Comments on: Brief thoughts on Second Life & The Media http://goldiesgabs.com/2007/08/brief-thoughts-on-second-life-the-media/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:27:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Goldie Katsu http://goldiesgabs.com/2007/08/brief-thoughts-on-second-life-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Goldie Katsu Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:50:00 +0000 http://goldiesgabs.com/?p=50#comment-36 Nobody,<br/> You are right, it is one of the better articles. I think it was more a matter of it provoked me to write the comment than its egregiousness irked me. I think the ones that are super hype or anti-hype are often so off-base that I don't even want to comment and leave that to better writers. Nobody,
You are right, it is one of the better articles. I think it was more a matter of it provoked me to write the comment than its egregiousness irked me. I think the ones that are super hype or anti-hype are often so off-base that I don’t even want to comment and leave that to better writers.

]]> By: Nobody Fugazi http://goldiesgabs.com/2007/08/brief-thoughts-on-second-life-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Nobody Fugazi Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:42:00 +0000 http://goldiesgabs.com/?p=50#comment-35 Oddly, I found that one of the more grounded articles on Second Life. As you say, it is not just about the money - and right within the first few paragraphs they said just that:<br/><br/>"...Though business and pleasure coexist, it became clear that Second Life means different things to people depending on whether they live primarily in the business or social side of things. Both groups wanted to communicate, but the goal of that communication differed sharply.<br/><br/>For those looking to network business connections and spread their business cards, Second Life is about connecting people with consumer products, whether real or virtual, and about creating communities of consumers that can stir hype for a product.<br/><br/>But for those who seek the social experience -- the captive audience for the businessmen and businesswomen here -- talked of their second life as a way to expand on their real-world hobbies or, more likely, a way to lead an alternate life, to be and do what they cannot or will not in the real world..."<br/><br/>I think it is important that realistic expectations are set for those interested in business in Second Life... and reading that article, I thought it was a step in the right direction. Oddly, I found that one of the more grounded articles on Second Life. As you say, it is not just about the money – and right within the first few paragraphs they said just that:

“…Though business and pleasure coexist, it became clear that Second Life means different things to people depending on whether they live primarily in the business or social side of things. Both groups wanted to communicate, but the goal of that communication differed sharply.

For those looking to network business connections and spread their business cards, Second Life is about connecting people with consumer products, whether real or virtual, and about creating communities of consumers that can stir hype for a product.

But for those who seek the social experience — the captive audience for the businessmen and businesswomen here — talked of their second life as a way to expand on their real-world hobbies or, more likely, a way to lead an alternate life, to be and do what they cannot or will not in the real world…”

I think it is important that realistic expectations are set for those interested in business in Second Life… and reading that article, I thought it was a step in the right direction.

]]> By: Michael Bailey http://goldiesgabs.com/2007/08/brief-thoughts-on-second-life-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Michael Bailey Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:02:00 +0000 http://goldiesgabs.com/?p=50#comment-34 I liked your perspective. It is good to keep an open mind, since nobody really knows where things are heading.<br/><br/>We're all just generally meandering down the same winding path of life. I liked your perspective. It is good to keep an open mind, since nobody really knows where things are heading.

We’re all just generally meandering down the same winding path of life.

]]> By: Becky McCray http://goldiesgabs.com/2007/08/brief-thoughts-on-second-life-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Becky McCray Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:58:00 +0000 http://goldiesgabs.com/?p=50#comment-33 Very well put, Goldie. Glad you took time to share it. Very well put, Goldie. Glad you took time to share it.

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