Botgirl Blogs: Virtual Worlds Aren't Growing, and Need Browser and Social Network Integration to Regain Steam. Existential questions about virtual worlds. It has been interesting to be away from virtual worlds stuff for a few weeks.
I had some catching up to do, but at first sight it seems not much has changed. There is another famous Linden Lab employee leaving the company, Jack Linden . December 13: 2010 & Next - Second Life, Virtual Worlds and the State of the Union. Searching for local service provider in Australia was made easy.
All thanks to Oneflare for providing quality e-marketing platform where thousands of service providers are always on stand-by to receive an offer from consumers. Since consumers are now turning to the internet to search for almost everything that they need. Browser-Based Strategy is Essential for Virtual World Growth. According to the latest Pew Generations Report, virtual worlds have less participants than any other online niche surveyed and are experiencing no growth.
It's pretty pathetic. Virtual worlds were not just trounced by social networks and multimedia viewing, but even by religious information sites and online auctions. After seven years in the public eye, it's clear that neither incremental technology improvements nor new ad campaigns are going to dramatically increase the virtual world market in the foreseeable future. After reading the report, I'm more convinced than ever that browser-based access to virtual worlds in conjunction with social network integration is the most credible light at the end of the tunnel.