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Linden Lab Chief Financial Officer John Zdanowski has released new financial metrics on the Second Life economy which show a steady ratio between the virtual world's money supply and transactions between residents, known to economists as the velocity of money.

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The virtual world is growing fast, but its publisher reports unconventional metrics. So just how big is it?

Sexually explicit content and services probably don’t drive Second Life’s US$500 million virtual economy, but it’s difficult for anyone including Linden Lab to know for sure, Chief Executive Philip Rosedale said in an interview.

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