While many people compare Second Life to social networking software, I have a hard time making the direct comparison. I agree Second Life ads many of the same social networking features as MySpace and Facebook, but it does so in a completely different way. When I use MySpace I tend to do so for a few minutes, but when I use Second Life I tend to do so for a few hours. When I meet people on MySpace I usually only meet people who are friends with my friends, while in Second Life I could meet anyone. Not to mention the fact that in Second Life I can do anything and represent anything about myself through actions and in MySpace I can only provide a 2D representation of what I think other people would like to see.

Of course that doesn't stop Robin Harper, VP Community and Support for Second Life, from being on a panel discussion along with some social networking big wigs. Check out the video above. Robin is on last but it is interesting to hear the differences between what she says and what the people before her say.