Comments on: SOSL! The possible Gentrification of Second Life. http://www.vintfalken.com/sosl-the-possible-gentrification-of-second-life/ Exporting an SL photographer's Second Life Thu, 24 May 2012 17:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: radar http://www.vintfalken.com/sosl-the-possible-gentrification-of-second-life/#comment-93956 radar Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:47:48 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/sosl-the-possible-gentrification-of-second-life/#comment-93956 The problem with catering to the content creators vs the meeting types is that, if the meeting types will actually USE sl for meetings, they generally belong to corporations that will pay money for the thing if they actually find it of benefit to their organizations. Starving artist are, well... starving artists. People who keep asking for land prices to be kept at the current level, or lowered if possible. I'd much rather SL was full of 3rd party, independent content creators like it is now, if it ever did become something where LL had a major content creator on board to fill up sims with pre-canned content, that would blow chunks, but I don't see how a business model of selling some $70/yr premiums accounts and charging a little bit of land tier to some artistic types is the kind of business that they want to limit themselves to forever. I'm also not convinced that the "go to meeting" types form a sustainable and lucrative business model for the virtual world, but we know that some level of this use and the boringness it necessarily entails will be part of any VW in the future, once the business types get VW's to some degree. The problem with catering to the content creators vs the meeting types is that, if the meeting types will actually USE sl for meetings, they generally belong to corporations that will pay money for the thing if they actually find it of benefit to their organizations.

Starving artist are, well… starving artists. People who keep asking for land prices to be kept at the current level, or lowered if possible.

I’d much rather SL was full of 3rd party, independent content creators like it is now, if it ever did become something where LL had a major content creator on board to fill up sims with pre-canned content, that would blow chunks, but I don’t see how a business model of selling some $70/yr premiums accounts and charging a little bit of land tier to some artistic types is the kind of business that they want to limit themselves to forever.

I’m also not convinced that the “go to meeting” types form a sustainable and lucrative business model for the virtual world, but we know that some level of this use and the boringness it necessarily entails will be part of any VW in the future, once the business types get VW’s to some degree.

]]> By: Vint Falken http://www.vintfalken.com/sosl-the-possible-gentrification-of-second-life/#comment-93762 Vint Falken Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:56:43 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/sosl-the-possible-gentrification-of-second-life/#comment-93762 eg. In my - very social, I'm Euro, but sure you remember that - country, my landlord is not allowed to raise my rent more than a certain percentage / year, as long as the renting contract lasts. (Same factor the wages are indexed by.) He can set another price for a new renter, though. So, if you'd move to .be, I'd happily to tell him/her that for you! :) eg. In my - very social, I’m Euro, but sure you remember that - country, my landlord is not allowed to raise my rent more than a certain percentage / year, as long as the renting contract lasts. (Same factor the wages are indexed by.) He can set another price for a new renter, though. So, if you’d move to .be, I’d happily to tell him/her that for you! :)

]]> By: Prokofy Neva http://www.vintfalken.com/sosl-the-possible-gentrification-of-second-life/#comment-93756 Prokofy Neva Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:48:07 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/sosl-the-possible-gentrification-of-second-life/#comment-93756 Um, when you get a chance, please tell my RL landlord and RL grocery store manager the same thing? ktxbye "some serious reassurance (preferably in writing) that land prices would be guaranteed and that policies would remain stable." Um, when you get a chance, please tell my RL landlord and RL grocery store manager the same thing? ktxbye

“some serious reassurance (preferably in writing) that land prices would be guaranteed and that policies would remain stable.”

]]> By: Alpha Auer http://www.vintfalken.com/sosl-the-possible-gentrification-of-second-life/#comment-93698 Alpha Auer Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:48:34 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/sosl-the-possible-gentrification-of-second-life/#comment-93698 Phewwww... Am I glad you are in agreement here Vint! :-) Phewwww…

Am I glad you are in agreement here Vint!
:-)

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