Comments on: Object-Based vs. Ego Based Social Networks vs. WoW and Second Life http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11973/object-based-vs-ego-based-social-networks-vs-wow-and-second-life/ A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:08:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: csven http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11973/object-based-vs-ego-based-social-networks-vs-wow-and-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-183926 csven Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:14:28 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11973/object-based-vs-ego-based-social-networks-vs-wow-and-second-life#comment-183926 "People pay to participate in SL" No. They don't. Like most services they can pay tier fees to "own" land, but anymore I see very few people whose payment information is on file. Very few. I suspect a fair number "rent" instead, using money they acquire *inside* Second Life; but very likely many more are virtual squatters who acquire freebies to outfit their avatar and never pay a dime to anyone... real or virtual. “People pay to participate in SL”

No. They don’t.

Like most services they can pay tier fees to “own” land, but anymore I see very few people whose payment information is on file. Very few.

I suspect a fair number “rent” instead, using money they acquire *inside* Second Life; but very likely many more are virtual squatters who acquire freebies to outfit their avatar and never pay a dime to anyone… real or virtual.

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