On Friday we received an interesting email from Gary Hazlitt pointing out how well Australian business presences are doing in relation to their international counterparts. We're fully aware that the Traffic statistic provided by Linden is indicative at best, but even so the performance of Australian businesses is impressive (Australian sites in bold). Pondex Sandbox … [Read more...] about Australian business popularity contest
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Interview: Gary Hazlitt (Gary Hayes) Part 2
We continue our interview with Gary Hazlitt. Part 1 is here. Lowell: Could you talk a little about Australia’s presence in Second Life? Gary: I think it is a very interesting time for web 3.0 and especially Australia which is one of the most remote communities in the physical world. I think there is both a strong camaraderie and inventiveness in the psyche of Australians and … [Read more...] about Interview: Gary Hazlitt (Gary Hayes) Part 2
Marketers not hitting the mark in SL
At SLOz we get asked regularly about businesses getting involved in SL and we commonly respond along the lines of 'any company that doesn't understand the SL community and drops in a standard business model is going to get burned'. It's not rocket science - if you impose yourself in a new market without understanding same market, then there's going to be resistance. As … [Read more...] about Marketers not hitting the mark in SL
Interview: Gary Hazlitt (Gary Hayes) Part 1
With the launch of the ABC and Telstra presences in Second Life, Gary Hazlitt (Gary Hayes) has become a well know figure for Australian SL users. He's managed both projects and built the majority of the content as well. SLOz caught up with Gary to get some insight on the builds done and the ones coming up. Lowell: Can you describe a little about your background in RL? Gary: … [Read more...] about Interview: Gary Hazlitt (Gary Hayes) Part 1
Looking to start a business in SL?
This article provides some business ideas, albeit directly from the SL website. If you've got friends or family still looking at you a little strangely when you talk about Second Life, the article does provide a simple overview that may help explain things to them. … [Read more...] about Looking to start a business in SL?