Virtual Rockefeller
Like me, you too may be a novice to the online world of Second Life. I was. In fact, I had never even heard of it until reading an article in Business 2.0 on the ‘virtual Rockefeller’ of this unreal real estate universe, Anshe Chung. 
Chung, whose real name is Ailin Graef, is a 33 year old Chinese woman who joined Second Life in 2004. While Chung won’t disclose how much money she makes from Second Life, CEO of Linden Lab, Philip Rosedale who runs Second Life estimates that Chung’s earnings are around $150K per year. ‘I make customers happy,’ Chung declares. Good for her. Is there such a thing as virtual President in the world of Second Life? Rosedale says, ‘She is the government.’ Maybe Chung’s already there.