Businesses in Second Life
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While there may be many reasons for their involvement, it is certainly true that one driver for the first wave was PR. These first arrivals sparked off (or rode the tide of) a media frenzy, that has resulted in a huge increase in the number of user accounts, and more importantly, online users. <br> | While there may be many reasons for their involvement, it is certainly true that one driver for the first wave was PR. These first arrivals sparked off (or rode the tide of) a media frenzy, that has resulted in a huge increase in the number of user accounts, and more importantly, online users. <br> | ||
| - | The following is a (non-exhaustive) list as at mid-Jan, 2007. | + | The following is a (non-exhaustive) list as at mid-Jan, 2007. Please note that, at this time, some sites are under construction. |
=== Automotive === | === Automotive === | ||
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*Telus | *Telus | ||
*younevercall (a mobile phone sales channel) | *younevercall (a mobile phone sales channel) | ||
| + | *Comcast | ||
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=== Information Technology === | === Information Technology === | ||
*IBM | *IBM | ||
| - | * | + | *Microsoft |
| - | * | + | *Sun |
| + | *Intel | ||
*Dell | *Dell | ||
| + | *PA Consulting | ||
*Depo Consulting | *Depo Consulting | ||
| + | *Amazon Web Services | ||
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*Bartle, Bogle and Hegarty | *Bartle, Bogle and Hegarty | ||
*Leo Burnett | *Leo Burnett | ||
| + | *Crayon Marketing | ||
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=== Travel and Leisure === | === Travel and Leisure === | ||
| - | Starwood Hotels | + | *Starwood Hotels |
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Revision as of 20:40, 13 January 2007
Real World (or "RL" - Real Life) businesses started to appear in Second Life around mid-2006.
While there may be many reasons for their involvement, it is certainly true that one driver for the first wave was PR. These first arrivals sparked off (or rode the tide of) a media frenzy, that has resulted in a huge increase in the number of user accounts, and more importantly, online users.
The following is a (non-exhaustive) list as at mid-Jan, 2007. Please note that, at this time, some sites are under construction.
Contents |
Automotive
- BMW
- Toyota (Scion)
- General Motors (Pontiac)
- Nissan
Telecommunications
- Vodafone
- Telus
- younevercall (a mobile phone sales channel)
- Comcast
Information Technology
- IBM
- Microsoft
- Sun
- Intel
- Dell
- PA Consulting
- Depo Consulting
- Amazon Web Services
Retail
- Sears
- Adidas
- Nike
- American Apparel
Media and Entertainment
- NBC
- Fox Atomic
- Reuters
- CNET
- Wired
- Popular Science
- MTV
- BBC Radio 1
- Channel 4 Radio
- Penguin Books
Marketing and Creative
- AKQA
- Abramelin Studios (who??)
- Bartle, Bogle and Hegarty
- Leo Burnett
- Crayon Marketing
Travel and Leisure
- Starwood Hotels
Others
- ING (bank)
- ABN Amro (bank)
- Capozzi Winery
- 4 Unlimited (no idea what this is - but it looks like a large-scale launch due soon)
