Comments on: BidSL: eBay Style Auctions In A Virtual World

By: Arny

Arny — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:30:51 +0000

I agree 100%!

By: Notizie da SL in breve - 11/09/2007 « Fantasilandia

Notizie da SL in breve - 11/09/2007 « Fantasilandia — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:59:45 +0000

[...] BidSL lancia il primo sistema d’aste nel metaverso. BidSL consente ad ogni residente di Second Life di mettere all’asta un oggetto affittando il sistema autmatico d’asta virtuale messo a punto da BidSL stessa. L’utente potrà decidere il numero di giorni in cui l’asta sarà valida, nonchè stabilire una base d’asta. Oggetto dell’asta potranno essere tanto gli item virtuali (i beni virtuali in SL) quanto oggetti reali. (via Techcrunch) [...]

By: Chris Eastland

Chris Eastland — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:48:42 +0000

VRML was the big deal at Java’s infancy, but I don’t see it caught on. As for SL, it’s an early stage concept. How does that mesh with a mobile world? Can you even use cell phones on SL?

By: Talk Technology

Talk Technology — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:19:57 +0000

Auctions at second life is really cool idea cracked… wondering if there is any breakout on social networking sites as well. They are exchange threads out there.. so even specialist auction concepts can be started at social networking sites..

By: Egbert van Keulen

Egbert van Keulen — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:28:38 +0000

Very interesting. I am curious to see how this will develop. My humble opinion is that I think the current eBay with enough pictures and the possibility to upload your video about the product you are selling is virtual enough and creates enough ‘fun’. Nevertheless very interesting.

Egbert

By: Fabian Schonholz

Fabian Schonholz — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:27:03 +0000

Duncan:

I agree 100%, but again, the current semantics are all wrong I think.

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:15:18 +0000

While interesting this is unecessary because we will soon luanch MSNBuy.com!

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By: Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:11:10 +0000

I’ve just sat through a keynote from the CEO of ICANN: one of his key messages: Virtual worlds are the future of global commerce…mind you his example was the Sims and not SL, but it’s close enough Might make a post out of it.

By: Fabian Schonholz

Fabian Schonholz — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:54:04 +0000

The way I see it … I it is JUST my opinion … is that the virtual world semantics want to emulate real world semantics. But just by chance, maybe virtual worlds required different semantics.

I think the commercial potential for virtual world is huge. It all depends in figuring out the right way to interact in a more natural way.

By: ChandraB

ChandraB — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:19:02 +0000

This real-world to virtual-world transition is a getting a bit out of hand, first virtual credit cards and now virtual auctions. How long before we get a virtual TechCrunch with it’s own virtual Duncan Riley?

Sounds like an interesting concept though….esp. if your interesting in making linden dollars for use within the SL ecosystem. Not sure it has much commercial potential IMHO.

The big question is can you virtually snipe virtual auctions and then pay for them using your virtual credit card?

By: Alaska Miller

Alaska Miller — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:12:41 +0000

second life is lame. all these secondary servies that pander to just 20000 users are lame. i would rather read about facebook apps than about second life drivel.