Reuters Pulls Out of Second Life, Army Heads In

A little over two years ago, Reuters made headlines by setting up a reporter as a go-between for Second Life and the real world. Now, they've evidently decided that the buzz is no longer there, so they've ended the virtual-reporting experiment. The reporter, Eric Krangel, offered his own take on the situation, and what he thinks Linden Labs could do to make Second Life a better place. Whether or not the advice is taken, the US Army has decided to carve out its own presence in the virtual world by setting up a pair of islands that will function as recruiting tools. An article at Massively suggests that interest in Second Life is still high among a variety of organizations, saying, "at present it appears that more businesses are coming in than going out."

Re:Second Life?..

[v1]

a lot of people I know that don't even know what Second Life is

Count me in. I assume it's a followup of some sort to Half Life?

Re:Second Life?..

[Kneo24]

Isn't it that game where you use real life money to buy virtual items, like a couch, house, or a virtual whore [wired.com] so you can ruin your marriage?

THIS JUST IN, VIRTUAL TERRORISTS ATTACK ARMY

[Anonymous Coward]

A TERRORIST GROUP RECENTLY ATTACKED THE ARMY'S SECOND LIFE RECRUITING BASE. At 8:00 am Second Life time, a terrorist group calling them selves the 'furry t3rmin4t0r5' detonated replicating 'flying penis bombs', deployed annoying sound loop 'followers', and other things too obscene to be described here. The 'furry t3rmin4t0r5' also released a message saying "we did it for the lulz."

Re:I use Second Life

[Mex]

Yeah, I tried second life. For about 5 minutes. I just had to leave after I got ambushed by a herd of flying cocks screaming and slowing my system down to a crawl.

Good luck with this game.

Re:Second Life?..

[buswolley]

I tried Second-Life, then I discovered that it was Boring-Life.

Re:Second Life?..

[A nonymous Coward]

I know people who aren't even conceived yet. I meet millions of them every day.

Re:Second Life?..

[extrasolar]

Count me in. I assume it's a followup of some sort to Half Life?

Not at all. It's the reciprequel.

Sorry, I know. But sometimes, if it's a math joke, it doesn't matter how lame it is.

Re:Second Life?..

[mjwx]

Actually, there's a lot of people I know that don't even know what a first life is.

Otherwise known as WOW subscribers.