The companies that rushed to set up bases within the cult virtual world of Second Life appear to have wasted their time as many have shut down and others are “ghost towns”, an Australian researcher has found.Separately, figures released by the virtual world’s creator Linden Lab in April show there are only 12,245 active Australian Second Life users, down from highs of 16,000 towards the end of last year.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/08/20/1218911810203.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/08/20/1218911810203.html
Few lives left for Second Life-Companies abandon virtual world
The companies that rushed to set up bases within the cult virtual world of Second Life appear to have wasted their time as many have shut down and others are “ghost towns”, an Australian researcher has found.