Comments on: Micropayments for an Active Fantasy Life http://laughingmeme.org/2008/11/22/micropayments-for-an-active-fantasy-life/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:28:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gus http://laughingmeme.org/2008/11/22/micropayments-for-an-active-fantasy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1032280 gus Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:25:39 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=4090#comment-1032280 <p>EFFING MURLOCS KILL THEM ALL</p> EFFING MURLOCS KILL THEM ALL

]]> By: Michael Galpert http://laughingmeme.org/2008/11/22/micropayments-for-an-active-fantasy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-619307 Michael Galpert Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:58:18 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=4090#comment-619307 <p>comapring WOW to MTurk is apple and oranges specifically in Andys experiment. The X-Factor is privacy not price of labor. granted when ppl have 'gold fever' they might not care about revealing their true identity and would do anything, but it would be interesting to test out in the side alley of a black market.</p> <p>Definitely agree about Blizzards strategy. I'm in Like With You is ramping up to do just that and has the potential to be succcesful.</p> comapring WOW to MTurk is apple and oranges specifically in Andys experiment. The X-Factor is privacy not price of labor. granted when ppl have ‘gold fever’ they might not care about revealing their true identity and would do anything, but it would be interesting to test out in the side alley of a black market.

Definitely agree about Blizzards strategy. I’m in Like With You is ramping up to do just that and has the potential to be succcesful.

]]> By: Sam McDonald http://laughingmeme.org/2008/11/22/micropayments-for-an-active-fantasy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-617179 Sam McDonald Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:26:37 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=4090#comment-617179 <p>From what I have seen on Mechanical Turk, it makes very little sense for any American to do any work. Most jobs that I found would earn me much less than minimum wage. With this in mind I am very surprised with the amount of American looking people in Andy's pictures.</p> From what I have seen on Mechanical Turk, it makes very little sense for any American to do any work. Most jobs that I found would earn me much less than minimum wage. With this in mind I am very surprised with the amount of American looking people in Andy’s pictures.

]]> By: Julien http://laughingmeme.org/2008/11/22/micropayments-for-an-active-fantasy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-617105 Julien Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:19:38 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=4090#comment-617105 <p>More generally, I've always thought mechanical turk (despite a very bad name...) could be a wonderful tool for developing countries. Your WoW approach could be very interesting : our kids would be $1 to get one other kids gold in a developing couutry. The western countries kid's $1 is nothing compared to what it is for the little boy in Tchad, or Cambodia!</p> More generally, I’ve always thought mechanical turk (despite a very bad name…) could be a wonderful tool for developing countries. Your WoW approach could be very interesting : our kids would be $1 to get one other kids gold in a developing couutry. The western countries kid’s $1 is nothing compared to what it is for the little boy in Tchad, or Cambodia!

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