Second Life blogger Dusan Writer has written a detailed article on the impact he believes brands have had on virtual worlds and the trend toward smaller virtual worlds.
His tone is best summed up by this paragraph:
And this social media stuff has been a drag too. Best we could do for the poor suffering brands was to come up with the idea of “viral†– which really means “something short, like a commercial, only we’ll get consumers to pass it around rather than pay for media placementâ€. Because look, everyone’s ignoring your banner ads on youTube, and if you get involved with Facebook widgets you might end up next door to some rocker chick posting half-naked pictures of herself and joining the “I Slept with Someone On Facebook†group, and that’s can’t be so hot for brand equity right?
The section showing different worlds and their alleged immersive elements is worth a look alone.
What say you?
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