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Re:Ask HN: "Badges" anyone else a little unenthused? by unohoo on Friday March 25, 2011 @01:16AM (#2367358)
Here's a startup idea: a marketplace for badges. if that ever happens, i will give up my tech profession and take up some other career
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Re:Ask HN: "Badges" anyone else a little unenthused? by citizenkeys on Friday March 25, 2011 @01:28AM (#2367379)
Only because you mentioned it... badges are "virtual goods", which is to say that badges are digital artifacts with a visual representation. A marketplace for badges is basically Zynga's entire business model.
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Re:Ask HN: "Badges" anyone else a little unenthused? by cheez on Friday March 25, 2011 @02:01AM (#2367433)
It already exists. Nice knowing you.
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