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Australians in Second Life Update - small declines

Started by Lowell Cremorne · 8 months ago

Linden Lab have released their metrics up until September 2008, and in the Australian context there’s been a slight drop in activity - 686,872.48 hours, which is nearly eight thousand hours less than last month. Across 10-15 thousand active users, that’s not a big dro ... Continue reading »

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  • As we're going through spring right now in Australia and have had some gorgeous weekends, I'm thinking the drop in hours here is more related to great beach and bushwaking weather than to macroeconomics.

    I also think more people are renting in SL now because the opportunities to do so have grown and been better advertised and because of the obvious benefits such as landlords who'll keep the bad 'uns away. I rent because by doing so I'm part of a community of like-minded people on an island where I don't have to worry about a red light district springing up next door.
  • Again, there, over time, has been a 95% loss in residents since SL came to play.

    With the advent of OpenSim, the decline will soon be greater.

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