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Interview with Dan Kelly, CEO of Sparter

November 28th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Financial Markets, Interviews, Virtual World Markets

Dan Kelly, CEO of Sparter, graciously agreed to speak with me over the Thanksgiving holiday. I encourage you to take the time and read this, since Dan spoke about a number of fascinating topics, such as gold farmers, virtual currency arbitrage (or lack thereof), scarcity in Virtual Worlds, and delivery risk. UsableMarkets: How did you [...]

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Goldilocks Doesn’t Live Here Any More

December 3rd, 2006 · No Comments · Other Markets, Usability

In recent months the stock market bulls have used a powerful metaphor — that precocious little girl of fairy tale, Goldilocks — to help make their case that the market will continue to rise. Metaphors are always useful in arguments, and in this case the bulls have used a potent one freighted with meaning. As [...]

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