Christian Renaud's Weblog: Lively heads for the giraffe graveyard
"Google announced yesterday on their blog that they are shuttering the Lively project. This is unfortunate for multiple reasons"
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Lively - 3D Avatars and Rooms
[Via Mitch Wagner] "After careful consideration, we have decided to shut down Lively."
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Hands-on: Google's Lively social 3D world is 20 percent done
"If Lively grows some legs during its Google Labs beta phase, the company can monetize it in obvious ways down the road by embedding text and video advertising in the rooms. Site owners can probably get a slice of the pie as well, giving them an incentive to try the platform. For now, however, Lively is a clunky beta."
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With Lively, Google tries its own 'Second Life' | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET
"Google on Tuesday plans to unveil an online 3D social arena called Lively, the Internet giant's take on Second Life. But Google wants it to be part of your first life. Second Life requires users to download and install a separate "client" software package that taps into the online world. Lively also requires a download and installation--Windows only for now--but then people can use Internet Explorer or Firefox to enter the virtual world."
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