tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post1057149312534401242..comments2023-11-03T06:04:08.211-07:00Comments on Second Effects: In-World Economy Tanks? Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-19246727002536753342008-09-28T22:57:00.000-07:002008-09-28T22:57:00.000-07:00I say it was the change of search.... in April/May...I say it was the change of search.... in April/May.<BR/><BR/>Classified ads once worked, on the most simple of levels. People searched for stuff, people went to the store, people bought the stuff.<BR/>Now, paying for classifieds is pointless, yet any SL business owner still has to place them just to even be mentioned in the search.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I say it mainly all had to do with the change of classifieds in the search.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826783551439281499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-51266790069217342252008-09-16T06:14:00.000-07:002008-09-16T06:14:00.000-07:00I'm not sure Windlight had affected inworld econom...I'm not sure Windlight had affected inworld economy I think on the contrary that it could make more interesting Second Life for other kind of persons ....<BR/>that usually are quite cold towards virtual worlds, as artists, creative, photographers....<BR/>as you can see here:<BR/>http://www.koinup.com/works/tag/windlight/coolest/<BR/><BR/>or here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/windlight/<BR/><BR/>Windlight is a fantastic tool for creativity....<BR/><BR/>Once fixed the issue for old machine and old video-card...Windlight could also improve the interest for Second LifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-20513176560043503172008-08-24T12:59:00.000-07:002008-08-24T12:59:00.000-07:00I should mention that my translation services sold...I should mention that my translation services sold better in August than in July. July was almost exactly the same reuslt as January. But August exceeded July's results after only 2 weeks.Peter Stindberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187648076397777162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-79771920413240098712008-08-21T03:19:00.000-07:002008-08-21T03:19:00.000-07:00Great post Armi!We don't have shops but do get a l...Great post Armi!<BR/><BR/>We don't have shops but do get a lot of newbies, so I can judge that. There was a slump in newbies in May/June, but with July and on they are back to the pre-WL levels. Not many of them are interested in investing real money in SL though - camping, freebies and cheap stuff seems to be the norm.IYan Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682961187290777139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-72976157223965101292008-08-21T01:12:00.000-07:002008-08-21T01:12:00.000-07:00Great post... I like your explanations :)I agree w...Great post... I like your explanations :)<BR/><BR/>I agree with the other opinions that Windlight is a major factor in this issue - and to think even *more* features are presumably being packed in, for example shadows and more realistic lighting!Tenebroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154845403074649086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-91939497989446487572008-08-20T23:06:00.000-07:002008-08-20T23:06:00.000-07:00I have actually been in SL since june 2006 and rec...I have actually been in SL since june 2006 and recently I've been barely logging in for various reasons, stress with RL and needing more time there, getting a sudden addiction to Warcraft, and also, my puter hates the new viewer.<BR/><BR/>Back when I got this thing in 06 I wasn't a gamer at all, then I got into SL. Back then puter ran it fine and everything was dandy, now it's like walking through sludge. This is also probably why there haven't been as many new sign ups- the system requirements list is ridiculous, and now this glorified chat room needs a hardcore gamer computer.<BR/><BR/>It's sad really. SL really is nearly a glorified 3D chat room with some bonus features like the economy etc, but there's no winning of it, no light at the end of the tunnel, you don't go on to kill things- mostly you go to parties, chat, hang out, shop, and now since they've decided to make the graphics amazing people are probably only chatting and not spending and new people are being turned off from being stuck in sludge.<BR/><BR/>I guess through this rambling I'm just saying that it's getting way too high tech for the average joe, so they don't bother. Sad really, but true.Alexa Daikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057709995202929956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-20739578830654579112008-08-20T18:08:00.000-07:002008-08-20T18:08:00.000-07:00I'm finding that sales have picked up in the last ...I'm finding that sales have picked up in the last few weeks, and some customers who left a few months ago made their way back after they got over the initial gas scare -- or maybe they never drive anywhere anymore and sit in their rentals now, I dunno.<BR/><BR/>But, yes, it's Windlight. The Lindens and their geek coterie have a real blind spot about this, because they think you can "adjust" for this but you can't. We all get how to "turn it off", duh. But the minimal requirements even to have it at all as an option -- merely as an option! -- are already too harsh for many computers, some only bought a few months ago. It's annoying as hell. Windlight is a killer.<BR/><BR/>The other thing to remember is competition. You aren't getting the new people. The new people are Spanish, Polish, Japanese, and they are going to their own language sims -- you have to fight very hard to get some of them, through ads in their languages, taking out rentals in their malls, etc. -- it's work, and costly, but eventually pays off.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462957723334149373noreply@blogger.com