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Computer warriors pay geek mercenaries to fight their wars for them - Times Online
Computer warriors pay geek mercenaries to fight their wars for them Times Online, UK - Ge Jin, a PhD student at the University of California who filmed scenes from a Chinese gold farm in 2006, said: ?Their virtual lives give them access to ... |
Virtual Gold-Farming a $500000 Industry - Money UK
Virtual Gold-Farming a $500000 Industry Money UK, UK - Virtual gold-farming has become a $500000 industry employing over 400000 workers, according to new research by self confessed gamer Professor Richard Heeks. ... |
Virtual 'Gold Farming' Business Booming in Online Games - Switched
Virtual 'Gold Farming' Business Booming in Online Games Switched, NY - "I initially became aware of gold farming through my own games-playing, but assumed it was just a cottage industry," Professor Richard Heeks, ... |
In-Game Gold Farming a $500M Industry - Slashdot
In-Game Gold Farming a $500M Industry Slashdot - An anonymous reader writes "This weekend's New York Times Magazine puts a human face to the 'gold farming' profession. Virtual world economist Julian ... |
Gold-farming growing rapidly: Report - Times of India
Gold-farming growing rapidly: Report Times of India, India - Prof Heeks suspects gold-farming might be an early example of the "virtual offshoring" likely to become more prevalent as people spend more time working and ... |
Jonric's Journal #35 - Ve3d.com
Jonric's Journal #35 Ve3d.com - Current Analysis and Future Research Agenda on "Gold Farming": Real-World Production in Developing Countries for the Virtual Economies of Online Games is ... |
Computer gamers hire hundreds of thousands of Chinese to earn ... - Telegraph.co.uk
 BBC News | Computer gamers hire hundreds of thousands of Chinese to earn ... Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Players in popular online games like World of Warcraft and Lineage acquire virtual gold by fighting monsters and completing quests. ... Poor earning virtual gaming gold Virtual Goods Sustaining Poor Virtual economy is on the up |
China: Gold Basket of the World - Popular Science
 Popular Science | China: Gold Basket of the World Popular Science, NY - In fact, with gold farming we are just dipping our toe in the economic waters that virtual worlds may bring in the future. "Gold farming is an early example ... |
Wind farm proposal has too much potential to dismiss - Nevada Appeal
Wind farm proposal has too much potential to dismiss Nevada Appeal, NV - Those turbines, which could power more than 43000 homes, represent the potential start of a virtual gold rush for Nevada, which we keep hearing has more ... |
500000 in Developing Nations Earn a Living Selling Virtual Loot - PC World
 ChattahBox | 500000 in Developing Nations Earn a Living Selling Virtual Loot PC World - It's called "gold farming," and it refers to the legally precarious practice of exploiting a repetitive mechanic in a game to get the best possible outcomes ... Gold Farming A Growth Industry Market for Virtual Game Goodies Growing Gold Farming A $500 Million Industry |