If you can read this text, your browser is not interpreting this page as the designers intended. This may be because you are using an obsolete, non-standards compliant browser or you have Cascading Style Sheets disabled. Read more about Web Standards at Reactive.

text size: A- A+

The Briefing

Start up Guide Smart Co Awards Smart co blogs
Govt assist Govt assist Links Our Partners New Products

Email Alert

Sign up to receive an email each weekday alerting you to the latest news, tips, blogs, trends and big issues

More information
RSS feeds Podcasts

Australians lose interest in Second Life

Friday, 14 March 2008

Australian visits to the virtual world Second Life peaked mid last year.

Just 10,885 Australians logged on in January, 2.2% up on December but well short of the 14,832 that visited in July 2007, reports The Australian Financial Review.

On the upside for the companies like Australian Broadcasting Corporation, IBM and Telstra, which have spent millions on developing resources in Second Life, those that have embraced the virtual world are a bit addicted.

Locals spent an average of 50 hours a month each on the site.


More articles from The Briefing

  • Small business debate dominates Parliament
  • Employers hang on minimum wage debate: Economy round-up
  • Dodgy lenders lurk as affluent come under mortgage stress
  • Tax office crackdown on employer super payments
  • Top 20 shopping centres by turnover revealed
  • Banks to take the knife to broker commissions
  • TOP OF PAGE