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Bulls vs. Bears

Overall, are you bullish or bearish on Second Life?
vote bullish
53%
28 votes
vote bearish
47%
25 votes

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Do You Agree? The Bulls Say:
  • 01/30/2008

    dave

    As the original innovator of virtual world, second life has a strong brand

  • 01/30/2008

    dave

    The fact that there are virtual currencies and economies in Second Life demonstrates their traction

  • 03/02/2008

    dave

    Companies opening store fronts in Second Life will be a major revenue source

  • 04/21/2008

    dude

    They have more than 13 million registered users now

  • 04/25/2008

    kenny

    New CEO has a good vision

  • 07/01/2008

    fshnchps

    pretty loyal following with good publicity from celebrities/politicians

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    07/02/2008

    biskut

    the following is loyal, but is that enough to keep them in the mix with all the emerging competition?
  • 07/07/2008

    grantw

    very reputable games being released soon will hurt second life userbase

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    03/17/2009

    rvilmi

    Why do you say this please? Too much load on the servers?
  • 07/24/2008

    irpip

    featured on the tv show "the office", very good exposure to millions of viewers

  • 08/26/2008

    ckanand

    has a lot of potential -- underlying network of users is valuable

  • 02/07/2009

    yourpark

    A site with millions of players

  • 04/11/2009

    drs_advisors

    SL announced yesterday it expects $450m in user-generated transactions in 2009, up 28% from 2008.

  • 09/11/2009

    drs_advisors

    Recently reported 94% in-world economic growth (i.e. user-user transactions).

Do You Agree? The Bears Say:
  • 01/10/2008

    techgeek4

    Seriously, they should change the name to "Get a Life"

  • 01/30/2008

    doug

    Like all the other popular online games, this is a fad that will fade in popularity.

  • 04/26/2008

    bobfet1

    Second Life has a horrible user experience for new people

  • 04/26/2008

    bobfet1

    The constant media hype has created unrealistic expectations for the company

  • 05/09/2008

    chaostheory

    The graphics still aren't engaging enough for 2nd life to live up to its name

  • 07/01/2008

    fshnchps

    public perception for second life is not that positive

  • 07/24/2008

    mngofasho

    dont know if this is going to stick around for very long

  • 09/27/2008

    meirav

    even tech-savvy teens I know don't find it engaging

  • 10/11/2008

    dividends

    I think interest has peaked. This place is full of weirdos.

  • 10/31/2008

    padre

    Poor Customer service and communication to customers makes customers feel unappreciated

  • 03/17/2009

    rvilmi

    It requires a powerful computer and good bandwidth. Firefox kept crashing when I tried.

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