Wired has compiled a guide to prospective and current Second Life doppelgangers that includes teleport links to the best in virtual shopping, nightlife, the (not-so) great outdoors, and socializing (wink, wink) in addition to the game's history and economy. With a userbase that grows by 36% a month, maybe the only question that remains is when -- not if -- you will you make the jump. From the newbie guide: "Today, Second Life is second home to [a million] people, and everyone from Duran Duran and Wells Fargo Bank to the Department of Homeland Security has funded real estate here. The national currency of Linden dollars is freely convertible to US dollars (and the exchange rate is quite favorable at the moment!), and an increasing number of residents are ditching their jobs back on Earth to make their living entirely within Second Life's economy."
See also:
- Reuters opens in-game news bureau in Second Life
- Former governor speaks in Second Life
- Virtual prostitutes make real cash
