Your friend, XYZ (known in-world as Ponzu Poutine), invites you to try
Second Life for 7 days, free. Second Life is a revolutionary new online experience -- a rapidly
expanding online society, entirely shaped and built by its residents. To find out more and sign up for your free trial, click here: http://secondlife.com/ss/?s=e&u=9da1dfd298287d28dfc8f9350df97610 If you become a subscriber to Second Life via the special link above, your friend will receive L$1000 Linden Dollars (Second Life's virtual currency). Since its June 2003 launch, Second Life has captured the imaginations of both the gaming and mainstream press, as well as its residents: "Second Life is a 3-D online world where you can do whatever you want, build whatever you want and be whoever you want. It's the Matrix minus the evil machines." - Time Magazine "Second Life is a fantastic way to explore your creative side, make
long-lasting friendships and just have plain old FUN!" - Alexis Fairchild, Second Life Resident "In very a Snow Crash-like manner, the makeup of this world exists solely
at the whim of its citizens...it's worth anyone's time to check it out, because it pushes Internet-based interactivity to a whole different level." - GameSpy, Biz Buzz "There is always something amazing happening somewhere in this game..." - Feniks Stone, Second Life Resident "At last, an online game without sword fights or pizza-making." - Slate To try Second Life for 7 days, absolutely free, go to: http://secondlife.com/ss/?s=e&u=9da1dfd298287d28dfc8f9350df97610 This e-mail was created by Ponzu Poutine using the form at the Second Life website http://www.secondlife.com. The information entered by your friend has not been stored by Linden Lab.
Second Life for 7 days, free. Second Life is a revolutionary new online experience -- a rapidly
expanding online society, entirely shaped and built by its residents. To find out more and sign up for your free trial, click here: http://secondlife.com/ss/?s=e&u=9da1dfd298287d28dfc8f9350df97610 If you become a subscriber to Second Life via the special link above, your friend will receive L$1000 Linden Dollars (Second Life's virtual currency). Since its June 2003 launch, Second Life has captured the imaginations of both the gaming and mainstream press, as well as its residents: "Second Life is a 3-D online world where you can do whatever you want, build whatever you want and be whoever you want. It's the Matrix minus the evil machines." - Time Magazine "Second Life is a fantastic way to explore your creative side, make
long-lasting friendships and just have plain old FUN!" - Alexis Fairchild, Second Life Resident "In very a Snow Crash-like manner, the makeup of this world exists solely
at the whim of its citizens...it's worth anyone's time to check it out, because it pushes Internet-based interactivity to a whole different level." - GameSpy, Biz Buzz "There is always something amazing happening somewhere in this game..." - Feniks Stone, Second Life Resident "At last, an online game without sword fights or pizza-making." - Slate To try Second Life for 7 days, absolutely free, go to: http://secondlife.com/ss/?s=e&u=9da1dfd298287d28dfc8f9350df97610 This e-mail was created by Ponzu Poutine using the form at the Second Life website http://www.secondlife.com. The information entered by your friend has not been stored by Linden Lab.
I hate to be so blunt, but I feel that this is a very poor piece of communications. I am glad I found SL through an article in Newsweek and not through one of these invitations. No wonder none of my friends have joined or even called me back to ask what it was all about. It looks like spam, it reads like spam, and it probably gets deleted first thing in the morning. OUCH! Such a great product, such a generous referral program, and such an awkward looking e-mail.
I am sorry, I did not even mean to write about that. What I meant to ask was this.
It says
"try Second Life for 7 days, free" and "To try Second Life for 7 days, absolutely free"
This must be a throwback to the previous account policy, right? Or should I expect to see a charge on my PayPal after I have been here for 7 days? (And I think I have!)
If this language is outdated, it should be removed immediately. In today's marketing, it has become a GIANT turn-off. I know it is for me. Try subscribing for something free for a week, two weeks, three months, and you'll end up paying for it without remembering you had done it with an intent of cancellig. So, as a result, I NEVER subscribe to anythign that offers one week free.
I wonder how many of my friends who I tried to get interested in SL passed on it because of the "7 days absolutely free".
Oh, and if this really is the way it works, please let me know!!
Hey, lest I sound ungrateful or inflamatory. What a great product! THANKS! I am totally hooked and can't stop talking about it. So you have to understand my frustration when I actually sell a friend on it over lunch, he asks for a referral, I send one, and three days later he asks when I am going to send him the link. I am guessing he just did not expect something that looked like this.
If I can help out by suggesting specific changes to the letter, let me know.
Start by putting my name (if I was willing to provide it) in the "From" field as opposed to "support@secondlife.com" - which the recepient never heard of and instinctively reaches for Delete.
I am sorry if this topic has been discussed. I searched.
