Poster avatar's seedy past

Anshe Chung Enterprises, the poster avatar for the idea that profitable economies can develop in virtual worlds, is supposed to have made a million dollars through speculation in virtual islands and other online real estate. But this much-hyped online business, which made the front cover of BusinessWeek magazine, got its start in online sex chat. An ad for her services, after the jump.

How do we know? An ad from 2004, reproduced below, offers adult services such as "black mistress" and "ghost control". One resident of Second Life remembers Anshe Chung working as an "escort" out of Cannabis Cathedral in Linden Lab's virtual world. This, a reminder, the character described by BusinessWeek as a virtual land baroness, the Rockefeller of Second Life.

Before anyone gets too excited, escort services in Second Life involve going to a restricted area, and watching sexy or kinky 3D animations, while the escort talks dirty. It's a combination of porn and sex chat. Escorts never typically meet their clients, and many customers go for the novelty or amusement, rather than sexual gratification.

But the magazines and newspapers which have hyped up Second Life, and the virtual world's "real estate baroness", have glossed over the truth of the Benchmark-backed virtual world. And Anshe Chung's creators, Ailin and Guntram Graef, have obscured her original function, and threatened libel action against their online critics.

Second Life's business relies on the credulity of big-company marketers, who have been persuaded by press and agencies that virtual worlds are the next big thing — and, don't say it too loud, adult chat. Anshe Chung may now make more money selling islands — ready-made 3D environments — to Second Life latecomers; but its origins lie in the adult business.

Why does that matter? Well, we make no moral judgment. Sex chat helps explain a little of Second Life's appeal, which had been a mystery. But we suspect that companies such as IBM, which have assigned marketing budgets to Second Life, expected to reach corporate decisionmakers, rather than a few fetishists who got lost on their way to the nearest online brothel.

As for Guntram and Ailin Graef, owners of Anshe Chung and a real-world couple making a living in the virtual world: they've been extremely sensitive to criticism, most recently having a video removed from Youtube because it showed giant penises disrupting a press conference Anshe Chung was giving in the virtual world. They've used the media to hype up the value of their online "real estate" holdings. But, with the attention, comes greater scrutiny. Which is fine, unless one has something to hide, like a sex chat business.

Hi! :-)

My name is Anshe Chung. I am a female escort in SecondLife. If you explored other virtual worlds you might know me from AC1, SB or SWG. Yes, it is me *giggles* :-)


If you are nice and generous to me like a real gentleman or lady I can be your private entertainer. I will be delighted to make you happy in many ways performing for you, providing you company during your travels or a tender massage in your home :-)

Since my timezone is PST+9 you can usually find me between 10 am PST and 3 pm PST or very late on saturday nights.

Some services I provide:

(PG rated - 500$/h)
o Escort/Travel
o Massage
o Conversation
o Playing games
o Introduction to Chinese language and culture
o Introduction to AV positioning
o Photo shooting

(M rated - you must be adult - starting at 1000$/h)
o Exotic Massage
o Love
o Cyberian Angel
o Black Mistress
o Ghost Control

Or just tell me what you like to do :-)


It is fine if you are human man or woman, both is nice. If you are alien or animal I can only provide company but not intimate service. I also speak Chinese, German and some French if you feel more comfortable in one of those languages or if you like to practise your foreign language skills :-)

I do not do RL meetings or any other service outside the SL world. Also please no snapshots while we are intimate. Sorry. This is an iron rule. However I have no problem to use third party age or gender verification services if that matters to you :-)


I am a material girl with a money fetish - this means I get very kinky if you give me a nice gift. I don't know why. It kinda happens. Just a reaction of my body getting very hot. Maybe because I feel you show me special appreciation. So many boys want to make love and have nice words, but not so many boys really give up something they cherrish. This is why I ask for a little tip when you meet me :-)

Yours

Anshe Chung

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