Comments on: Debunking 5 Business Myths about Second Life http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: MMOGs « Social Media and the Digital Disruption http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-980444 MMOGs « Social Media and the Digital Disruption Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:30:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-980444 <p>[...] games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). It’s a strange world — Mike will be spending a chunk of time on World of Warcraft in [...]</p> [...] games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). It’s a strange world — Mike will be spending a chunk of time on World of Warcraft in [...]

]]> By: Digital media and the idiocy of the big number - News from the Herd - Blogs - Brand Republic http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-970635 Digital media and the idiocy of the big number - News from the Herd - Blogs - Brand Republic Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:06:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-970635 <p>[...] registered but never came back...sound familiar?   That number was so over inflated that it was easy to puncture, sparking a debate about the 'real' number of users (I gather it's currently about 750k [...]</p> [...] registered but never came back…sound familiar?   That number was so over inflated that it was easy to puncture, sparking a debate about the 'real' number of users (I gather it's currently about 750k [...]

]]> By: MMOGs and Check-in « Social Media and the Digital Disruption http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-885277 MMOGs and Check-in « Social Media and the Digital Disruption Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:49:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-885277 <p>[...] various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) [...]</p> [...] various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) [...]

]]> By: Readings on MMOGs « PFB is Listening http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-866379 Readings on MMOGs « PFB is Listening Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:51:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-866379 <p>[...] are either fiercely loyal to second life, or they are critical of it. Compare the article “Debunking 5 Business Myths About Second Life” to “One Year in SL–Why the Wild West is Failing.” In the first example, [...]</p> [...] are either fiercely loyal to second life, or they are critical of it. Compare the article “Debunking 5 Business Myths About Second Life” to “One Year in SL–Why the Wild West is Failing.” In the first example, [...]

]]> By: MMOGs « Social Media and the Digital Disruption http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-865782 MMOGs « Social Media and the Digital Disruption Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:37:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-865782 <p>[...] various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) [...]</p> [...] various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) [...]

]]> By: » Expanding scope http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-858842 » Expanding scope Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:46:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-858842 <p>[...] 10 million mark (an achievement Second Life also shares, though the active user base is said to be around 500,000). Completely anecdotal, but I can’t name a person I know that plays Second Life. I [...]</p> [...] 10 million mark (an achievement Second Life also shares, though the active user base is said to be around 500,000). Completely anecdotal, but I can’t name a person I know that plays Second Life. I [...]

]]> By: Kzero » Blog Archive » What marketers learned in 2007, No 5. The media loves Second Life. The media hates Second Life http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-746837 Kzero » Blog Archive » What marketers learned in 2007, No 5. The media loves Second Life. The media hates Second Life Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:57:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-746837 <p>[...] The LA Times (referenced on Techcrunch) also carried a much copied article which came under criticism for it’s inaccuracy. [...]</p> [...] The LA Times (referenced on Techcrunch) also carried a much copied article which came under criticism for it’s inaccuracy. [...]

]]> By: Tendencias: no todo es bueno en la segunda vida at Despegar http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-692894 Tendencias: no todo es bueno en la segunda vida at Despegar Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:06:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-692894 <p>[...] Y para una nota que analiza los “mitos de marketing” de Second Life, se puede ver GigaOM, donde se afirma sin vueltas que “nadie visita los sitios de marketing en Second Life”. [...]</p> [...] Y para una nota que analiza los “mitos de marketing” de Second Life, se puede ver GigaOM, donde se afirma sin vueltas que “nadie visita los sitios de marketing en Second Life”. [...]

]]> By: Media, Politics, and Truth in a Digital World » Blog Archive » MMOGs http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-630073 Media, Politics, and Truth in a Digital World » Blog Archive » MMOGs Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:26:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-630073 <p>[...] various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) [...]</p> [...] various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) [...]

