Second Hand News about Second Life. Second Life Parody
It is a big virtual world out there. Corporations are "virtually" everywhere. So what is happening in the world of make-believe:
The market for virtual land in January 2007 was $12.30, has steadily declined to $8.48 in July. (Average L$ paid per square meter.) (resident to resident sale)
The Linden Dollar was valued at $297 in August 2006, is reported as being $269, for January to July 2007. (Average L$ to to US$)
I wonder if there were any real estate professionals at the Second Life Ball. Pictures
Second Life crowd has a ball PARTICIPANTS OF WEB SITE HOLD 3RD CONVENTION
By Kara Andrade
Mercury News Article Launched: 08/29/2007 01:36:35 AM PDT
"...CHICAGO - Men wearing pink wigs and fishnet stockings, people dressed like red devils, vampires and fairies, and 6-foot-tall furry dogs all showed that the real world could be just as unreal as the virtual one during the Second Life masquerade ball - part of the popular site's third annual Community Convention this past weekend..."
'Second Life,' after the backlash
Participants in this weekend's user conference in Chicago are unfazed by negative press. They just want to go back to their virtual world tinkering. By Caroline McCarthy
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
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"...Companies are learning, she added. Some have backed out, discovering that their brands haven't adapted to Second Life quite as well as they'd have thought. "The first mistake is companies assuming, 'OK, well, I have a store on Fifth Avenue that's very successful, so I could put a store in a heavily trafficked area of Second Life and it'll be successful.' Second Life doesn't work that way."
'Second Life': The promise and paradox
Third annual Second Life Community Conference features plenty of hopeful talk about lofty new possibilities for the virtual world.
Photos: 'Second Life' ball By Caroline McCarthy
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
August 26, 2007, 3:40 PM PT
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