Comments on: Second Life and IBM team up to open up http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/11/second-life-and-ibm-team-up-to-open-up/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Denis Hancock http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/11/second-life-and-ibm-team-up-to-open-up/comment-page-1/#comment-40038 Denis Hancock Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:50:52 +0000 http://204.15.36.163:8080/blog/index.php/2007/10/11/second-life-and-ibm-team-up-to-open-up/#comment-40038 One of the problems with Second Life has always been it's a bit intimidating/ time consuming/ etc. for a new user to figure out. You really, really have to be into it to get value -and many people just aren't that into it. But I could envision a scenario where virtual worlds and identities keep becoming simpler, easier to use, and more interesting... perhaps leading to a tipping point of adoption? I bet tying it to a facebook application in some way would help. One of the problems with Second Life has always been it’s a bit intimidating/ time consuming/ etc. for a new user to figure out. You really, really have to be into it to get value -and many people just aren’t that into it.

But I could envision a scenario where virtual worlds and identities keep becoming simpler, easier to use, and more interesting… perhaps leading to a tipping point of adoption?

I bet tying it to a facebook application in some way would help.

]]> By: Dan Herman http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/11/second-life-and-ibm-team-up-to-open-up/comment-page-1/#comment-40027 Dan Herman Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:12:48 +0000 http://204.15.36.163:8080/blog/index.php/2007/10/11/second-life-and-ibm-team-up-to-open-up/#comment-40027 While I'm not against the hype that Second Life gets (including much from New Paradigm), I can't help but point out Clay Shirky's article from about a year ago that points out some of the gaps between hype and reality. http://valleywag.com/tech/second-life/a-story-too-good-to-check-221252.php Now perhaps the IBM/SL hook-up and creation of a transnational avatar will help overcome some of the gaps Shirky's highlights such as the difference between user driven adoption and innovation persus corporate/top-down. It all makes for an interesting debate regarding long-term value. While I’m not against the hype that Second Life gets (including much from New Paradigm), I can’t help but point out Clay Shirky’s article from about a year ago that points out some of the gaps between hype and reality.

http://valleywag.com/tech/second-life/a-story-too-good-to-check-221252.php

Now perhaps the IBM/SL hook-up and creation of a transnational avatar will help overcome some of the gaps Shirky’s highlights such as the difference between user driven adoption and innovation persus corporate/top-down. It all makes for an interesting debate regarding long-term value.

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