Mitch Wagner

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On Monday, April 21th, 2008, Robert Bloomfield and Metanomics hosted Mitch Wagner of InformationWeek and Gartner Fellow Steve Prentice, who expressed concerns about Linden Lab's strategic position. At the end of the show, Linden Lab CFO John Zdanowski (aka Zee Linden) made a surprise visit to address the analysts concerns and discuss the thinking behind the land price changes.

The event occurred at CMP's 4-Sim Amphitheatre on CMP Island.

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Today, April 21th, 2008, Robert Bloomfield and Metanomics hosted Mitch Wagner of InformationWeek and Gartner Fellow Steve Prentice. It was held at CMP's 4-Sim Amphitheatre on CMP Island.

The speakers didn't pull any punches. Wagner referred to the position of Linden Lab as "dire," while Prentice wouldn't recommend that enterprises use SL for anything more than 'pilot' projects, because it is too unreliable.

Minutes later, Linden Lab CFO John Zdanowski (aka Zee Linden) made a surprise visit to Metanomics to address the analysts' concerns, providing some fascinating insights into both the financial status of Linden Lab and the importance of the SL economy to Linden Lab's strategy. Zee also comments on the motivation for the recent price changes in land.

You can see or hear the show here:

audio: http://www.slcn.tv/media/mv_metanomics_21apr08.mp3
video: http://www.slcn.tv/media/mv_metanomics_21apr08.mp4

No transcript or backchet yet. (The backchat is definitely worth a look.) In the mean time, feel free to browse the background reading from the pre-event post.

If you are interested in discussing this week's exciting show further, missed the event, or hope to network with others in the virtual business community, join "Metanomics Rewind" on Muse Isle. This week's episode of Metanomics will be rebroadcast on Tuesday at 3:00PM SLT. Contact Bevan Whitfield or JenzZa Misfit in SL for more details.

Materials related to this program are now compiled here.

This Monday, April 21st, 2008, at 11:00AM-12:00PM SLT (2:00-3:00PM EST), Robert Bloomfield and Metanomics will host Mitch Wagner of InformationWeek and Gartner Fellow Steve Prentice. They will discuss prospects for corporate investment in virtual worlds, the state of the competitive landscape among developers and worlds, and the future of Second Life.

Here is some recommended reading for this week:

1. Read Mitch Wagner's commentary about Qwaq, the virtual world tailored to business collaboration.