Second life is not going to die?
I like this comparison by Duncan Riley, that sees analogies to stages in the internet lifecycle:
“On the surface it appears that Second Life is repeating the internet development cycle, but at an accelerated rate. The scandals and useless attempts at bringing offline brands to Second Life parallel the first web boom. After the crash of 2000, many fled the web, whilst a core few remained and over time, along with new players, started to build interfaces that were useful. Second Life today is like 2001-2002, the dawn on a new age; Second Life 2.0.”
Just because you don’t get it, and can’t hack the competition, doesn’t mean that others wont. Anybody can declare a technology for dead, creative people will focus on being the “Google” or “Amazon” of virtual worlds.
Mads Gorm Larsen said:
Jul 29, 09 at 12:36 pmStill not dead
First of all, you may be wondering if anyone is still using Second Life at all. The answer is yes, and users are very active on there. During the past 30 days, one million users logged in, according to Second Life’s own statistics.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/02/does-anybody-still-use-second-life-and-if-so-how-much-is-it-worth-today/
Mads Gorm Larsen said:
Sep 17, 09 at 1:21 pmStill not dead
While the hype has certainly dissipated with Second Life, the librarian and educator community remains.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/shouldnt_schools_have_embraced_second_life_by_now.php