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'''Anshe Chung''' is the main ] (online personality) of '''Ailin Graef''' in the online world '']''. Referred to as the "Rockefeller of Second Life"<ref name="moneydotcnndotcom-virtual-rockefeller">{{cite news '''Anshe Chung''' is an ] (online personality) in the online world '']''. Referred to as the "Rockefeller of Second Life"<ref name="moneydotcnndotcom-virtual-rockefeller">{{cite news
|url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364581/index.htm?cnn=yes |url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364581/index.htm?cnn=yes
|title=The Virtual Rockefeller |title=The Virtual Rockefeller
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| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20061212224408/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364581/index.htm?cnn=yes| archivedate= December 12, 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> by a CNN journalist, she has built an online business that engages in development, brokerage, and arbitrage of virtual land, items, and currencies, and has been featured in a number of prominent magazines such as '']'',<ref name="businessweekmag-my-virtual-life">{{Cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm |title=My Virtual Life |work=Business Week |date=May 1, 2006 |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070105191002/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm| archivedate= January 5, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> '']''<ref name="moneydotcnndotcom-from-megs-to-riches">{{cite news |url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361953/index.htm |title=FROM MEGS TO RICHES |author=Parloff, Roger |publisher=CNN |date=November 28, 2005 |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070104115148/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361953/index.htm| archivedate= January 4, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> and '']''. | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20061212224408/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364581/index.htm?cnn=yes| archivedate= December 12, 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> by a CNN journalist, she has built an online business that engages in development, brokerage, and arbitrage of virtual land, items, and currencies, and has been featured in a number of prominent magazines such as '']'',<ref name="businessweekmag-my-virtual-life">{{Cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm |title=My Virtual Life |work=Business Week |date=May 1, 2006 |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070105191002/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm| archivedate= January 5, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> '']''<ref name="moneydotcnndotcom-from-megs-to-riches">{{cite news |url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361953/index.htm |title=FROM MEGS TO RICHES |author=Parloff, Roger |publisher=CNN |date=November 28, 2005 |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070104115148/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361953/index.htm| archivedate= January 4, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> and '']''.


Ailin Graef originally roleplayed her ''Second Life'' character "Anshe Chung" similar to a character in a movie or novel, giving it certain traits and behaviours and not considering it an extension of her own personality. In 2005/2006 this distinction between "in character" and "out of character" became increasingly difficult for her when the roleplaying game evolved into a business with considerable real life impact. In late 2007 Ailin finally began to adopt "Anshe" as an artist name and accepted that people call her "Anshe" in real life. The name "Anshe" was originally coined in '']'' in December 1999.<ref name="anshechungdotcom-press-kit" />


== Background == == Background ==
Before her Internet fame role-playing Anshe Chung, Ailin Graef worked as a school and college teacher.<ref name="from-megs-to-riches">{{cite news |url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361953/index.htm |title=From Megs to Riches |publisher=] |accessdate=November 28, 2005 | first=Roger | last=Parloff | date=November 28, 2005}}</ref>


According to Chung, she had already created fortunes in purely virtual currency on other ]s such as '']'' and '']'',<ref name="anshechungdotcom-press-kit">{{Cite web |url=http://www.anshechung.com/media/media_info.htm |title=Press Kit – Anshe Chung |publisher=] |date=November 27, 2006 |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070105230404/http://www.anshechung.com/media/media_info.htm| archivedate= January 5, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> but had never converted that to real tender. This changed when she entered ''Second Life'', where the in-game currency, "]" ('''L$'''), can be officially exchanged for real money.<ref name="secondlifedotcom-whatis-economy">{{Cite web |url=http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy.php |title=Economy |publisher=] |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070103000028/http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy.php| archivedate= January 3, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name="secondlifedotcom-whatis-marketdata">{{Cite web |url=http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy-market.php |title=LindeX Market Data |publisher=] |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070103001203/http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy-market.php| archivedate= January 3, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> According to Chung, she had already created fortunes in purely virtual currency on other ]s such as '']'' and '']'',<ref name="anshechungdotcom-press-kit">{{Cite web |url=http://www.anshechung.com/media/media_info.htm |title=Press Kit – Anshe Chung |publisher=] |date=November 27, 2006 |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070105230404/http://www.anshechung.com/media/media_info.htm| archivedate= January 5, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> but had never converted that to real tender. This changed when she entered ''Second Life'', where the in-game currency, "]" ('''L$'''), can be officially exchanged for real money.<ref name="secondlifedotcom-whatis-economy">{{Cite web |url=http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy.php |title=Economy |publisher=] |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070103000028/http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy.php| archivedate= January 3, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name="secondlifedotcom-whatis-marketdata">{{Cite web |url=http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy-market.php |title=LindeX Market Data |publisher=] |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070103001203/http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy-market.php| archivedate= January 3, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>


