80 Percent of Active Internet Users Will Have A "Second Life" in the Virtual World by the End of 2011

By the end of 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users (and Fortune 500 enterprises) will have a "second life," but not necessarily in Second Life. "The collaborative and community-related aspects of these environments will dominate in the future, and significant transaction-based commercial opportunities will be limited to niche areas, which have yet to be clearly identified." "However, the majority of active Internet users and major enterprises will find value in participating in this area in the coming years."

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