Second Life

HenryTo · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:01 am Post subject: Second Life

I first mentioned the concept of "Anywhere Gaming" by Microsoft as well as the increasing popularity of the "virtual reality" game "Second Life" in our May 14, 2006 commentary:

http://www.marketthoughts.com/z20060514.html

The original Business Week article cited as many as 170,000 people being "gamers" of "Second Life. That is about two months ago - up from a mere 20,000 a year before that.

The latest CNET article cites a population number in the range of 300 to 400,000 today:

http://msn-cnet.com.com/Business+consulting+comes+to+%27Second+Life%27/2100-1043_3-6107513.html?part=msn-cnet&tag=feed_2516&subj=ns_6107513

Moreover, the place is become less of a "Wild West" and is adopting a more "business friendly" environment. Corporations (such as Wells Fargo) are now building virtual offices in the game. Once more rules and governance tools are in place, this game could really take off (there is already an online population of 10 million who are consistent online gamers). And given the widespread roll-out of WiMax sometime in 2007, games such as "Second Life" could eventually evolve into a very powerful force in the global economy. More to come in this week's newsletter...

rffrydr · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:01 pm Post subject:

Quien es mas macho?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204612504576606881469609752.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond

Twisted Evil

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rffrydr · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:45 pm Post subject:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/fashion/20Cultural.html?_r=1&hp

“I remember when I was growing up, the rule was, ‘Don’t call anyone after 10 p.m.,’ ” Mr. Adler said. “Now the rule is, ‘Don’t call anyone. Ever.’ ”
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rffrydr · Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:18 am Post subject:

Wikipedia at "10"....a tale of dream vs. reality. Case-study: "Vegetarianism" Laughing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2011/01/110111_wikipedia_at_10.shtml

Compare and contrast to story of Wikileaks on the same channel:

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20110106-1104a.mp3

Truth be told there is no elgalitarianism. Even the dust in the road tends towards hierarchy. That doesn't stop me from using Amazon's Reviews--but isn't that just a new kind of "salesman?
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rffrydr · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:27 am Post subject:

MySpace. The internet is well capable of displacing....itself:

rffrydr · Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:47 pm Post subject:

The GOOG is becoming the fiat dictionary --cept it's not a dictionary. "Nobody spells 'dalmatian' correctly," says one of their guys. They may not be our dictionary but they certainly are becoming our 'language." That verb BTW is in the dictionary.
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rffrydr · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:57 pm Post subject:

Bol is blog anointed creator of colloquialism, "my bad" ....and dies. So with the power of martyrdom being a "new truth" is created. It was declared so in the Senate. In the land of a million editors errors become fact, and lies become truths.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/06/manute_bol_and_my_bad.html
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rffrydr · Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject:

The virtual UAW:

http://feeds.autoblog.com/~r/weblogsinc/autoblog/~3/rc8_GbIw0eQ/
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rffrydr · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:40 pm Post subject:

Was out at Coachella and checked out the site this weekend. How far things have come since Woodstock! Perhaps too far: There was no shortage of audis, custom BMW sedans...and state-of-the-power GMC C-series motorhomes Wink

On top of that there was the $279 face tickets, $80 buses and polo on the side. There was also a small army of orange-clad ATT'ers. Apple obviously the pusher in disguise. The stock market has been good enough I guess. How long this "industry" can defy it core customers remains a question for our times.
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rffrydr · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:20 am Post subject:

TV wants NOT to be free! Administration now wants a full commitment to the internet and broadcast says no dice.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/business/media/13fcc.html?hp

Murdock pushed first and Hollywood strategies such as releasing dvds geographies simultaneously presaged this. Lately been pulling from Hulu and so on..... But there are many ways to spend more than ever on content via Internet. I'd be surprised if broadcast doesn't come along.
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rffrydr · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject:

To be....or, not to be:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/02/avatar-stirs-an-animated-debate-in-hollywood.html
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rffrydr · Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:29 pm Post subject:

Virtual suicide is where it's at these days:

http://news.techworld.com/security/3209476/facebooks-blocks-web-20-suicide-machine/?olo=rss
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HenryTo · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 10:46 am Post subject:

Virtual currencies - and virtual central banking - will be one of the hot topics over the next decade as online worlds continue to evolve:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/19/online.currency/index.html?iref=t2test_techtues

rffrydr · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject:

When it comes to employment there's still the The Military Option:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/us/19recruits.html?_r=1&hp
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rffrydr · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject:

Playlist.com, RIAA's backdoor nightmare has been beaten back:

http://www.betanews.com/article/Project_Playlist_gets_mixed_reception_from_record_labels/1229973342

Facebook and MySpace have agreed to stop carrying the (legally linking link (but not downloadable)) music internet space. Lawsuit or no, this shall not stand for is there any better identifier of one teenybopper over another than their music?

Yes I was once young once too before beaten down on this cruel crucible they call a "floor.":

http://searchbeta.playlist.com/tracks#billy%20jack

--no, no, wait, wait, I've come full circle:

http://searchbeta.playlist.com/tracks#shatner%20%22has%20been%22

http://searchbeta.playlist.com/tracks#jesus%20christ%20superstar

Ah...to be young again!
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rffrydr · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject:

Real Time rendering a feature of latest SIGRAPH show in LA.

Second Life "best of":

http://www.flickr.com/groups/secondlife-bestofthebest/pool/show/
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