In her early ''Second Life'' days, prior to founding the business that made her famous, Anshe Chung had a goal of using virtual wealth to support an orphaned boy in a developing country in the real world. With her first Linden dollars she was able to sponsor a boy named Geo from the ] through a German church organization.<ref> Walker Spaight, The Second Life Herald, 2005-01-25. Retrieved 2007-01-17.</ref><!-- ] needs a citation--> She raised funds through event hosting, escorting,<ref name="moneydotcnndotcom-from-megs-to-riches" /><ref name="Anshe's kinky past revealed">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/anshes-kinky-past-revealed/2007/01/17/1168709794333.html |title=Anshe's kinky past revealed |work=The Age |accessdate=January 20, 2007 | location=Melbourne, Australia | date=January 17, 2007}}</ref> teaching<ref name="sluniversedotcom-language-interview-with-anshe">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sluniverse.com/language/2004/11/introducing-chat-history-interview.html |title=Introducing The Chat History Interview – Anshe Chung |author=Diaz, Cristiano (aka Cristiano Midnight) |publisher=SL Universe |date=November 28, 2004 |accessdate=January 5, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061231154921/http://www.sluniverse.com/language/2004/11/introducing-chat-history-interview.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = December 31, 2006}}</ref> and fashion design. In her early ''Second Life'' days, prior to founding the business that made her famous, Anshe Chung had a goal of using virtual wealth to support an orphaned boy in a developing country in the real world. With her first Linden dollars she was able to sponsor a boy named Geo from the ] through a German church organization.<ref> Walker Spaight, The Second Life Herald, 2005-01-25. Retrieved 2007-01-17.</ref><!-- ] needs a citation--> She raised funds through event hosting, escorting,<ref name="moneydotcnndotcom-from-megs-to-riches" /><ref name="Anshe's kinky past revealed">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/anshes-kinky-past-revealed/2007/01/17/1168709794333.html |title=Anshe's kinky past revealed |work=The Age |accessdate=January 20, 2007 | location=Melbourne, Australia | date=January 17, 2007}}</ref> teaching<ref name="sluniversedotcom-language-interview-with-anshe">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sluniverse.com/language/2004/11/introducing-chat-history-interview.html |title=Introducing The Chat History Interview – Anshe Chung |author=Diaz, Cristiano (aka Cristiano Midnight) |publisher=SL Universe |date=November 28, 2004 |accessdate=January 5, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061231154921/http://www.sluniverse.com/language/2004/11/introducing-chat-history-interview.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = December 31, 2006}}</ref> and fashion design.

It has been reported that Ailin was originally introduced to the Internet in the early 1990s through her friendship with Prof. Wang Yu-Feng, the father of the Chinese Internet. {{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} In October 2007 she and her husband were found speaking at an official event commemorating the introduction of the Internet to China, which had been established 20 years earlier with German help. {{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}


== Business == == Business ==
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According to Dr. James Cook of Linden Lab, "Anshe adds significant value to Second Life".<ref></ref> According to Dr. James Cook of Linden Lab, "Anshe adds significant value to Second Life".<ref></ref>


In February 2006 Ailin Graef legally incorporated "Anshe Chung Studios, Ltd." in ], China with her husband and business partner, Guntram Graef,<ref name="anshechungdotcom-press-release-first-virtual-world-millionaire">{{Cite web |url=http://www.anshechung.com/include/press/press_release251106.html |title=Anshe Chung Becomes First Virtual World Millionaire |publisher=] |date=November 26, 2006 |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070107095548/http://www.anshechung.com/include/press/press_release251106.html| archivedate= January 7, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> who goes by the pseudonym "Guni Greenstein" in ''Second Life''. In February 2006 "Anshe Chung Studios, Ltd." was legally incorporated in ], China <ref name="anshechungdotcom-press-release-first-virtual-world-millionaire">{{Cite web |url=http://www.anshechung.com/include/press/press_release251106.html |title=Anshe Chung Becomes First Virtual World Millionaire |publisher=] |date=November 26, 2006 |accessdate=January 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070107095548/http://www.anshechung.com/include/press/press_release251106.html| archivedate= January 7, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> who goes by the pseudonym "Guni Greenstein" in ''Second Life''.


