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Is Second Life the Paris Hilton of Virtual Worlds?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ouch dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Second Life appears to be suffering a bit of a backlash from its PR efforts. Matt Mihaly over at The Forge, newly-returned muckracker Peter Ludlow at the Second Life Herald and Tony Walsh at Clickable Culture have all recently taken Linden Labs to task for their non-stop, arguably deceitful, PR machine and frequent downtime. Further, over on Terranova a veritable cornucopia of long-time, experienced virtual world developers, including Raph Koster, Mike Sellers, Randy Farmer, the aforementioned Matt Mihaly, and Daniel James, have piled on, calling into question the fundamental utility of Second Life. Does Second Life have real utility, or is it simply an endless exercise in unsubstantiated public relations? What do Slashdot readers think?"

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  1. Well I'm no expert on Paris but... by Morphine007 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does Second Life have real utility, or is it simply an endless exercise in unsubstantiated public relations?

    Yes

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  2. Which? by otacon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you want my opinion or my second life's?

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  3. Don't you need a first life ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... before you can have a second one?

    1. Re:Don't you need a first life ... by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 4, Funny

      Do you need a half-life before you can have a first one?

  4. How much are they paying slashdot editors? by Anomolous+Cowturd · · Score: 3, Funny

    Seriously, three second-life articles a day is a bit much, isn't it? Isn't it time to fork off secondlife.slashdot.org and leave the games section to deal with, you know, actual games.

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    1. Re:How much are they paying slashdot editors? by idontgno · · Score: 2, Funny

      You have to admit, the typical /. dupe rate guarantees outstanding returns on each marketing dollar.

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  5. Well, in 2nd lifes defense by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Funny

    unlike the real Paris Hilton, you cannot get an STD from second life....

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    1. Re:Well, in 2nd lifes defense by aminorex · · Score: 4, Funny

      Unlike Second Life, the real Paris Hilton actually puts out.

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  6. You mean... ? by kclittle · · Score: 2, Funny

    You mean, Paris Hilton is for real? Nah, I don't believe it. On any real human with a head that empty, the skull would simply implode from the 1 atm pressure.

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  7. re: Is Second Life the Paris Hilton of Virtual... by curecollector · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is Second Life the Paris Hilton of Virtual Worlds?

    I dunno, how easy is Second Life?

    (The summary already states that it's ubiquitous, apparently useless and is subject to frequent downtime...)

  8. No by Lord+Kano · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've never seen Second Life's bush.

    LK

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