Re: 2nd Life

[Dave Piscitello <dave () corecom com>]

Did I respond to this?

2nd-life is the contrapositive of what I look for in a virtual world. I 
want to escape to a fantasy world that's different from the real world. 
2nd-lifers seems like a copy of this world where you have more control 
and influence.

I'd rather be a toon in World of Warcraft:-)

Scott Pinzon wrote:
> I don't know if there is any room left to question management's decision 
> to enter Second Life, but I found Wired's recent article eye-opening.
> Coca-Cola spent a lot to build a sizable "Virtual Thirst Pavilion" in 
> Second Life.... and according to Wired, had 27 individual visitors in 3 
> months. For more in a similar vein, check out "How Madison Avenue is 
> Wasting MIllions on a Deserted Second Life."
> http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-08/ff_sheep?currentPage=all
>  
> Apologies for not answering the technical question, but I'm with those 
> who are asking "Why does an insurance company need Second Life?" If it 
> can be used to cut travel costs by virtual conferencing, okay. But if 
> they think they're getting massive exposure to potential customers, 
> maybe the place should be called Second Thought.
>
> *D. Scott Pinzon, CISSP, NSA-IAM*
> Editor-in-Chief, LiveSecurity Service
> WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
>
>  
>
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>     *From:* firewall-wizards-bounces () listserv icsalabs com
>     [mailto:firewall-wizards-bounces () listserv icsalabs com] *On Behalf
>     Of *Bonny_Allen () doh state fl us
>     *Sent:* Friday, November 09, 2007 8:06 AM
>     *To:* firewall-wizards () listserv cybertrust com
>     *Subject:* Re: [fw-wiz] 2nd Life
>
>     I second that Timothy. Its obvious the poster "knobody" is unaware
>     of the current trend, right or wrong, to perceive SL as a likely
>     business tool - IMHO a parallel to all the politicians using MySpace
>     and Facebook to attempt to reach voters. I am aware of
>     industries that are using it to recruit and businesses that use it
>     to conduct job interviews.
>      
>     It is always good to Google if one finds oneself lacking knowledge
>     about, say "possible business uses of Second Life" before publicly
>     making off the cuff negative (a kinda nasty to boot) remarks about
>     another person's place of business. Examples I found:
>      
>     http://www.digitalfutureblog.org.nz/digital-strategy-v2/using-second-life-as-a-business-tool/
>      
>     http://blog.worldvillage.com/games/a_second_life_quick_start_powerful_business_tools_for_the_sl_newcomer.html
>      
>      
>     Best, 
>      
>      - Bonny
>      
>      
>      
>      
>
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>     [mailto:firewall-wizards-bounces () listserv cybertrust com] *On Behalf
>     Of *Timothy Shea
>     *Sent:* Friday, November 09, 2007 9:44 AM
>     *To:* Firewall Wizards Security Mailing List
>     *Subject:* Re: [fw-wiz] 2nd Life
>
>     Your comments are troubling.  What possible reason do you have to
>     put down another organization or a person based on something you
>     don't like?  The guy is trying to do a job and your comments are
>     helpful.
>
>     I have worked for companies that have valid business reasons for all
>     sorts of stupid and lame things.  In the case of Second Life - one
>     of the organizations I helped out in the last year had a
>     marketing presence on Second Life.  I have helped out or worked for
>     organizations that an approved segment of the user base actively
>     cruised porn sites.  Why?  Because they many of their best customers
>     operated such sites (always paid on time and usually in cash).
>
>     So please spare us your moral outrage.
>
>     t.s
>
>
>     On Nov 8, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Brian Loe wrote:
>
> >     On Nov 6, 2007 3:49 PM, DRISCOLL, ROBERT <ROBDRI () safeco com
> >     <mailto:ROBDRI () safeco com>> wrote:
> >
> >         Hello,
> >
> >         I wanted to get some feedback on a request to allow Second
> >         Life through our network.  I was hoping that perhaps someone
> >         has experience with this application and can let me know what
> >         steps they took to mitigate the risks.
> >
> >
> >     I'm sorry I can't offer any technical advice on this subject but I
> >     am dying to know what the possible business purpose for such
> >     access is?! If your posting e-mail address is an indication of the
> >     company you're doing this for... well, I'll keep that in mind when
> >     it comes to my next insurance purchase (I like the teensurance idea)!
> >
> >     I'd feel bad if you got in trouble using your company e-mail
> >     address when posting here, and especially posting such comments.
> >     However, if you do get in trouble I think you'll have grounds for
> >     a lawsuit - after all, they would be recognizing the problem of
> >     you letting it be known that they have games running on their
> >     network which means they'd be recognizing how bad of an idea such
> >     access is. Unless, of course, there's some very interesting
> >     business need for it.
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