]]> By: MMOGs make for iSociety http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-599465 MMOGs make for iSociety Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:32:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-599465 <p>[...] Places like Second Life are a different kind of social network which rely on as-real-as-damn-it social interaction, albeit Second Life has additional features, like the scope for business .. of a kind. [...]</p> [...] Places like Second Life are a different kind of social network which rely on as-real-as-damn-it social interaction, albeit Second Life has additional features, like the scope for business .. of a kind. [...]

]]> By: Rex http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-575995 Rex Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:13:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-575995 <p>Secondlfe is a great mmorpg, but the problem is the constant flaws and glitches. I can't create a second sl account and I can't get into my first one plus when I went on to sl my computer crashed and I had to get a new one.</p> Secondlfe is a great mmorpg, but the problem is the constant flaws and glitches. I can’t create a second sl account and I can’t get into my first one plus when I went on to sl my computer crashed and I had to get a new one.

]]> By: Utopia Hidden Underground: Another Look At SL « Broken Toys http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-567244 Utopia Hidden Underground: Another Look At SL « Broken Toys Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:34:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-567244 <p>[...] anything online that’s come before, and I suspect that alienness - that singularity - is what inspires SL’s most fervently myopic defenders to tilt at the wheel again and again. Because in spite of the flailing newbies, crashing platform [...]</p> [...] anything online that’s come before, and I suspect that alienness – that singularity – is what inspires SL’s most fervently myopic defenders to tilt at the wheel again and again. Because in spite of the flailing newbies, crashing platform [...]

]]> By: 93South - Thoughts on New England Web 2.0 » Pay Your Parking Tickets in Second Life? Boston’s Virtual World Experiment Begins http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-460005 93South - Thoughts on New England Web 2.0 » Pay Your Parking Tickets in Second Life? Boston’s Virtual World Experiment Begins Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:00:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-460005 <p>[...] logged in at any give time. The later is an “active weekly user” number as reported by a recent GigaOm article where “active” is defined as users who have logged in the past 7 days. The number that [...]</p> [...] logged in at any give time. The later is an “active weekly user” number as reported by a recent GigaOm article where “active” is defined as users who have logged in the past 7 days. The number that [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » links for 2007-08-14 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-446958 …My heart’s in Accra » links for 2007-08-14 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:17:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-446958 <p>[...] GigaOM Debunking 5 Business Myths about Second Life ? Wagner James Au respond to media critique of Second Life, arguing that it’s not just furries and land scams. Good debunking of oversimplified critique of the space (tags: advertising hype journalism marketing metaverse secondlife) [...]</p> [...] GigaOM Debunking 5 Business Myths about Second Life ? Wagner James Au respond to media critique of Second Life, arguing that it’s not just furries and land scams. Good debunking of oversimplified critique of the space (tags: advertising hype journalism marketing metaverse secondlife) [...]

]]> By: The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2007-07-13 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-414647 The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2007-07-13 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:22:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-414647 <p>[...] GigaOM Debunking 5 Business Myths about Second Life « Second Life sanity… it’s been overhyped for sure, but it continues to be an interesting, mid-size social network. Here is a balanced perspective on the “myths” of SL. (tags: secondlife) [...]</p> [...] GigaOM Debunking 5 Business Myths about Second Life « Second Life sanity… it’s been overhyped for sure, but it continues to be an interesting, mid-size social network. Here is a balanced perspective on the “myths” of SL. (tags: secondlife) [...]

]]> By: Virtual Underworld http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-409100 Virtual Underworld Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:47:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/#comment-409100 <p><strong>Terrorists in Second Life? NO! (and other false stuff)</strong></p> <p>Here it is folks, with Second Life getting so much press, it is inevitable that a hate piece or two would show up. But an article on The Australian website called Virtual Terrorists has got to be the most ignorant, false and lets face it unintentionally f</p> Terrorists in Second Life? NO! (and other false stuff)

Here it is folks, with Second Life getting so much press, it is inevitable that a hate piece or two would show up. But an article on The Australian website called Virtual Terrorists has got to be the most ignorant, false and lets face it unintentionally f

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