In November 2006 Chung announced that she had "become the first online personality to achieve a net worth exceeding one million US dollars from profits entirely earned inside a virtual world".<ref name="anshechungdotcom-press-release-first-virtual-world-millionaire"/> In November 2006 Chung announced that she had "become the first online personality to achieve a net worth exceeding one million US dollars from profits entirely earned inside a virtual world".<ref name="anshechungdotcom-press-release-first-virtual-world-millionaire"/>
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In January 2007 Anshe Chung Studios received venture capital investment from the ] brothers, who purchased a stake in the Anshe Chung Studios.<ref></ref><ref></ref> In September 2007 the Gladwyne Partners, who had previously funded the Electric Sheep Company, also obtained stake in the Anshe Chung Studios. In January 2007 Anshe Chung Studios received venture capital investment from the ] brothers, who purchased a stake in the Anshe Chung Studios.<ref></ref><ref></ref> In September 2007 the Gladwyne Partners, who had previously funded the Electric Sheep Company, also obtained stake in the Anshe Chung Studios.


Since 2006 Ailin and her company have been active in ], a 3D avatar chat. She has since been operating the largest currency exchange and content creation business for that platform, with about half of the 100 top selling products in IMVU originating from her company in ], while a considerable amount of the remaining top sellers are said to be coming from people who were originally trained in her company. During Ailin's involvement with IMVU, that service's userbase has increased 50-fold, outgrowing ''Second Life'' in late 2007.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} Since 2006 the company has been active in ], a 3D avatar chat. She has since been operating the largest currency exchange and content creation business for that platform, with about half of the 100 top selling products in IMVU originating from her company in ], while a considerable amount of the remaining top sellers are said to be coming from people who were originally trained in her company. During Ailin's involvement with IMVU, that service's userbase has increased 50-fold, outgrowing ''Second Life'' in late 2007.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}


In 2007 Ailin Graef and the Anshe Chung Studios were chosen as a "New Champion of the World Economy" by the World Economic Forum, describing her company as a business with a major technical or economic impact and the potential to become a Fortune 500 company within the next 5 years.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} In 2007 the Anshe Chung Studios were chosen as a "New Champion of the World Economy" by the World Economic Forum, describing the company as a business with a major technical or economic impact and the potential to become a Fortune 500 company within the next 5 years.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}


From 2005 until January 2009 Ailin Graef also owned a 30% share in Virtuatrade, a Pennsylvania-based company operating the site XStreetSL.com, a virtual goods trading site similar to eBay but specializing in ''Second Life'' items. She and her partner finally sold the company to Linden Lab in what was Ailin's first successful company exit. XStreetSL has now become an integral part of ''Second Life'' called the "Second Life Marketplace".<ref></ref><ref></ref> From 2005 until January 2009 Anshe Chung also owned a 30% share in Virtuatrade, a Pennsylvania-based company operating the site XStreetSL.com, a virtual goods trading site similar to eBay but specializing in ''Second Life'' items. The company was eventually sold to Linden Lab. XStreetSL has now become an integral part of ''Second Life'' called the "Second Life Marketplace".<ref></ref><ref></ref>


In July 2008 a new portal site called AnsheX <ref></ref> became available, operated by her company in Wuhan. The new site merges the services, communities and currency exchanges of several monetized virtual worlds, attempting to bridge the gaps between them. In July 2008 a new portal site called AnsheX <ref></ref> became available, operated by her company in Wuhan. The new site merges the services, communities and currency exchanges of several monetized virtual worlds, attempting to bridge the gaps between them.
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In 2012, the 3D Avatar School won both the Red Herring Asia 100 and Red Herring Global 100 awards,<ref></ref> while Frenzoo landed a hit on Android and iOS with the world's first 3D dress-up game, ''Style Me Girl''.<ref></ref> In 2012, the 3D Avatar School won both the Red Herring Asia 100 and Red Herring Global 100 awards,<ref></ref> while Frenzoo landed a hit on Android and iOS with the world's first 3D dress-up game, ''Style Me Girl''.<ref></ref>


By early 2014 her company had acquired an investment portfolio with several additional Internet and technology startups including Sellfy,<ref></ref> Beyond Games,<ref></ref> Makibox,<ref></ref> IMVUCE,<ref></ref><ref>http://anshechung.com</ref> and ArtsCraft Entertainment, developer of MMORPG game ''Crowfall''.<ref></ref><ref>https://angel.co/arts-craft-entertainment</ref> By early 2014 Anshe Chung Limited had acquired an investment portfolio with several additional Internet and technology startups including Sellfy,<ref></ref> Beyond Games,<ref></ref> Makibox,<ref></ref> IMVUCE,<ref></ref><ref>http://anshechung.com</ref> and ArtsCraft Entertainment, developer of MMORPG game ''Crowfall''.<ref></ref><ref>https://angel.co/arts-craft-entertainment</ref>


