Competitors?

Back at the end of last year Ben posted on his blog that this would be the year competition to SL would appear in the opinion of many at the lab.

I was wondering if someone from the lab would be so kind as to list off the companies to watch? It's very obvious that you no longer want our business, so this would be the least you could do for those of us who've pumped thousands of dollars into business and recreation here only to have every login turned into an exercise in waiting for the barbarians you're letting flood the grid attack.

Absolutely!

My recommendation is Betsy Book's delightful Virtual Worlds Review:

http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/

It hasn't been updated in some months (I hope it does again soon), and I'd also constantly refer to blogs like:

Tony Walsh's http://www.clickableculture.com
Mark Wallace's http://www.3pointd.com

for insights both general and specific about online worlds, including those which are viewed as competitors to Second Life. Things will get interesting!

I also absolutely must state, however, that we do want your business. Philip Linden has posted a blog post responding to the popular frequent queries here:

http://secondlife.blogs.com/philip/2006/06/third_anniversa.html

Take care.