Comments on: Myrl launches Web-based virtual world http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/ Tracking the UK's mobile and web start-up ecosystem. Mon, 12 May 2008 03:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Pier Dagostino http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-123175 Pier Dagostino Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:46:48 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-123175 I think that Koinup is more like a sort of Youtube...or maybe a Deviantart for virtual worlds..........there are all the creatives from virtual worlds there.... Myrl has something similar to Digg and Facebook.... different social beasts.... what did you prefer ? I think that Koinup is more like a sort of Youtube…or maybe a Deviantart for virtual worlds……….there are all the creatives from virtual worlds there….

Myrl has something similar to Digg and Facebook….

different social beasts….

what did you prefer ?

]]> By: al http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122998 al Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:43:02 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122998 well, Koinup and Myrl look pretty different to me: while Koinup is more of an online repository/sharing tool for images and videos related to vw, let's say a flickr for vw (there're also others out there, check out Snapzilla, to name one), Myrl looks more like a facebook/ning with a digg-like backbone for virtual worlds items and some direct integrations between the web and the vw platforms.. it means being able to get in touch with an avatar inworld directly from the web profile, without running a vw client on your machine for example. A part from this, I think that Myrl should seriously consider integrating asap rss feeds from platforms like Koinup and Snapzilla... well, Koinup and Myrl look pretty different to me: while Koinup is more of an online repository/sharing tool for images and videos related to vw, let’s say a flickr for vw (there’re also others out there, check out Snapzilla, to name one), Myrl looks more like a facebook/ning with a digg-like backbone for virtual worlds items and some direct integrations between the web and the vw platforms.. it means being able to get in touch with an avatar inworld directly from the web profile, without running a vw client on your machine for example. A part from this, I think that Myrl should seriously consider integrating asap rss feeds from platforms like Koinup and Snapzilla…

]]> By: csven http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122989 csven Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:48:55 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122989 "since the Web won the platform wars a while back". Could you elaborate? I wasn't aware of any "war" between the Web and virtual worlds. As for Myrl, how about a compare/contrast with similar socnets? Right now, this sounds like another Koinup. “since the Web won the platform wars a while back”.

Could you elaborate? I wasn’t aware of any “war” between the Web and virtual worlds.

As for Myrl, how about a compare/contrast with similar socnets? Right now, this sounds like another Koinup.

]]> By: csven http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122988 csven Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:46:33 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122988 "since the Web won the platform wars a while back". Could you elaborate? I wasn't aware of any "war" between the Web and virtual worlds. “since the Web won the platform wars a while back”.

Could you elaborate? I wasn’t aware of any “war” between the Web and virtual worlds.

]]> By: Taran Rampersad http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122966 Taran Rampersad Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:37:26 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122966 Nice play on my tag: http://www.knowprose.com/secondlife_consultant Nice play on my tag:

http://www.knowprose.com/secondlife_consultant

]]> By: Tom Nixon http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122821 Tom Nixon Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:54:48 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/21/myrl-launches-web-based-virtual-world/#comment-122821 I think you're spot on. Closer integration between virtual worlds and the browser is a logical next step. I had a feeling this was the direction we were heading: http://www.tomnixon.co.uk/2007/06/why_im_excited_.html I still think the big question is around what kinds of use-cases there are for avatars/virtual worlds that will draw in a mass market of users. Sure, we will have avatars in our browsers, but why? what will we do with them? I think we will find an answer to this, but it's not obvious yet, is it? I think you’re spot on. Closer integration between virtual worlds and the browser is a logical next step. I had a feeling this was the direction we were heading:
http://www.tomnixon.co.uk/2007/06/why_im_excited_.html
I still think the big question is around what kinds of use-cases there are for avatars/virtual worlds that will draw in a mass market of users. Sure, we will have avatars in our browsers, but why? what will we do with them?
I think we will find an answer to this, but it’s not obvious yet, is it?

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