Are Marketers Abandoning Second Life? 252
Vary writes "The LA Times is running a story today saying that marketers are pulling out of Second Life, primarily because — surprise, surprise — the 'more than 8 million residents' figure on the game's Web site is grossly inflated. Also, as it turns out, the virtual world's regular visitors — at most 40,000 of them online at any time — are not only disinterested in in-world marketing, but actively hostile to it, staging attacks on corporate presences such as the Reebok and American Apparel stores. The companies aren't giving up on virtual worlds altogether, though, but moving on to games like There, Gaia Online and Entropia Universe. The article also contains some commentary from a marketing executive who conducted an informal survey of the game and discovered that 'One of the most frequently purchased items in Second Life is genitalia.' What company wouldn't want to be in on that action?"
They are moving to FirstLive (Score:5, Funny)
Total Residents: 6,553,628,382
Born Today: 364,936
Died Today: 152,029
Pants Purchased: 27,021
TV Hours Watched: 82,124,102,305
heh. (Score:3, Funny)
More Importantly.. (Score:5, Funny)
I wonder what their return policy is?
Re:More Importantly.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:One of the most frequently purchased items... (Score:5, Funny)
Umm, remind me not to go shopping with you.
Re:One of the most frequently purchased items... (Score:5, Funny)
Now, is politics the second oldest profession, or merely a variation on the first?
Hype (Score:3, Funny)
Re:They are moving to FirstLive (Score:1, Funny)
Re:They are moving to FirstLive (Score:5, Funny)
Re:One of the most frequently purchased items... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Second Life? (Score:2, Funny)
"the terror of the blank canvas" is real. My paints, brushes etc all sit unused.
Sorry, but you already admitted to being an anonymous coward. Kinda late to take it back now.
Re:One of the most frequently purchased items... (Score:5, Funny)
At least with prostitution up-front you know you're getting fucked. With politicians, its more like date rape.