I love and hate coming across "why didn't I think about that" ideas. I hate the opportunity missed but love the inspiration that there are an infite number of other ingenious ideas haning on the ether just waiting to be plucked like forbidden fresh fruit.
Slashdot tell us about the launch of the Virtual World Currency Exchange. A service for gamers it ...
... allows cross-trading of virtual world currency, meaning you can trade your Ultima Online gold directly for simoleans from The Sims Online. Terra Nova notes that the site, the Gaming Open Market, "plans to cover [currency for] Ultima, Sims Online, There, EverQuest, Camelot, Star Wars Galaxies... and of course the US dollar." The FAQ page on GOM's site explains that "...in-game commodity transactions are handled by meeting a GOM representative (called an "associate") in your game", and explains the service's alleged advantages: "the GOM Currency Exchange (GCX) gives you the speed of a real-life discount stock brokerage, and provides the security of an escrow service, while bringing together buyers and sellers of common goods."
The ultimate in virtual microbusiness isn't it. Imagine how the job spec would look in the Irish Times - "Vitual Escrow Service Agent required".
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