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October 11, 2007

Virtual worlds: lowering switching barriers

Clubpengion_2 The creators of Second Life are developing a way of moving avatars (that is, online roles) between different virtual worlds. What are the implications? I am not sure, and running late for a meeting here in Cork. This is the man to explain about strategic manipulation of switching costs. And these fellows will know more.

October 11th, 2007 in Everyday economics, Web/Tech | Permalink

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