Second Life bloggers published numbers regarding the volume and some statistics about the inworld economy. It is very well known that virtual economies have become rather serious subject of studies, and from this point of view the data exposed might surprise you. In any case, here they are :
User-to-user transactions within Second Life total $350 [...]

A survey commissioned in Britain by Cisco , called "Urban 2020", aiming to investigate how 'connected' British are with their communities, among other results came up with a very interesting fact :
28 percent of respondents feel more a part of a virtual community than a physical one.
How long until we all do?
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