Elevate Nation

I’ve been posting my thoughts and some news worthy items this week on a very interesting evolution in user experiences on the Internet which are virtual worlds. For the skeptics here that think virtual worlds are just a phase here are some interesting statistics.

• At the end of March 2008, approximately 13 million accounts were registered on Second Life
• In January, 08 residents spent 28,274,505 hours in Second Life
• 38,000 residents are logged onto Second Life at any given point.
• Tech Crunch reports that $345 million have been invested in virtual world startups so far this year
• Google has gotten into the virtual world space by launching Lively which is their own virtual world
• Other big businesses have shown interest by marketing in virtual worlds including Sony, BMG Music Entertainment, Sun Microsoystems, Nissan, Adidas/Reekbok, Toyota and Starwood
• Hotels

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