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Community-Chest » Bookmarks for novembre 18th from 12:07 to 12:18 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:32:32 +0000

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By: Coyle Brenmann

Coyle Brenmann — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:10:10 +0000

Terrific report so far Dusan, throw a little more Californication lingo in your next updates so us East Coasters can stay hip, would ya?

You said, “these things need to be done in the context of providing solutions to specific business challenges and needs in a measurable way.”

I completely agree, and the BIGGEST challenge for Nebraska is justifying itself as a value-added solution for addressing a valid, inefficient, and costly business challenge. I don’t see virtual meeting spaces as a win for Nebraska as more cost-efficient, lower learning-curve, real-time solutions from Cisco, Citrix, and HP’s latest Skyroom, exist and offer all the cool document and desktop sharing features that Nebraska’s solution just can’t deliver.

Nebraska, as I see it, will fit in a very small niche of 3D world platforms with a wide range of business case justification for its price tag. But how will it fare against the OpenSim project and ReactionGrid who is targeting these same business customers with a price tag not in the ten’s of thousands for implementation? I know I’ll be watching.

Regards.

By: Giulio Prisco

Giulio Prisco — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:45:19 +0000

Dusan: “I’m twitter for business” “I’m Facebook for the enterprise” “I’m Wikipedia for corporations”.

How about “I am Red Light Center for business”.

In a place where I have lived they say really important business deals must be signed over the (deleted), so there may be some traction.

By: Prokofy Neva

Prokofy Neva — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:26:08 +0000

Best. Post. Ever! lol

By: Kimberly Rufer-Bach

Kimberly Rufer-Bach — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:59:48 +0000

Ah I see, Dusan. San Francisco freaks me out, too, but that’s because I’m more comfortable someplace rural. Nice to see they’re leveraging (!) green terminology there for good old-fashioned capitalistic goals . . . keeps things from getting dull when we get to learn brand-new lingo every few years.

One of the things I like best about Linden Lab is that they don’t try to jam their products into a little box with one brief high-concept tagline that’s supposed to describe the whole thing. Instead of trying to beat the other vendors at their old game, Linden Lab comes in with a fresh and different approach. I think that’s a big part of why SL is doing so well competing against other virtual worlds, and that this strategy is going to continue to work for them.

It’s the little companies that are really innovative as heck that have a chance against larger companies, and I think LL’s approach is pefect for that. Not just talking through my hat here . . . it’s based on what I hear from people who approach me to hire my company.

By: cube inada

cube inada — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:57:01 +0000

they have you buttered up dusan…. do you hear the dueling banjos yet? better run fast….

or get to like it.

By: Dusan

Dusan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:36:17 +0000

Hmmm…I got it right elsewhere. Must be thinking pluralistic. Usually get that right.

Kimberly – it’s not ALL of California, it’s just this little slice I happen to land in when I come out here I guess. And to be honest, monetize and aggregate are soooo 2007 (or earlier). I’ve been hearing more about ‘organic growth’ and ‘collaborative ecosystems’ and stuff.

Sure thing? Not sure. One of the things I notice wandering the booths is a fairly narrowly-focused product set from the vendors:

“I’m twitter for business” “I’m Facebook for the enterprise” “I’m Wikipedia for corporations”.

Then, compare that to SL: “I’m a rich immersive platform that supports collaboration, training, engagement and community, with a robust set of tools and a nearly limitless field of opportunities”.

Maybe they should just stick to “3D Skype”?

By: Kimberly Rufer-Bach

Kimberly Rufer-Bach — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:39 +0000

In a lot of situations, the new “Nebraska” product is going to cut right through those knotty problems.

By: Hack Richard

Hack Richard — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:57:22 +0000

Agree…seems like a new era for Linden Lab (singular…really?). However, playing in the big league means that LL must solve knotty issues with availability, openness, IP, security, and industry standards. I wish them the best. But early architectural decisions may have doomed them to playing a Lotus 1-2-3 role.

By: Kimberly Rufer-Bach

Kimberly Rufer-Bach — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:42 +0000

Most Californians never use words like “monetize” or “narrowcast”, but it’s kind of entertaining that high-tech marketing departments have convinced you that we speak a different language here. On the other hand, our streets are paved with gold bricks, and all of us are movie stars.

That aside, I don’t see what Linden Lab is doing at Enterprise 2.0 as any sort of gamble . . . I think it’s a sure thing.