<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Second Life Pros &#187; tyler cowen</title> <atom:link href="http://www.secondlifepros.com/tag/tyler-cowen/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://www.secondlifepros.com</link> <description>Just another WordPress weblog</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:47:04 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title>Tyler Cowen on Second Life</title> <link>http://www.secondlifepros.com/2008/06/tyler-cowen-on-second-life/</link> <comments>http://www.secondlifepros.com/2008/06/tyler-cowen-on-second-life/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:25:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SL business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[second life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tyler cowen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secondlifepros.com/tyler-cowen-on-second-life/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tyler Cowen (author of &#8220;Discover your inner economist&#8220;, which I loved) writes a blog post on Second Life&#8217;s currency, the Linden Dollar. I quote: &#8220;Who would have foreseen that maximizing income from &#8220;land&#8221; sales might check this outcome?  I think of Linden Dollars as akin to legal tender currencies: you can&#8217;t buy anything in Second Life without them.  Since the goods and services in Second Life have value the currency does too.&#8221; And, of course, I agree, too. Post from: Second Life Pros <p>Post from: <a href="http://www.secondlifepros.com">Second Life Pros</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Cowen" title="tyler cowen" target="_blank"><strong>Tyler Cowen</strong></a> (author of &#8220;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Discover-Your-Inner-Economist-Incentives/dp/0525950257" title="discover inner economist" target="_blank"><strong>Discover your inner economist</strong></a>&#8220;, which I loved) writes <a href="http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/05/free-banking-in.html" title="tyler cowen second life" target="_blank"><strong>a blog post on Second Life&#8217;s currency</strong></a>, the Linden Dollar.</p> <p>I quote:<br /> <em>&#8220;Who would have foreseen that maximizing income from &#8220;land&#8221; sales might check this outcome?  I think of Linden Dollars as akin to legal tender currencies: you can&#8217;t buy anything in Second Life without them.  Since <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Second_Life">the goods and services in Second Life</a> have value the currency does too.&#8221;</em></p> <p>And, of course, I agree, too.</p> <p>Post from: <a href="http://www.secondlifepros.com">Second Life Pros</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.secondlifepros.com/2008/06/tyler-cowen-on-second-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>