== Target of griefing == == Target of griefing ==
In December 2006, while conducting an interview for CNET with ] on her economic assets, the virtual studio in which the interview took place was bombarded by flying animated ]es and copies of a photo of Graef modified to show her holding a giant penis in her arms. The ]s managed to disrupt the interview sufficiently that Chung was forced to move to another location and ultimately crashed the simulator entirely.<ref name="cnet-newsdotcom-virtual-magnate-shares-secrets-of-success">{{Cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/Virtual+magnate+shares+secrets+of+success/2008-1043_3-6144967.html |title=Virtual magnate shares secrets of success |author=Terdiman, Daniel |publisher=] |date=December 20, 2006 |accessdate=January 5, 2007 |authorlink=Daniel Terdiman| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070103001148/http://news.cnet.com/Virtual+magnate+shares+secrets+of+success/2008-1043_3-6144967.html| archivedate= January 3, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Video and images of the incident were posted on the website ], and the incident received notice in some blogs and online news sites. In December 2006, while conducting an interview for CNET with ] on her economic assets, the virtual studio in which the interview took place was bombarded by flying animated ]es. The ]s managed to disrupt the interview sufficiently that Chung was forced to move to another location and ultimately crashed the simulator entirely.<ref name="cnet-newsdotcom-virtual-magnate-shares-secrets-of-success">{{Cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/Virtual+magnate+shares+secrets+of+success/2008-1043_3-6144967.html |title=Virtual magnate shares secrets of success |author=Terdiman, Daniel |publisher=] |date=December 20, 2006 |accessdate=January 5, 2007 |authorlink=Daniel Terdiman| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070103001148/http://news.cnet.com/Virtual+magnate+shares+secrets+of+success/2008-1043_3-6144967.html| archivedate= January 3, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Video and images of the incident were posted on the website ], and the incident received notice in some blogs and online news sites.


This attack in ''Second Life'' later became a template for a real life flying penis attack on chess world champion and Russian presidential candidate ].<ref name = "kasparov-attack"></ref> This attack in ''Second Life'' later became a template for a real life flying penis attack on chess world champion and Russian presidential candidate ].<ref name = "kasparov-attack"></ref>

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Anshe Chung
May 1, 2006 cover of BusinessWeek magazine featuring Anshe Chung
BornSecond Life
OccupationVirtual real estate broker
Known forFirst 'virtual millionaire'
Websiteanshechung.com

Anshe Chung is an avatar (online personality) in the online world Second Life. Referred to as the "Rockefeller of Second Life" by a CNN journalist, she has built an online business that engages in development, brokerage, and arbitrage of virtual land, items, and currencies, and has been featured in a number of prominent magazines such as Business Week, Fortune and Red Herring.


Background

According to Chung, she had already created fortunes in purely virtual currency on other MMORPGs such as Asheron's Call and Shadowbane, but had never converted that to real tender. This changed when she entered Second Life, where the in-game currency, "Linden Dollars" (L$), can be officially exchanged for real money.

In her early Second Life days, prior to founding the business that made her famous, Anshe Chung had a goal of using virtual wealth to support an orphaned boy in a developing country in the real world. With her first Linden dollars she was able to sponsor a boy named Geo from the Philippines through a German church organization. She raised funds through event hosting, escorting, teaching and fashion design.

Business

According to Chung, in June 2004 she began selling and creating custom animations and then used this money to buy and develop virtual land. This is also considered the beginning of her business where, for the first time, she kept and reinvested funds instead of giving them away. Chung currently owns thousands of servers' worth of land, most of which are sold or rented to other users as a part of her 'Dreamland' areas. Within Dreamland various levels of zoning rules are enforced; most other land in Second Life is unzoned, with multiple different types of business or housing located in adjacent areas. Philip Rosedale, the former CEO of Linden Lab – the company that produces Second Life – has referred to Anshe as "the government" when referring to the role she plays managing her regions.

According to Dr. James Cook of Linden Lab, "Anshe adds significant value to Second Life".

In February 2006 "Anshe Chung Studios, Ltd." was legally incorporated in Hubei, China who goes by the pseudonym "Guni Greenstein" in Second Life.

In November 2006 Chung announced that she had "become the first online personality to achieve a net worth exceeding one million US dollars from profits entirely earned inside a virtual world".

