In Terra Nova is an interesting article about potential backlashs about Second Life in 2007 by Ren Reynolds.
Points one to three are:
- It’s all just sex. sex sex sex I tell you
- It’s not just sex, it’s prostitution
- It can be used for hiding / laundering money
Well, guess what? Point 3 already has happened, there are already articles about this possibility in the web. Definitely also worth a read and some of them are just bound to happen sooner or later!
There is a new wiki in town: the „Second Life Business Communicators Wiki“! To state from their first page:
This wiki is intended to be a collaborative resource for anyone interested in business and communications applications of Second Life, virtual worlds or 3D user interfaces.
It is in its infancy and is by no means exhaustive, complete or ready for prime-time. This is just a start, but it will continue to grow. Contributions or ideas on what resources you’d like to see here are most welcome!
So it is for sure worth watching if it is able to get a decent community.
I’ve found the article „Second Life: Hype vs. Anti-Hype vs. Anti-Anti-Hype“ from the midth of December 2006. A very well thought article from Wagner James Au about the recent developments, company side and growth in SL. Definitely worth a read, so not a short one, so take your time!
[Update]: Seems the user base grows about 23% per month according to this artice based
on numbers bei Philip Linden.
Here is an interesting article from a marketing company named "Online Communities are not virtual", describing some prejudices of them and how they really are. Definitely worth a read, especially if you want to do business in them!
As the press release says:
– Press Release – Love 2.0: Four Eyed Monsters Screening In Second Life
At 8 PM EST (5 PM PST/SLT) on January 9th a very special independent film project will have its virtual world debut at the Sundance Channel screening room in Second Life. Four Eyed Monsters is the labor of love of Arin Crumley and Susan Buice, two 20-something Brooklynites who met online, digitally documented their relationship, and turned it into an art project that’s become a contemporary reassessment of love, relationships, and creative collaboration in the new media-saturated world of MySpace and digital video.
Get the rest there. I wonder how this is going to be… perhaps I am going to attend it, if I can!