Has_many :bugs, :through => :rails - sleepless in london.. .: MARKOTIK.COM - COMMUNICATION INTERACTIVE :. :: Wilfrid.fr - Réalisateur Flash, Développeur ActionScript à Pa. Portfolio. Physalis Création - création de sites internet - réalisations - Www.lecocqcyril.com. Programmation Progonline - place de marché leader en France. Inside World of Warcraft Gold Farm, Future of Work. Drawing from an fascinating upcoming documentary by UC San Diego grad student Ge Jin (YouTube clip from his film here), the MTV segment features interviews with workers and managers of several gold farms, which resemble a cross between a 24 hour LAN party and a very shabby college dorm. By the segment’s estimate, an astounding half million Chinese now make a living – about $100 a month – from the acquisition and sale of WoW gold to US and EU gamers.
Why is this is the future of work online? Consider the numbers, youth, and low wages of the gold farmers, and the growing interest in outsourcing tasks online. Amazon recently launched a non-game application for this, known as the Amazon Mechanical Turk. In Second Life, a Hollywood production company is outsourcing its Second Life projects to its Vietnamese branch, where highly-skilled workers can create professional 3D environments for a fraction of the cost, were it done here.
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