Have you heard of Second Life? It’s an online virtual society populated by eight million members so large that it has it’s own virtual cable network, the Second Life Cable Network. The SL members are represented by avatars (a graphical representation of the individual), and the cable network tapes shows in front of “live” audiences of SL members.
One of the programs on SLCN is “Authors in your Pocket,” and on Sunday, October 28, Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush will be interviewed live. The interview can be seen live by SL members at 8:00pm EST, and afterwards can be seen at the slcn.tv website for non-SL-members.
So not only can authors promote themselves in the “real world,” but they can promote themselves in virtual worlds as well, with avatars representing their actual selves, interacting with an entirely different audience of potential readers. (Or you can be really pessimistic about it and shriek to yourself, “OMGWTF I have to promote myself in TWO UNIVERSES NOW?!”
So: how many of your are familiar with online virtual societies, and how well do you think they can be used for self-promotion?
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