Why tech leaders think Second Life could be a gold mine

Why tech leaders think Second Life could be a gold mine. - Jan. 22, 2007

The company’s backers include some of the world’s smartest, richest, and most successful tech entrepreneurs. The chairman and first big outside investor is Mitch Kapor, creator of Lotus 1-2-3, the spreadsheet application that helped begin the PC software revolution. Other investors include eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, Amazon (Charts) CEO Jeff Bezos, and Microsoft chief technology architect (and inventor of Lotus Notes) Ray Ozzie - each credited with a seminal networked product of our age.

Well yesterday I posted that I wanted more in-depth posts and less links to articles. But when I saw this one I just could not resist. The ability to create 3D worlds and combine multiple aspects of online socialization with real-world organizations creates opportunities that are amazing. Clearly technology leaders are seeing this as well. If you can leverage this with consoles (Xbox, Wii, PS3) the possibilities are endless. Xbox alone has a huge following of gamers who interact online. With corporations stepping up we are sure to see huge impacts on stakeholder relations.

22 January, 2007 |

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