Every once in a while I bump into something that is inviting enough to give it a further look and try. One of those sites I stumbled upon is called Empire Avenue. It is basically a game, but you can do way more with it.

First of all when you setup an account, your value is determined by the networks you connect to it. Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Flickr, you name it. You start with 10000 shares and others can buy your shares, giving you credits, called Eaves in this game.

At first glance I thought: what the heck is this and why would one look into this? The answer: this is a community building, interactive meeting place for people with likeminded interests. It is easy to get in touch with someone that has expressed interest in the same hobbies or sports as you, just by buying shares of them. They will get notified and most likely figure out who you are in return. I’m still not sure if there’s any value in this besides a couple of hours of fun playing around with it, but the moment I find out I will let y’all know.

Empire Avenue can be found here.