So much for the idea of a second Second Life. Lively, launched by Google this July, has already been deemed something of a failure, and the search giant's issued a notice that it will more or less kill the collection of virtual rooms at the end of December.
Given the economy's condition, it's not hard to understand why Google won't support an unsuccessful product. A And Lively, in case anyone isn't sure, definitely qualifies as a bet that didn't pay off. Even if Google plastered the various virtual rooms with ads,
Google's investors can breathe a tiny sigh of relief, then, and Lively fans shouldn't take the news too hard. At least Google's given them over a month to prepare for the cutoff, and a formal
Linden Lab hasn't made any sort of statement in response to this development just yet.
Lively's Brief Success, Fast Fall
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