5 Top Reasons To Sign Up For Second Life

If you're a techie or not, a geek or super cool, whether you are 18 or 68 years old, you should sign up for Second Life. No, I don't work for Linden Lab or xchange4ls, but I am a huge supporter of the virtual world and I feel it is extremely underrated.

1. Education- There are many educational institutions in Second Life, including Harvard Law School, Washington State University, the Open University to name but a few. Aside from the official institutions, there are countless organizations who offer classes at no cost in the virtual world of Second Life. Where else can you learn a language taught by locals, practiced with native speakers and without even leaving your own house? And yes, it really is free also.

 

2. Imagination. Second Life is a blank canvas. The content in Second Life is created by the users. Just take a walk around some of the amazing buildings in world to really appreciate what I say about SL being art. You can also earn linden dollar by canvasing your imagination.

3. Company. Not everyone will produce a real-life living from Second Life, but some individuals do. And also if you are not in there to earn money, the company theory is the same. Second Life offers an awesome platform for business 'practice.' You can set up a business, run it and market it and others without risking your home, your child's college fund along with your wife's engagement ring.

 

 

4. Networking. Like all social media platforms, has great networking potential. Admittedly, its consumer base is smaller than that of Facebook. But it continues to grow and you are able to interact with individuals in an entirely different way. There are even real life recruiting companies hiring staff for real life jobs from within Second Life. 

5. Socializing. For single parents, those who cannot get out and about so easily, those on a tight budget, Second Life offers a social life. For individuals who cannot, for whatever reason, get out and love social time in real life, this gives a really viable option. And even for those, like me, who have a totally great circle of friends in real life, you'll relate to people in world who you'll actually come to consider your close friends.

 

 

Second Life is, for me, the finest of the virtual world out there at the second. Its economy is unrivalled by any other virtual universe and its own content creation tools and construction far exceed the internal tools of any other platform.