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Joe Dales commented on Andrew Douglas's blog post Pure profit: $830,000 in two weeks selling seed potatoes
"Hi Andrew: Good article. It is about as close to a farm as most city kids will get unfortunately. People who have never visited FarmVille out may want to check it out on Facebook - just search Farmville and it should pop up. Joe"
Nov 2, 2009
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Pure profit: $830,000 in two weeks selling seed potatoes

Warning: Real potato farmers should stop reading here. This might ruin your week.A San Francisco-based company just cleared $830,000 US in two weeks by selling seed potatoes. The potatoes are virtual but the money is very, very real.Zynga is a developer of apps for Facebook and the iPhone. One of their biggest hits is... get this... a game about farming. Farmville lets users own and manage a virtual farm. Apparently it's very addictive. At least, the 20 million users who are currently playing…See More
Nov 2, 2009
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"Nope, not with CG anymore. I'm working on the DuPont and Pioneer accounts at McCormick Global."
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"welcome Andrew. you still writing for country guide If you are i am obviously a less then regular reader! lol"
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Pure profit: $830,000 in two weeks selling seed potatoes

Warning: Real potato farmers should stop reading here. This might ruin your week.



A San Francisco-based company just cleared $830,000 US in two weeks by selling seed potatoes. The potatoes are virtual but the money is very, very real.



Zynga is a developer of apps for Facebook and the iPhone. One of their biggest hits is... get this... a game about farming. Farmville lets users own and manage a virtual farm. Apparently it's very addictive. At least, the 20 million users who… Continue

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At 4:45pm on September 25, 2009, John Beardsley said…
welcome Andrew. you still writing for country guide If you are i am obviously a less then regular reader! lol
 
 
 

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