Download or read book Play Money written by Julian Dibbell and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2007-03-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play Money explores a remarkable new phenomenon that's just beginning to enter public consciousness: MMORPGs, or Massively MultiPlayer Online Role-Playing Games, in which hundreds of thousands of players operate fantasy characters in virtual environments the size of continents. With city-sized populations of nearly full-time players, these games generate their own cultures, governments, and social systems and, inevitably, their own economies, which spill over into the real world. The desire for virtual goods -- magic swords, enchanted breastplates, and special, hard-to-get elixirs -- has spawned a cottage industry of "virtual loot farmers": People who play the games just to obtain fantasy goods that they can sell in the real world. The best loot farmers can make between six figures a year and six figures a month.Play Money is an extended walk on the weird side: a vivid snapshot of a subculture whose denizens were once the stuff of mere sociological spectacle but now -- with computer gaming poised to eclipse all other entertainments in dollar volume, and with the lines between play and work, virtual and real increasingly blurred -- look more and more like the future.
Download or read book Play Money written by Laura Pedersen and published by Crown. This book was released on 1991 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal narrative of what happened to the author in and out of the trading pit at the AMEX over a period of nearly six years.
Download or read book Free to Play written by Will Luton and published by New Riders. This book was released on 2013-05-27 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “ Will’s knowledge of F2P comes from years of building games, as well as writing about and consulting with developers on the model. All the topics covered in this book—economics, gameplay, monetization, analytics and marketing—are important to consider when you’re building an F2P game, and Will covers each with an easy-to-digest style.” —Ian Marsh, co-founder, NimbleBit Free-to-Play: Making Money From Games You Give Away is an accessible and complete guide to the business model that has revolutionized the videogames industry, creating huge hits, multi-billion-dollar startups and a new deal for players: Play for free, spend on what you like. Written by respected game designer and consultant Will Luton, Free-to-Play gives you the in-the-trenches insight you need to build, run and make money from games you give away. In it you’ll find: Psychology behind player decisions and the motivations to play Simple and accessible explanations of the math and economic theories behind F2P, including working examples Processes for capturing and using player data to improve your game Marketing tips on positioning your game and attracting players Plus: A downloadable F2P spreadsheet, articles from the author, a foreword by NimbleBit co-founder Ian Marsh and an interview with Zynga CEO, Mark Pincus.
Download or read book Other People s Money written by Jerry Sterner and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1990 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This play concerns the intended hostile take-over of a deserving but obsolescent Rhode Island family business ... --dust jacket.
Download or read book Max s Money written by Ken Wilson-Max and published by Jump At The Sun. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Max and his friends use their coins for the things they like, such as gumballs and magic tricks.
Download or read book Counting Money and Making Change written by Nancy Lobb and published by Walch Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help students recognize coins and common bills. It includes activities in counting amounts in different combinations and making change. Also, supplies teacher materials that include reinforcement activities, a pretest, and a posttest.
Download or read book Bunny Money written by Rosemary Wells and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-11-29 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of funny bunny money for Rosemary Wells's bestselling Max and Ruby! It's Grandma's birthday, and Ruby knows exactly what Grandma would love-a beautiful ballerina box. Max also knows what she'd love-a scary pair of ooey-gooey vampire teeth. Ruby has saved up a walletful of bills, but as unexpected mishap after mishap occurs, money starts running through the bunnies' fingers.... Will they have enough left for the perfect present? Wells' adorable story is also a fun and lively introduction to early math.
Download or read book Prediction Markets written by Leighton Vaughan Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does one effectively aggregate disparate pieces of information that are spread among many different individuals? In other words, how does one best access the ‘wisdom of the crowd’? Prediction markets, which are essentially speculative markets created for the purpose of aggregating information and making predictions, offer the answer to this question. The effective use of these markets has the potential not only to help forecast future events on a national and international level, but also to assist companies, for example, in providing improved estimates of the potential market size for a new product idea or the launch date of new products and services. The markets have already been used to forecast uncertain outcomes ranging from influenza to the spread of infectious diseases, to the demand for hospital services, to the box office success of movies, climate change, vote shares and election outcomes, to the probability of meeting project deadlines. The insights gained also have many potentially valuable applications for public policy more generally. These markets offer substantial promise as a tool of information aggregation as well as forecasting, whether alone or as a supplement to other mechanisms like opinion surveys, group deliberations, panels of experts and focus groups. Moreover, they can be applied at a macroeconomic and microeconomic level to yield information that is valuable for government and commercial policy-makers and which can be used for a number of social purposes. This volume of original readings, contributed by many of the leading experts in the field, marks a significant addition to the base of knowledge about this fascinating subject area. The book should be of interest to anyone looking at monetary economics, economic forecasting and microeconomics.
Download or read book Prediction Markets written by Stefan Luckner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-11-04 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accurate predictions are essential in many areas such as corporate decision making, weather forecasting and technology forecasting. Prediction markets help to aggregate information and gain a better understanding of the future by leveraging the wisdom of the crowds. Trading prices in prediction markets thus reflect the traders’ aggregated expectations on the outcome of uncertain future events and can be used to predict the likelihood of these events. This book demonstrates that markets are accurate predictors. Results from several empirical studies reported in this work show the importance of designing such markets properly in order to derive valuable predictions. Therefore, the findings are valuable for designing future prediction markets.
