The Daily Grind: Is Second Life the internet of the future? - Massively

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I like this post and the questions it asks, but first things first... the Internet is the Internet is the Internet. Second Life won't be the new Internet anymore than the Web was the new Internet when it took hold. Pipes are pipes and what chugs through them is something else entirely. Now to the larger point, that Second Life and 3D worlds are following a pattern similar to the emergence of the Web in the early '90s -- yup, completely agree. And for the final question -- "Is Second Life the Amazon and Google of 3D internet, or is it the Netscape?" This is where the comparison breaks done, IMHO. Second Life is offering up all of these; it is the browser, the server, and content. It is a platform, like the LAMP stack and the Web browser all in one. Where it goes from here is new, uncharted territory, and beyond general statements that this could be the future of our experience of the Internet, I'd be cautious about predictions.