tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796214310334781259.post8586955226923469723..comments2016-12-06T22:31:51.104-05:00Comments on SL© on SL™: More on the Second Life "Deathwatch"Siggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434573432377838931noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796214310334781259.post-50248495471515017672009-03-06T17:10:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:10:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment George. I'm always a little...Thanks for the comment George. I'm always a little wary when I post things regarding other folk's comments because it's so easy to misrepresent them and/or misinterpret! And although I do spend fun time in SL, I also, like yourself, try to keep a perspective on it as a social platform - hence my time writing as a commentator for SL magazines, blogs, etc.<BR/><BR/>Although LL have not explicitly talked about an IPO - and unless they were ready to go public they, of course, wouldn't - they have received significant funding from three venture capital companies over the past two/three years (sorry, having to wrack my brain rather than go back through a pile of past scribblings and notes) who will, at some point, want to see a significant ROI - and VCs tend not want less than 20%.<BR/><BR/>So, it will indeed be interesting to see how things go this year. This is probably not a good time economically for an IPO but that doesn't stop LL from looking for new acquisitions and expansion - however they may decide to do it.<BR/><BR/>One off the wall thought is that they may want to offer "banking services" to up-and-coming virtual worlds who want to run an economy but don't want to spend lots of time developing the infrastructure to do it. Imagine contracting Linden Lab to do it for you. Now THAT would be interesting!<BR/><BR/>Thank for the insights, George!Siggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434573432377838931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796214310334781259.post-48450951576584863542009-03-06T16:52:00.000-05:002009-03-06T16:52:00.000-05:00Hi Sigmund:I do, indeed, have no ax to grind with ...Hi Sigmund:<BR/>I do, indeed, have no ax to grind with Second Life. In fact, I've only visited twice. I'm not so much interested in Second Life - the web destination - as I am in Second Life the social media/communications platform.<BR/><BR/>I agree with your assessment - time is finite and other "social media" platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have captured the mainstream because they are fast, easy, and uncomplicated (and, in a way, less creepy than Second Life).<BR/><BR/>As you noted in your comments on my blog - Second Life seems to be making lots of changes for an IPO or other exit. It will be interesting to see where they end up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com