A couple of articles to compare and contrast, the first, which many of you will have read, is from Slate Magazine: Why Second Life Failed. The second, probably less widely reported, is from the Indian section of The Business Standard: Virtues and Veracity Of The Second Life. Both articles are inaccurate, the Slate article because Second Life hasn’t failed and the the second article because it draws on a history of Second Life that doesn’t paint a true picture of where Second Life is today, but it’s a wonderful read of what was, what could have been and what may be in the future if the cards are played correctly.
The problem with Second Life articles is that they wind Second Life users up, when we criticise Second Life, poke fun at it, it’s ok, when someone who seems to know little about the platform makes snidey remarks and says it’s failing, we go into full on defence mode. The truth about Second Life probably lies somewhere in the middle of the two articles.
