| Imagine a recluse from the existing | | | | Several years back the former language |
| drainage of life where even the most | | | | teacher started buying and developing |
| whimsical desires can often come true. | | | | virtual land in Second Life to see |
| Anticipate a world where people who long | | | | whether its virtual economy could |
| to walk can end up running a marathon in | | | | sustain a real life. Turns out it can: |
| the wildest orchards of the most | | | | Chung became Second Life's first |
| tropical islands that can not even be | | | | millionaire in 2006. Her business, Anshe |
| listed on the map called Earth. | | | | Chung Studios, with a staff of 60, buys |
| Comprehend an existence that is awake | | | | virtual property and builds homes or |
| when you are asleep, yet there are no | | | | other structures that it rents or sells |
| worries of being robbed, confiscated and | | | | to other denizens of Second Life. |
| emotions being bent out of shape due to | | | | The success stories alluding from |
| bad weather or limitations of life. | | | | secondlife took a while to finally reach |
| Enlighten yourself with the waves of joy | | | | momentum. Secondlife became an online |
| that one only thrives for and permeates | | | | activity in 2001 but was able to only |
| only in dreams. Envision a world that is | | | | garner 1.5 million registered users. |
| identical to earth but without the | | | | That number has changed drastically. In |
| disturbance of your past failures and | | | | 2006, the estimated registered users for |
| compromises. Second life is that world. | | | | this site alone are over 8 million |
| A world that has given life to the word | | | | users. Speculating the current trend, |
| 3- dimensional revolution. A revolution | | | | Gartner Research firm concludes that |
| that gives people the chance of living | | | | within the next ten years, every 5th |
| life again but without the years | | | | internet user will have become a |
| required to go through school and | | | | registered and active user for this |
| pampers. | | | | site. The research indicates that out of |
| Simply put, second life ( ) is a web | | | | 2 billion internet users 1.6 billion |
| portal that allows people to live their | | | | will be a part of secondlife by 2011. |
| lives as a self created avatar. You can | | | | Large and small companies are now |
| choose your avatar and control many of | | | | targeting Secondlife as another medium |
| its dimensions relating to life on | | | | to sell their commodities. Companies |
| screen. Thousands of people use this | | | | like IBM, General Motors, Dell and even |
| platform to meet new friends, business | | | | apparel companies are eagerly working |
| partners, common interest groups and | | | | their way up the commercial ladder and |
| even a cult that you simply do not like | | | | purchasing land and investing in prime |
| to get involved with. With the veneer of | | | | locations all in this portal. Secondlife |
| the avatar, people tend to open up and | | | | has some years to go but will become a |
| provide an opportunity to grow and be | | | | medium where people can buy laptops, |
| open that is not so possible in the | | | | watches and even condoms on the net for |
| world we live in. The concept of being | | | | themselves or their avatars. |
| utterly free is one of the primal | | | | The drawback behind this amazing |
| momentum gainers for this website. | | | | phenomenon is the extensive hours that |
| The mind behind this astonishing | | | | individuals are now putting in surfing, |
| endeavor is a Californian Philip | | | | interacting and socializing with the |
| Rosedale who envisioned this concept | | | | rest of the world. A recent Dutch survey |
| back in 1998. His vision has even | | | | indicated that approximately 60 % of the |
| surpassed his imagination. Very similar | | | | logged users spend more than 18 hours a |
| to how computers have revolutionalized | | | | week at the site and 30 % spend more |
| mankind and how mobiles gave the world | | | | than even 30 hours a week there. The |
| immediate roaming capabilities; likewise | | | | total number of hours is also directly |
| secondlife has most certainly provided | | | | proportional to the sales activity being |
| millions an opportunity to exist in a | | | | executed. Stats indicate approximately 1 |
| form and shape that was not possible | | | | million dollar in purchasing of |
| before. | | | | miscellaneous material ranging from |
| Not only is the secondlife embarking on | | | | houses, cars, cloths and other items for |
| a journey fostering new relationships it | | | | the avatars. |
| is also becoming a centrifugal harbinger | | | | Irrespective of the volume of the |
| for financial activity. Secondlife has | | | | numbers that secondlife is coming forth |
| allowed thousand of users all over the | | | | with; there is a decent amount of |
| world to purchase ample land and become | | | | criticism regarding online socialism. |
| virtual land owners. Anshe Chung is a | | | | The bells and whistles of online |
| virtual land tycoon with a real-life | | | | activity can never replace the fervor or |
| fortune. The woman behind the Anshe | | | | the impact of face to face interaction. |
| avatar is Ailin Graef, a former language | | | | Criticism aside, secondlife is here to |
| teacher living near Frankfurt, Germany. | | | | stay and become a virtual dynasty. |