Post #6

“Making a Living in Second Life”. Kathleen Craig. 08 February, 2006. 28 February 2010.
http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/news/2006/02/70153
With users now numbering over 130,000, game-maker Linden Lab estimates that nearly $5 million dollars, or about $38 per person, was exchanged between players in January 2006 alone. Working in Second Life is "the same as working in London and sending money home to pay the rent for your spouse," said company CEO Philip Rosedale. People are now earning a living by living their dreams in a virtual setting. Where many people couldn’t earn a dime in the real world, others find that Second Life is their creativities market.
Kathleen Craig is a writer for Wired magazine, and posted this article on the online site. From the rhetoric and the source it can be determined that this was written by someone of very high and technical education. The only down side to this article is the fact that it was written in 2006 when we are now in 2010. The four year difference is very off putting simply because the economy changes by the month. Given that in mind this source is rather creditable but the date must be given notice.

Post #6

“Second Life Linden Dollars - Affiliate Program”. Soulphonik. 25 November, 2009. 19 February, 2010.
http://earnlindendollars.soulphoniks.com/

If you ever go to a commission seminar teaching others how to sell for a living, then you get the idea of whats happening here. Just like in the real world, Second Life has individuals who are looking to expand their lindex count. Our host, Soulphonik, is helping his bank account by helping others make money. He never does say what exactly he will help you with till you agree to his demands but from the information given, he's a salesman. They clearly point out that money will be made but some people will have a greater share. Soulphonik does not hide anything pertaining his motives, but simple does not give you the golden goose till the other party agrees to his terms.

This source is a personal web blog, created by an individual who we can only refer to as Soulphoik. The name alone beings the credibility into question. But as you inspect the rhetoric along with the fact that this individual got a mention from the main topic. Further investigation shows that this entire source is valid as long as you point out that it's popular not professional. The “how to” guide is something a car salesmen would teach to his new employees, meaning that the information is subject to change with time. So this source is passable as nothing more then reference or an example, not a fact.

To Think

In the given time between a thought and an action, many a time it does not occur to us that what we are doing is either wrong or lacking proper judgment. Its as if we try not to see our own misguidance and to make it worst we blame it on the innocent.

Take me for example! I blame my family for me having to go strait to work from high school graduation, and my late start in college. But its my own fault for not being able to manage my life back then. I blame the world for my shitty job and my inability to find a better one but the truth is that i like my job for all the shit that it is and am complacent because i want to jump into my career!

We spend too much time acting out our repetitive motions that we don't realize our own misery is self inflicted.

Post #5

Second Life Wiki is a simple help option primarily for those who need help with anything related to this game. Sticking to the commerce aspect, this site gives you likes to individuals who share "how to make money" lessons, all the while they explain the legal and term aspect. You are told of the many different ways you can make money and that the currency is called lindeX. In all honesty, any user can be as creative as the average person to make a lindex. From owning a business to simply begging for money, it works like real life.

even though the source is a web wiki, the sponsors seem to have majority control over the materials being posted. thus, we as the researchers can make the assumption that there is some validity to the information given. furthermore, when ever the site cannot give a definitive answer on a given subject they add disclaimers to inform the reader that the validity is questionable at times. All of this in mind this sources is valid under popular standards.

MLA: organized web page
"Make money." Second Life Wiki, . 15 Jan 2010, 11:57 UTC. 17 Feb 2010, 19:20 http://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Make_money&oldid=705322.