Saturday, January 27, 2007

Living a second life in a virtual world


Secondlife.com was launched in 2003 and since then there has been no looking back for them as their 'out of the box' idea of a brand new world and a brand new life through cyberspace became a rage.Now it ha become a global home for members pumping in from all across the globe.

What made it popular?
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"Your world.Your imagination" ie exactly why it has become so popular among
the masses.People have the liberty to be what they want to be and cannot be in real life.It also a has a seperate platform for teenagers,namely Teensecondlife which is an exclusive for teen.A fair technique to attract the new social networking teen2.0.

How does the virtual world run?
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Virtual world runs on virtual dollar termed by second life as 'Linden money'.
People sweep floor,buy/sell real estate and try to make some linden money for a luxurious virtual life.

What are its features?
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Features starts at creating an avatar which is the "virtual you".
Secondlife's virtual world is an exclusive place to find people with similar
interests.You will never finish exploring the virtual world and cybermaya
created by the users.One can also create anything from scrap with the
building tools and even sell their work to other users.Land can be bought in
the virtual world using the real dollars.You can always the presence of
high profile business tycoons around as the real-life companies mark their
presence with advertisements and tryout schemes.

What will a virtual life cost?
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Basic membership is free.It includes access to events,shopping,building etc.
Premium account starts at $9.95/month giving you permission to own land,
build,display your work and even entertain other users.

Is it worth it?
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Depends on how virtual you want to be.If you're the one who love to belong to the real world this isn't for you.But if you're a really hardcore gamer(especially
'The Simps' fan)this one's for you.

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