James Delahunty
30 Jan 2007 20:25
The increasingly popular "Second Life" virtual world has gotten an exemption from eBay's ban of auctions for virtual items that gamers acquire in online games like World of Warcraft. This is not a change in eBay policy however, items from games like WOW and Everquest are still banned. A spokesperson for eBay explained that the decision comes from a company reconsideration of what a "game" is.
The spokesperson said that eBay questioned whether or not second life is actually a game, and so, for now at least, will allow its listings to remain on eBay. Second life is an advanced social-networking virtual "world" developed by Linden Lab. It got attention from the mainstream media in late 2006 and earlier this year.
As an extra interesting point; Sweden is the first state to open a "virtual embassy" in Second Life.
Source:
Betanews