DISQUS

Better Communication Results: Second Life – moving gently to the mainstream?

  • Kami Huyse · 3 years ago
    Hey Lee; I am taking a cautious view toward Second Life, but I have not shunned it all together. I have been hanging out in your cafe a good bit. In a sense I have made it my home base in SL. Nice place by the way.

    In the few times I have visited, I have started to see some of the charm of the place, but it also seems to be a pretty nefareous place as well. It's mostly shopping, gambling and "adult" entertainment."

    However, I did visit the University and some of the business spots like American Apparel (where someone left beer at the counter for visitors), Electric Sheep (which builds most of the businesses in SL it seems) and Ceasar's Palace, which I don't think was sanctioned by its namesake. Still, I saw a fabulous fireworks display there.

    But for the life of me I couldn't find Text 100s office.

    Anyway, at least now if there is a conference there I can actually show up.
  • Lee Hopkins · 3 years ago
    Hi Kami,

    I've noticed that you've visited the Cafe's apartment a few times (I have a secret logging tool there -- tee hee), but as I am so infrequently there myself I've never caught up with anyone but Sab.

    I confess the majority of explorations have found me wandering the darker alleyways of SL. And yes, it's pretty seedy.

    I've just purchased some land, a 'first land' 512 plot, but am surrounded by monstrosities of houses. I'm toying with the idea of making that little house into the cafe, but the apartment is so nice and, at L$300/week quite reasonable. The only downside is that because it's not on land, you cannot find it in a search (hence my idea of having my little 512 plot of land turned into the new Cafe home). But the view from the apartment is really nice.

    AS for the business potential -- still absolutely no idea how to turn it into an earner. But like blogging, podcasting and now vidblogging, it all helps to keep me at the forefront of Australian PR social media activities. And the blogging has already brought me prospects (one of whom I hope to turn into a client next week).

    As always, a delight to hear from you.
    Kindests,
    Lee