Comments on: Japanese Cell Phone Providers in Second Life http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/ Nick Ramsay blogging from Gifu, Japan. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:53:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/#comment-2550 Mike Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:49:27 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/#comment-2550 Wow, you did a lot of research. Im impressed. Wow, you did a lot of research. Im impressed.

]]> By: scott http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/#comment-2522 scott Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:58:43 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/#comment-2522 No unicorn babies?! No unicorn babies?!

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/#comment-2506 Nick Ramsay Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:42:52 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/#comment-2506 I don't think anyone loves DoCoMo so much that they'd spend over $200 a month on land fees, research the company in such depth that they can create a museum, set up a shop with the latest handsets (always changing) AND work as a secretary, answering questions you may have about their service. ;-) As for popularity, I googled "Second Life demographics" and found that in 2006, 78% of users were from the U.S, 8% from the U.K and 4% from Canada. That only leaves 10% for the rest of the world. Despite Japanese only making up a small percentage of overall usage, big companies still feel there are, or will be, enough users to make setting up virtual offices worthwhile. Alternatively, their employees might use them as virtual meeting spaces. I don’t think anyone loves DoCoMo so much that they’d spend over $200 a month on land fees, research the company in such depth that they can create a museum, set up a shop with the latest handsets (always changing) AND work as a secretary, answering questions you may have about their service. ;-)

As for popularity, I googled “Second Life demographics” and found that in 2006, 78% of users were from the U.S, 8% from the U.K and 4% from Canada. That only leaves 10% for the rest of the world. Despite Japanese only making up a small percentage of overall usage, big companies still feel there are, or will be, enough users to make setting up virtual offices worthwhile. Alternatively, their employees might use them as virtual meeting spaces.

]]> By: Mike http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/#comment-2500 Mike Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:57:31 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/23/japanese-cell-phone-providers-in-second-life/#comment-2500 I think Second Life is a lot more popular in Japan than in the rest of the world. I think Japanese culture would be more suited to it since the Japanese are so indirect. Not that that is a bad thing, I'm just making a comment. I wonder if Docomo is really behind it or if someone has just taken the liberty to make such a place. I think Second Life is a lot more popular in Japan than in the rest of the world. I think Japanese culture would be more suited to it since the Japanese are so indirect. Not that that is a bad thing, I’m just making a comment. I wonder if Docomo is really behind it or if someone has just taken the liberty to make such a place.

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