Money for Nothing!

By Don Polec

Link to ABC6 News Story:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=features&id=5152087

Now you can actually make money by selling the Brooklyn Bridge and NOT risk getting
arrested.

It's all part of an increasingly popular internet "game" found at http://www.weblo.com.

Simply put, it's like playing Monopoly using an unlimited number of real world
landmarks, cities, and states bought and sold using real money.

The owners construct web pages for their holdings (sort of like a "myspace" for real
estate) hoping to lure advertisements which can net them a monthly income. OK, so we're
talking maybe 20 cents a month, but the whole thing is in it's infancy.

A weblo tycoon named Robert Alferi recently "bought" the Philadelphia Museum of Art
for 5 bucks. If he sold it, he said he'd ask at least 50 bucks for it. Not a bad return on what
it would cost for a venti latte at Starbucks.
And I'm sitting here writing an informational blog about this site when I could be making
a killing selling the Liberty Bell? Cripes! I can't think of a reason why I should be
wasting my time pounding this out for another minute.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=features&id=5152087