Meanwhile, Anshe Chung's business employs more than 80 people full-time, most of them programmers and artists. She counts several Fortune 100 companies among her clients as well as high profile organizations such as the government of Baden-Wuerttemberg and LifeChurch.tv, whose Second Life entry her firm developed.

In January 2007 Anshe Chung Studios received venture capital investment from the Samwer brothers, who purchased a stake in the Anshe Chung Studios. In September 2007 the Gladwyne Partners, who had previously funded the Electric Sheep Company, also obtained stake in the Anshe Chung Studios.

Since 2006 the company has been active in IMVU, a 3D avatar chat. She has since been operating the largest currency exchange and content creation business for that platform, with about half of the 100 top selling products in IMVU originating from her company in Wuhan, while a considerable amount of the remaining top sellers are said to be coming from people who were originally trained in her company. During Ailin's involvement with IMVU, that service's userbase has increased 50-fold, outgrowing Second Life in late 2007.

In 2007 the Anshe Chung Studios were chosen as a "New Champion of the World Economy" by the World Economic Forum, describing the company as a business with a major technical or economic impact and the potential to become a Fortune 500 company within the next 5 years.

From 2005 until January 2009 Anshe Chung also owned a 30% share in Virtuatrade, a Pennsylvania-based company operating the site XStreetSL.com, a virtual goods trading site similar to eBay but specializing in Second Life items. The company was eventually sold to Linden Lab. XStreetSL has now become an integral part of Second Life called the "Second Life Marketplace".

In July 2008 a new portal site called AnsheX became available, operated by her company in Wuhan. The new site merges the services, communities and currency exchanges of several monetized virtual worlds, attempting to bridge the gaps between them.

According to several sources, including a title in the October 2009 issue of Avenue Magazine, Anshe Chung joined the founders of Skype as a key investor behind the 3D fashion games developer Frenzoo.

In 2010 Anshe Chung helped fund a new venture called the 3D Avatar School, which is using virtual world technology to create immersive language teaching environments.

In 2012, the 3D Avatar School won both the Red Herring Asia 100 and Red Herring Global 100 awards, while Frenzoo landed a hit on Android and iOS with the world's first 3D dress-up game, Style Me Girl.

By early 2014 Anshe Chung Limited had acquired an investment portfolio with several additional Internet and technology startups including Sellfy, Beyond Games, Makibox, IMVUCE, and ArtsCraft Entertainment, developer of MMORPG game Crowfall.

Target of griefing

In December 2006, while conducting an interview for CNET with Daniel Terdiman on her economic assets, the virtual studio in which the interview took place was bombarded by flying animated penises. The griefers managed to disrupt the interview sufficiently that Chung was forced to move to another location and ultimately crashed the simulator entirely. Video and images of the incident were posted on the website Something Awful, and the incident received notice in some blogs and online news sites.

This attack in Second Life later became a template for a real life flying penis attack on chess world champion and Russian presidential candidate Garry Kasparov.

See also

References

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  2. "My Virtual Life". Business Week. May 1, 2006. Archived from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Parloff, Roger (November 28, 2005). "FROM MEGS TO RICHES". CNN. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2007. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  5. "Economy". Linden Lab. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. "LindeX Market Data". Linden Lab. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. The Herald Profile: Anshe Chung Walker Spaight, The Second Life Herald, 2005-01-25. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
  8. "Anshe's kinky past revealed". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. January 17, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
  9. Diaz, Cristiano (aka Cristiano Midnight) (November 28, 2004). "Introducing The Chat History Interview – Anshe Chung". SL Universe. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  10. Why Anshe Chung is a Millionaire
  11. The Virtual Rockefeller
  12. Virtual goods, real income
  13. ^ "Anshe Chung Becomes First Virtual World Millionaire". Anshe Chung Studios. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 7, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. Samwer Brothers Take 10% Stake in Anshe Chung Studios
  15. Echtes Geld fuer die Virtuelle Welt
  16. Marketplace.SecondLife.com
  17. Virtuatrade Exit
  18. Anshex.com
  19. Frenzoo.com
  20. Where Dreams Come True
  21. 3DAvatarSchool.com
  25. Sellfy.com
  26. BeyondGames.co
  27. Makibox.com
  28. IMVUCE.com
  29. http://anshechung.com
  30. Crowfall.com
  31. https://angel.co/arts-craft-entertainment
  32. Terdiman, Daniel (December 20, 2006). "Virtual magnate shares secrets of success". CNET. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  33. Kremlin critic gets genital reminder about who is in charge

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