Comments on: Second Life: virtually a real business http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Mathew Ingram http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/comment-page-1/#comment-212808 Mathew Ingram Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:19:42 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/#comment-212808 A fair point, Eric. And for the record, I would agree about Valleywag. Not sure what it wants to be when it grows up :-) A fair point, Eric. And for the record, I would agree about Valleywag. Not sure what it wants to be when it grows up :-)

]]> By: Eric Rice http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/comment-page-1/#comment-212804 Eric Rice Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:16:38 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/#comment-212804 I'm noticing a huge gap between the informed and uninformed. And while people spend lots of time talking about SL hype or unhype and all that, there are armies of people doing real work, completely in line with the same fundamentals and ideals that are embraced with democratization and low barriers to entry of blogging, podcasting, and vlogging. Are people who are getting paid $20,000 USD gazing at the converstion rate of the Linden exchange? Maybe, but they are getting work done. And why are we seeing this trend of strawman closed-mindedness. It's been well documented that some Serious Stuff is being done in SL, yet someone goes to a mind numbing casino on accident and WELP THERE IT IS, SL IN A NUTSHELL. It's boggling. Seriously. And Valleywag of all things, needs to figure out if they want to be a real tabloid or some respected tech pub, cuz right now, they are screwing up both counts. I’m noticing a huge gap between the informed and uninformed. And while people spend lots of time talking about SL hype or unhype and all that, there are armies of people doing real work, completely in line with the same fundamentals and ideals that are embraced with democratization and low barriers to entry of blogging, podcasting, and vlogging. Are people who are getting paid $20,000 USD gazing at the converstion rate of the Linden exchange? Maybe, but they are getting work done. And why are we seeing this trend of strawman closed-mindedness. It’s been well documented that some Serious Stuff is being done in SL, yet someone goes to a mind numbing casino on accident and WELP THERE IT IS, SL IN A NUTSHELL. It’s boggling. Seriously.

And Valleywag of all things, needs to figure out if they want to be a real tabloid or some respected tech pub, cuz right now, they are screwing up both counts.

]]> By: Valleywag: Once Again » Webomatica http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/comment-page-1/#comment-212649 Valleywag: Once Again » Webomatica Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:24:48 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/#comment-212649 [...] Additional reading: Ballpark, The Guardian, Mathew Ingram, [...] [...] Additional reading: Ballpark, The Guardian, Mathew Ingram, [...]

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/comment-page-1/#comment-212187 Eric Berlin Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:47:52 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/#comment-212187 It seems to me that Second Life is the place where people are just figuring out what to do with what's sort of a social MMO. I think when there are fun/challenging tasks to complete (World of Warcraft-style) that might be tied into pure gaming, or education, or budiness-related activities, things will get really interesting. Second Life is doing a little of this now, but I think we're just at the beginning. It seems to me that Second Life is the place where people are just figuring out what to do with what’s sort of a social MMO. I think when there are fun/challenging tasks to complete (World of Warcraft-style) that might be tied into pure gaming, or education, or budiness-related activities, things will get really interesting. Second Life is doing a little of this now, but I think we’re just at the beginning.

]]> By: Blowing My Wad In Second Life » Webomatica http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/comment-page-1/#comment-211697 Blowing My Wad In Second Life » Webomatica Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:22:07 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/01/23/second-life-virtually-a-real-business/#comment-211697 [...] Additional reading: Ballpark, The Guardian, Mathew Ingram [...] [...] Additional reading: Ballpark, The Guardian, Mathew Ingram [...]

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