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Evans: Major brands spent millions on Second Life islands with zero users
“There was a period of like six months where absolutely every big company was spending millions of dollars each building a Second Life island, like everyone. And it's just like the cost, even if you think, you know, what does it cost to build a second, you know…”
Benedict Evans Oct 18, 2021 ▶ 33:11 Metaverse - beyond the buzzword
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Evans: NBC spent hundreds of thousands on Second Life with no consumers
“In fact, we did have spent, you know, hundreds of thousands of dollars making some second life thing. And, The users were people who worked at NBC, people who worked at ABC's competitors, people who worked for journalists, consultants. Like, no actual consumer…”
Benedict Evans Aug 26, 2021 ▶ 2:52 Games and Roblox
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