Comments on: Second Life or Get-A-Life? http://twopointouch.com/2006/websites/second-life-or-get-a-life/ web 2.0, blogs and social media Mon, 30 May 2011 20:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Cloudy Thinking » Blog Archive » Second Life and Advergaminghttp://twopointouch.com/2006/websites/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1798 Cloudy Thinking » Blog Archive » Second Life and Advergaming Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:22:24 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/11/03/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1798 [...] Kent Newsome points to Ian Delaney’s article about Second Life, where I learned a new term: Advergaming. [...] […] Kent Newsome points to Ian Delaney’s article about Second Life, where I learned a new term: Advergaming. […]

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/websites/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1649 Ian Delaney Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:22:43 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/11/03/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1649 My understanding is that SL has historically had a very large share of developers and web designers - there's a (lengthy) presentation by the SL team to Google from a few months ago here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5182759758975402950 My understanding is that SL has historically had a very large share of developers and web designers — there’s a (lengthy) presentation by the SL team to Google from a few months ago here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5182759758975402950

]]> By: Antony Mayfieldhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/websites/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1531 Antony Mayfield Sat, 04 Nov 2006 13:49:45 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/11/03/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1531 SL is adding to the genre and opening up to a lot more people the concept of online worlds. The reason is simple: there's no Middle Earth folklore signifiers that mark it out to them as exclusive to hard-core geeks. The SL trick is to make the online world a blank canvas. SL is adding to the genre and opening up to a lot more people the concept of online worlds. The reason is simple: there’s no Middle Earth folklore signifiers that mark it out to them as exclusive to hard-core geeks. The SL trick is to make the online world a blank canvas.

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/websites/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1502 Ian Delaney Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:38:11 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/11/03/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1502 Thing is, "advergaming" (thank you for my new word this week!) has been established for a long time as part of the product placement industry. There are agencies in London (and elsewhere, I assume) who specialise in the stuff. Is SL really adding to that, or is it a distraction? Thing is, “advergaming” (thank you for my new word this week!) has been established for a long time as part of the product placement industry. There are agencies in London (and elsewhere, I assume) who specialise in the stuff.

Is SL really adding to that, or is it a distraction?

]]> By: Chris Lakehttp://twopointouch.com/2006/websites/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1500 Chris Lake Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:51:46 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/11/03/second-life-or-get-a-life/#comment-1500 Headline works well for me Ian ; ) Thanks for the shout. Headline works well for me Ian ; )

Thanks for the shout.

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