Teen videogame tutors

Now, here's a twist on summer jobs or ways for teens to add some "spare change" to their college funds. Some experienced videogamers are making up to $60/hour tutoring newbie gamers, the Wall Street Journal reports (in a story picked up by the Contra Costa Times). "Class" happens right in the game. One tutor is 18-year-old Tom Taylor, runs "Web site called Gaming-lessons.com, where players can book lessons in two games - Microsoft's Halo 2 and Nintendo Co.'s Super Smash Brothers Melee." Tom employs 12 instructors, the youngest 8 years old, who gets $25/hour and has used some of his income to buy a hamster.