The article also says that
- Last year, Ailin Graef, a Chinese-born teacher living in Germany, claimed to have become the first person to make $1 million (£500,000) on Second Life. Her "avatar", Anshe Chung, amassed the fortune by developing virtual properties and selling or renting them to other "avatars".
- Google, the internet search company, is drawing up plans to compile psychological profiles of web users by monitoring how they play online games. The firm believes it can glean information about users' preferences and personalities by watching their online behaviour. The details could then be sold to advertisers.
