CNet has its coverage of SLCC 2007 right here, and focuses on how LL needs to step up and look at things through non-colored glasses. When I first began reading the piece, I got to thinking 'Well, of course people are looking hopeful; what kind of convention would it be if all they did was moan?' But I see the point. LL, and Philip in particular, have crowed about SL's progress and numbers and new features, when perhaps they should have been focusing on stability and UI improvements. Well, now is the time to buckle down and start this process.The Electric Sheep's Sibley Verbeck said something at once scary and dead-on (from the article): 'This is kind of a scary term, but we kind of need to 'AOL-ify' the experience here a little bit...push a button, and you get in there, and immediately you've never seen that thing before but all of a sudden you've got mail, and that's really nice, and people are sending you things, (and there's) some entertainment, some information, some learning right there in front of you.'
He's absolutely right, and the article goes on to say how. We could use a little more direction for the new users so we don't keep seeing inflated numbers without retention. It's time to AOL-ify SL, Philip! You're man enough to do it, too; I've seen your codpiece! *shudder*
(Via news.com)
1. *DING* You've got Lag! Goodbye!
Posted at 2:17AM on Aug 30th 2007 by Thor Eldrich