Comments on: Is Second Life a good business tool? http://aconnector.com/2007/05/26/is-second-life-a-good-business-tool/ Connecting from Greater China:有關係 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:13:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://aconnector.com/2007/05/26/is-second-life-a-good-business-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-6 admin Sun, 27 May 2007 23:31:22 +0000 http://aconnector.com/2007/05/26/is-second-life-a-good-business-tool/#comment-6 Thanks for stopping by and commenting Michelle. A thought I just had reflecting on your response to me post. One of the types of materials I work a lot with is plastic. Plastic can be shaped and molded in an infinite number of ways. The challenge is does the person you're talking too have the ability to conceive that, if not infinitum , how about one good way? I concur that SL and all of new media are the land of the long tail and need new methods for niche building. Thanks for stopping by and commenting Michelle. A thought I just had reflecting on your response to me post. One of the types of materials I work a lot with is plastic. Plastic can be shaped and molded in an infinite number of ways. The challenge is does the person you’re talking too have the ability to conceive that, if not infinitum , how about one good way?

I concur that SL and all of new media are the land of the long tail and need new methods for niche building.

]]> By: Chel Pixie / Michelle Wolverton http://aconnector.com/2007/05/26/is-second-life-a-good-business-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Chel Pixie / Michelle Wolverton Sun, 27 May 2007 13:28:55 +0000 http://aconnector.com/2007/05/26/is-second-life-a-good-business-tool/#comment-5 SL starts off as a game to many people, but when they take a real look around them they realize the uses for business and the potential to make a difference are numerous and huge. At that point the game is gone and business hits the wires. Advertising, meh, I say word of mouth. Anyone can fill up billboards with information. My best results have been writing an invitation and saying "hey, there's this cool thing happening, why don't you come?" The interesting thing is that most people are delighted to be invited somewhere. I always make it clear if the invite is a public or private event which allows people to bring others if they desire. Interaction is what makes SL useful. The things that you can do with that interaction are remarkable. Having a one on one conversation with a friend and receiving a hug that does in fact feel like a hug in RL for a few minutes is just as real as attending a marketing meeting over coffee that could helps generate ideas. Long distance relationships and friendship normally experience a disconnect that SL bridges. So yes, I can be in Arkansas and listen to live music in Nashville, TN and feel connected to the vibe that artist is putting out because he is live and he is right in front of me, bird or not. That experience led to meeting my partner and friend, Christopher Penn (Emperors Hand). Again, SL allowed me to make that connection. And meeting C.C. Chapman.....and I could go on, but I think I've proven my point (and yours). You can *use* Second Life as a tool to make things happen. How to make smiles? Know what events are going on in world, get to know your client on a personal level and then take them to an event that is likely to make them realize what a useful tool SL is while allowing them to relax. How many people are so busy they feel as if they never get a breather? Everyone needs relaxation. Relaxation leads to smiles. And...psst...Matthew Ebel leads to smiles too. *pixie shows her pearly whites* SL starts off as a game to many people, but when they take a real look around them they realize the uses for business and the potential to make a difference are numerous and huge. At that point the game is gone and business hits the wires.

Advertising, meh, I say word of mouth. Anyone can fill up billboards with information. My best results have been writing an invitation and saying “hey, there’s this cool thing happening, why don’t you come?” The interesting thing is that most people are delighted to be invited somewhere. I always make it clear if the invite is a public or private event which allows people to bring others if they desire.

Interaction is what makes SL useful. The things that you can do with that interaction are remarkable. Having a one on one conversation with a friend and receiving a hug that does in fact feel like a hug in RL for a few minutes is just as real as attending a marketing meeting over coffee that could helps generate ideas.

Long distance relationships and friendship normally experience a disconnect that SL bridges. So yes, I can be in Arkansas and listen to live music in Nashville, TN and feel connected to the vibe that artist is putting out because he is live and he is right in front of me, bird or not. That experience led to meeting my partner and friend, Christopher Penn (Emperors Hand). Again, SL allowed me to make that connection. And meeting C.C. Chapman…..and I could go on, but I think I’ve proven my point (and yours). You can *use* Second Life as a tool to make things happen.

How to make smiles? Know what events are going on in world, get to know your client on a personal level and then take them to an event that is likely to make them realize what a useful tool SL is while allowing them to relax. How many people are so busy they feel as if they never get a breather? Everyone needs relaxation. Relaxation leads to smiles.

And…psst…Matthew Ebel leads to smiles too. *pixie shows her pearly whites*

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