After less than five months, Google have pulled the plug on Lively. In a fairly terse statement, no substantive reason is given for the axing beyond wanting to concentrate on "our core search, ads and apps business". It's a quick demise for a virtual world that showed some initial promise. It did have its controversies over its short life, but nothing that would have driven … [Read more...] about Google Lively bites the dust
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Virtual Worlds London lineup finalised
As mentioned previously, we're a media partner for Virtual Worlds London. It's looking like a dynamic get-together, with quite a list of speakers finalised. Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdon is one of the many notables. If I were attending myself, I'd love to ask some questions of Niniane Wang, Google Lively's Engineering Lead, on how Google perceive Lively's performance to date. … [Read more...] about Virtual Worlds London lineup finalised
Weekend Whimsy
1. OhMy Kidd - Jamm For Genes (Second Life) 2. The Goony Swim Party - In Second Life 3. Google Lively... ? Gia Moves In … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy
Sex and Google’s Lively – the darker side
I wince sometimes at some of the stuff the Second Life Herald publishes - it's an individual taste thing - but their expose on the darker side of Google's Lively is well worth the read. The Herald's Pixeleen Mistral posed as a 13-year old avatar and was subjected to some unwanted attention. Any 3D chat experience is going to attract deviants - the challenge for Google is how … [Read more...] about Sex and Google’s Lively – the darker side
Google Lively’s creator scores keynote at VW London
As mentioned previously, we're a media partner for the Virtual Worlds London conference. They've just announced that the creator of Google's Lively, Niniane Wang, will be a keynote speaker. A new session called FastPitch has been introduced, which allows companies to showcase their virtual worlds-related service or product. You will need to provide a submission beforehand and … [Read more...] about Google Lively’s creator scores keynote at VW London