Comments on: Rumor Mill: Google Planning Second Life Rival?

By: Lionel Oliva

Lionel Oliva — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:03:29 +0000

It would be great if they pulled it off, but Google ought to focus on better monetizing YouTube or selling it, and allowing more advertisers to use bank debit cards and PayPal before starting off on another "reinvent an Internet wheel". As a Second Life user, I've seen Google increase the platform's value greatly with search and map applications. Why don't they use the university people to experiment on a few Second Life bells and whistles and use the info to leverage a buyout? Lionel Oliva's last blog post..Plan A Trip To This SL Planetarium!

By: Lively addition to the Google universe | Beneath the Red Hood - Integricity’s Corporate Blog

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:47:32 +0000

[...] internet company’ sent out invitations to Arizona State University students to test out a new social networking project they were working [...]

By: Lively.com: Google's Product for Virtual Life (vs SecondLife)

Lively.com: Google's Product for Virtual Life (vs SecondLife) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:18:12 +0000

[...] is a outcome of Arizona State University social networking project where Google wanted to create SecondLife’s rival. Eventhough in beta and asking for feedback, [...]

By: Briana

Briana — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:51:30 +0000

Orkut. Not very catchy.

By: Water Portal

Water Portal — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:05:48 +0000

what was the name of that mobile social network by google? it got so much buzz but where is it now?

see even i dont remember the name of it:)

By: Jonathan Parent » Blog Archive » Google SketchUp + Google Earth = Projet Google à la Second Life ?

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:03:06 +0000

[...] Ce matin, chez Marketing Pilgrim, la machine à rumeur vient ajouter un élément intéressant, à savoir que les étudiants de l’Arizona State University ont reçus des invitations à un projet catégorisé comme secret. Présenté comme étant d’une compagnie Internet majeure, ça éveille un soupçon sur Google dans la mesure où ceux-ci demande dans le questionnaire si vous avez un compte Gmail. Comme mentionné chez Marketing Pilgrim, il est fort à parié que cette « major internet company » ne soit ni Microsoft, ni Yahoo qui, ont s’entend, sont trois à pouvoir se pavaner de ce titre. [...]

By: Visalia Homes for Sale

Visalia Homes for Sale — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:25:26 +0000

Just what college students need – another distraction!