A little over a year ago, I decided to check out a great social media "game" called "Empire Avenue". For those of you not aware of it, it is described as the fastest and most effective way to expand, engage and evaluate your social networks.
The premise behind this is that you buy "shares" of people. The cost of their shares, in EA currency called "eaves", is determined buy a complex algorithm involving activity on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and G+, as well as previous sale of shares, and market demand. As more people buy, the share price goes up, increasing the value of your investment. Owners of shares get a divident per share, based on the previous day's activity. At least that is what is supposed to happen. When a new player joins, the share price is automatically set to 10.00 eaves and where it goes after that is up to them.
So, the number one reason to "play" on Empire Avenue is to make connections with other like minded people. But, there is a second reason: Missions, or, as I like to call them Bribery. There is nothing wrong with that, though, You are simply offering incentives.
A mission is a specific action for you to perform, whether it is a retweet, a facebook like, share purchase, etc. When you perform the action, you are rewarded with eaves. The missions are created by players like me, in order to increase visibility and popularity on th e internet.
A third way to gather eaves is bonuses. Bonuses are award when you reach certain milestones in the game. Some examples are 500 facebook friends, selling 20,000 of your shares, etc.
Everyday, I will be posting information about my current statistics on Empire Avenue as well and anything special that happens.
Glad to be a new investor and will check in to see how you're doing. Do you think you'll expand beyond recognition and stats? I've done a few posts on EA myself and am always curious what other players are finding the like/dislike about the game and if they have insights or suggestions.
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