The Meshverse Journal

I’ve mentioned before that new uses of virtual currencies will play a significant role in the coming boom in virtual property because thanks to Second Life, developers of virtual worlds recognize the essential value of a virtual economy. Recently via Business & Games, we saw signs that virtual currencies are expanding. Couple this [...]

Although there are serious problems with governance, marketing, programming and even core infrastructure in Second Life, overall the future prospects for Linden Lab look pretty strong. That doesn’t mean Second Life can’t lose the market lead it currently enjoys, but it’s unlikely Linden Lab will end up a non-factor in the meshverse. They’ll probably [...]

There’s broad recognition that the Google Gears announcement is one of high impact, but I haven’t seen anyone getting close to just how big. Yes, working offline is important, but it’s not new. As Dave Winer points out, the Radio blogging system was doing it in 2001. It actually goes back further than that as [...]