One of the most commonly reported aspects of SL is its relationship with RL business. A year ago, the reporting was predominantly rose-shaded and that continued up until recently when some US business reduced or ceased their SL presence. The mood change in the mainstream media was noticeable and to a large extent its continued. Even in the SL blogosphere there’s arguably a more sceptical tone adopted in relation to corporate presences – there were always sceptics but there’s now a wider acceptance of the pitfalls of doing business in SL. That said, corporations continue to set up shop – Peugeot are a recent example.
In an Australian context, Telstra and the ABC’s launches remain the largest to date with a few smaller presences either established or under way. Is it just our relatively small population that explains the state of play or a fundamental case of ‘wait and see’?
Hey Lowell, one recent thesis of mine on why many corporations just don’t do well in SL Corporations in Social Virtual Worlds – Psychopaths or Welcome Friends?
Gary
Hey Lowell, one recent thesis of mine on why many corporations just don’t do well in SL Corporations in Social Virtual Worlds – Psychopaths or Welcome Friends?
Gary