they spell your name right. Just for the record, I am Beyers Sellers in SL, not Beyers Sellters (as the tags to the article indicate).

More importantly, I am not a representative of Mystik, but am business-school professor Robert Bloomfield studying Second Life and Virtual Worlds on my own. You can find out a little more about my plans at www.WorldsForStudy.net.

Of course, it would have been even better press if I had provided one of the ideas that stuck in your mind. But then, maybe mine was one of the voices that faded in and out. I admit that I much prefer skype, so far.