Posts Tagged ‘first hour experience’
Innovation, yes, but wrong turn
These days, I have to humbly admit that I cannot keep up with the whole of Second Life. So I just read what others, who still can, write about SL, while remaining at my little corner of the virtual world and do my own things which nobody cares about But there is something I have noticed in the past few months. Like a crescendo finishing at SLCC, Linden Lab has been…
Self-entertainment and the end of newbies
Sometimes, discussions after the Thinkers meetings prove to be even more interesting than the meeting itself (sorry, Extie! ) — mostly because the group tends to become very small and we can throw around a few wild ideas to see if they stick One of those is something that has bothered me for several years. You might remember that one of the major strategies for M Linden was how to…
Some thoughts on the first-hour experience, on the Herald
It’s been ages since I wrote anything for the Alphaville Herald, but Pixeleen Mistral has been pestering me (in the good sense of the word!) to write an Op/Ed article related to the latest changes at Linden Lab and what we can hope to expect from them. Well, I was a bit devious and did not write exactly what Pixeleen had in mind But you’re welcome to add some comments…
The First-Hour Experience
I’ve added a few thoughts on the first-hour experience in Second Life on my other blog. We all know that M Linden’s top priority is dealing with the first-hour experience of newbies and trying to get a better retention rate. Apparently, 99% of all new users leave before a month has elapsed (and don’t even become active users on the statistics!). This is way too much. Even though SL doesn’t…
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