ITwhirled

Take a break from workday drudgery with ITwhirled. Each weekly installment covers the best in weird news, humor, gadgets, and all manner of offbeat items from the world of IT and beyond.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Second Life creates a millionaire

Anshe Chung, a Second Life character created by a woman named Ailin Graef, now has assets in the online world that are worth more than $1 million in the real world. Second Life has its own currency, called Linden Dollars, but people in real life (RL) are willing to pay for things like islands, office buildings and houses that will only ever appear on someone's PC screen. Continue...

Feature: Google code search reveals hidden comment gems
Go figure: Star Wars Kid gets more downloads than Paris Hilton
Out of IT: The iPhone already arrived -- in 1995!
Geek Comic of the Week: Webcomic Crossover & Cameo Archive