Facebook Considering Virtual Currency System?

Facebook’s Gareth Davis said at the GamesBeat conference in San Francisco yesterday that the company is “looking at” a virtual currency system of its own, according to the LA Times. However, despite what the LA Times suggests, it may be a little premature to assume what that means exactly, given that the company has been “looking at” doing a Platform payment system since late 2007 that has yet to launch.

Universal virtual currency, however, could make a lot of sense for Facebook, especially given the recent “virtual

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