<s>
Empire.Kred	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
for	O
building	O
real	O
world	O
Influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
choose	O
their	O
own	O
username	O
(	O
called	O
a	O
ticker	O
)	O
and	O
activate	O
their	O
own	O
portfolio	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
economy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
awarded	O
Achievements	O
for	O
their	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
advertising	O
and	O
connecting	O
social	O
identities	O
such	O
as	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
gain	O
dividends	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
shares	O
in	O
players	O
they	O
invest	O
in	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
counted	O
as	O
virtual	B-Application
currency	I-Application
(	O
called	O
Eaves	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Social	O
networks	O
supported	O
by	O
Empire.Kred	B-Application
currently	O
include	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
,	O
Foursquare	B-Application
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
WordPress	B-Application
hosted	O
blogs	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
own	O
blog	O
and	O
RSS	O
feeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire.Kred	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
currency	I-Application
called	O
Eaves	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
purchasing	O
shares	O
in	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
additional	O
rights	O
within	O
the	O
exchange	O
,	O
advertising	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
currency	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
with	O
real-world	O
currency	O
via	O
PayPal	O
or	O
Stripe	B-Application
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
be	O
exchanged	O
for	O
real-world	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
virtual	B-Application
currency	I-Application
called	O
Vees	O
acted	O
as	O
Empire.Kred	B-Application
'	O
s	O
rewards	O
points	O
system	O
which	O
users	O
either	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
store	O
or	O
earned	O
from	O
companies	O
and	O
individuals	O
who	O
sent	O
out	O
Vees	O
Missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remaining	O
vees	O
in	O
the	O
possession	O
of	O
players	O
were	O
donated	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
exchange	O
Empire.Kred	B-Application
made	O
a	O
greater	O
than	O
$1000	O
donation	O
to	O
the	O
World	O
Cancer	O
Research	O
Fund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Empire.Kred	B-Application
Application	O
Programming	O
Interface	O
(	O
API	O
)	O
allows	O
for	O
third	O
party	O
developers	O
to	O
develop	O
applications	O
to	O
work	O
alongside	O
and	O
extend	O
Empire.Kred	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire.Kred	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
named	O
Empire	B-Application
Avenue	I-Application
,	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
PeopleBrowsr	O
Pty	O
Ltd	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Avenue	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