Download or read book Predictocracy written by Michael Abramowicz and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Predicting the future is serious business for virtually all public and private institutions, for they must often make important decisions based upon such predictions. This text explores how institutions might improve their predictions and arrive at better decisions by means of prediction markets.
Download or read book ABCs That Make Cent written by Cynthia Elliott Cpa and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: pDO YOU KNOW YOUR ABCs TO FINANCES? Are you able to make dollars and sense out of them? Does your family have financial independence? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, then "ABCs that make cents" is just for you. It is essential for everyone to apply these ABCs to their own money management system. You will learn how to apply the knowledge and translate it to your own personal life, your children and everyone in your family; it's as simple as 1-2-3. If you do not learn this at an early age, then you and your family could miss out on various opportunities needed in order to survive and succeed financially in these times. "ABCs that make cents" will provide ways for you to manage your finances, ways to enforce budgeting and saving and ways to set goals to build wealth. The instructions provided are for you to carry forward and follow daily. The direction for the parent is to have funds for rainy days, emergencies, special occasions, big events and retirement. As a family, you will learn special techniques that will be amusing for the adult and entertaining for your children of all ages. These tools are crucial for your future well- being and for the name sake of your youngsters. Allow "ABCs that make cents" to help you get up, stay up and initiate ascending up to higher financial grounds. This book is definitely a Godsend. Stop stumbling at base level zero and start climbing to financial wealth by using the ABCs detailed in this book. Quotes regarding my book: You are about to embark on a voyage into monetary enlightenment. Enjoy your journey. You will be rewarded. J. David Spiceland, PhD, CPA, Professor of Accountancy. Cynthia's publication comes at a great time when people are in need of professional advice concerning their finances. She has hit a home-run. Laurence V. Plummer, Sr., President, Plummer Financial Services, LLC. Cynthia has done an excellent job of capturing my weakness when it comes to my motivation to spend... I'm elated with the solutions she offers and I will make sure all of my friends and family have a copy of this book. Marilyn Kelley, Business Instructor and friend - Dallas, Texas. "ABCs that make cents" has practical tools; it's filled with great ideas to building a successful financial plan for your family, needed especially during these economic times. Christine Shipman, CPS - Miami, Florida.
Download or read book Pay to Play Politics written by Heath Brown and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pay-to-Play Politics examines money and politics from different angles to understand a central paradox of American democracy: why, when the public and politicians decry money as the worst aspect of American politics, are there so few signs of change? Everyone from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders to Ted Cruz complains about the corrupting role of money and politics, but money is the lifeblood of their political survival. The public, too, deplores big money politics, despite regularly reelecting the richest candidates for office. The purpose of this book is to reconcile how—against many people's wishes—the connection between money and politics has come to define American democracy. Examining the issue from the perspective of the public, the courts, big business, Congress, and the presidency, Heath Brown argues that money can often be harmful to the political process, but not always in ways we expect or in ways we can directly observe. More money does not necessarily guarantee electoral, legislative, or executive victories, but money does greatly change political access, opportunity, and trust. Without a nuanced understanding of the nature of the problem, future reforms will be misguided and fruitless. Pay-to-Play Politics concludes by making concrete recommendations for reform, including feasible ways to reach bipartisan consensus.
Download or read book Bold Money written by Melvin Van Peebles and published by Grand Central Pub. This book was released on 1986 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for newcomers to options trading with an average amount of money to invest, this guide explains how to gauge the risks and estimate the rewards for successful investing and details a concrete strategy for winning
Download or read book Garfield Learns about Money written by Jim Davis and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garfield learns an important lesson in economics.
Download or read book The Millionaire Choice written by Tony Bradshaw and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Millionaire Choice inspires and equips anyone with hopes for a better financial future. Tony Bradshaw grew up in a financially challenged home in a lower income area of Nashville, TN. In his mid 20s, he found himself following in his family’s footsteps of debt and financial struggle. Then at age 25, he experienced a financial wake-up call that changed his future forever: he decided to break his family’s cycle of financial mismanagement and become a millionaire by 40 years old. It’s what Tony calls making the millionaire choice. Regardless of circumstance or family background, everyone has the ability to make choices that affect their future positively or negatively. In The Millionaire Choice, Tony shares the principles and actions he applied during his journey to becoming a millionaire to reveal how, with the right financial knowledge and choices, anyone can become a millionaire.
Download or read book Live It Up written by Kelly James-Enger and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 2010-02-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Live It Up! is the perfect book for anyone who wants to get the most out of life. Filled with 50 things you always wanted to do (but never had the nerve to try), this book gives you step-by-step methods for how to accomplish your goals. Everything from starting your own business to joining the Peace Corps to pitching your own TV show is made easy with this informative and interesting guide.
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