Value for Your Linden Dollar

In the last 24 hours $1,103,922 changed hands for virtual goods in this game. Apparently the economy in this game doesn’t have a virtual currency like your average MMORPG; rather its currency, Linden Dollars has an exchange rate commensurate with the US Dollar. To gain purchasing power in your average MMORPG, you gather virtual resources to exchange for virtual currency. Other ways of gathering virtual currency were discussed in previous posts. In Second Life you purchase virtual goods and resources with real US dollars. This includes virtual land, virtual houses, even clothing articles.