Second Life Last Names For Sale
I’m Robyn Fritch in Second Life, but apparently now I can be Robyn Tippins if I want to pony up the dough:
CNet.com’s Daniel Terdiman reports that LL will begin charging individuals and companies RL money to use their ‘legal’ last names, or in the case of companies, presumably the company’s name (as in the recently-seen MillionsOfUs and Reuters). The article is unclear on whether or not one will be able to choose any surname they desire other than their actual RL name.
While this will be wonderful news for some, know that the pricing scheme may put some off: $100 for the setup, and $50 a year for maintenance of your last name. Is it worth it? Companies will have to pay $1,000 for setup, and $500 a year, but they’ll receive unlimited accounts for their employees.
Is it worth it? Um, I can’t afford it (and I kinda like having a limited number of names). For businesses I guess it makes sense. But, it’s really just an extension of what they were doing already. I don’t Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) had to change his name to Simon Fritch, unless I missed something.
How old have I gotten that I have to tell all of you who Simon Le Bon is… Duran Duran 4evah!
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2 opinions for Second Life Last Names For Sale
Jonic
Oct 18, 2006 at 7:20 pm
Imagine the scene. A cop points his gun at a criminal.
The criminal advances.
“That’s far enough!”, shouts the cop…
Now imagine this scene:
Robyn is half way through a Duran Duran reference when Jonic bellows out “That’s old enough!”
So that’s how old you’ve gotten; Enough :)
Robyn Tippins
Oct 19, 2006 at 3:50 pm
I’m in my 30s and I don’t let youngsters like you talk to me like that.
You got served, sucka.
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