Comments on: Turf Day

By: NigrasOnMyLawn

NigrasOnMyLawn — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:15:43 +0000

They should add fat penises growing out of the trees, then theyd be a big hit in SL

By: Nacon

Nacon — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:09:54 +0000

Prok, are you actually enjoying by the fact that SL Herald have you to write anything that you “truly” believes in that they “believes” at every words you put in? Just to use you to write “creative” crap to keep the Herald itself flowing with more crap to keep their traffic flowing for their ads to be paid for?

I mean… good job writing more crap.

By: Sean @ Dell

Sean @ Dell — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:55:30 +0000

Prokofy – Appreciate your perspective. I work on environmental issues at Dell and just weighed in on Techdirt’s post about our decision to introduce the program in SL (http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20070420/130341#c466).

By: Xerses

Xerses — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:44:39 +0000

As a member of a group in Second Life with over 200 members that works to replace large spinning billboards, porno ads and general advertising clutter with trees and flowers, I think that saying the Second Life is not an environment is missing the point of virtual worlds. It is not a physical environment, but a mental one. And efforts to create a better “environment” can take the form of art, culture, and yes, even virtual trees.

We understand that planting trees in SL is symbolic, but does help to promote an environmental culture here that will hopefully carry over into the real world.

With many companies looking to market to SL without giving back, I think this is one of the more inventive ways to connect with things that are important to residents.

I agree that if your efforts are contained within SL, then the effectiveness is limited. But Dell does plant trees in RL just like people don’t really “walk” in the Relay for Life, but it still raises tens of thousands of dollars for a RL cause. If a RL company is coming into SL, I apprecate it when they at least take the time to find out what is important to residents and connect their efforts here to things that are beneficial in RL.

By: Xerses

Xerses — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:43:46 +0000

We understand that planting trees in SL is symbolic, but does help to promote an environmental culture here that will hopefully carry over into the real world.

With many companies looking to market to SL without giving back, I think this is one of the more inventive ways to connect with things that are important to residents.

By: Khamon

Khamon — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:46:59 +0000

I haven’t checked. Are the inworld Dell reps linked to real life identities or are they hiding behind The Most Divine Holiness of Blessed Anonimoty? If the latter, we have to expect to be treated like ants under their feet.

Oh and they need it for the press releases. It’s obvious most commercial-based sims are built for the express purpose of being the basis of press releases. Make it look good, damn usefulness.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:01:27 +0000

They certainly seem to be rude bastards at Dell Island. I went there a few weeks ago to look at the computers they had for sale. I sent an IM to the sim owner asking if they were going to be offering slightly newer or more powerful models (virtually everything for sale was an older model featuring XP)and she sent me a very poisonous response. Good work, there; I went from having a fairly positive image of Dell to making sure that I always recommend that people not buy their products. If they are going to use their sim to alienate potential customers, rather than to attract, educate and inform them I’m not sure why they really need it.

By: Khamon

Khamon — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:58:17 +0000

I’m not a tree; but I play one on The Grid All Hail The Central Grid. Promoting trees and flowers and parkland in Second Life is more about providing vistas and comfort to users who are cramped into real life cities and prisons. It’s a valid mission but has nothing to do with Earth’s ecology even from an educational perspective.

On the other hand, some of us who live in small towns near beaches, and have lovely gardens to wander through, fantasize about visiting well built, useful, virtual cityscapes which are far too few. Perhaps Dell can provide us with some nice virtual office and apartment towers one day. Oh and can they please throw in some working traffic lights and steamy manhole covers? Frankly though, it’s impossible to create a city atmosphere as you can’t fit enough avs, or their stuff, into that small a space. Is this one reason Second Life qualifies as a “better world?”

By: Reality

Reality — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:37:21 +0000

“Posted by Prokofy Neva on April 22, 2007 at 08:50 PM in Op/Ed | Permalink”

Hmm? No I do believe what was meant by labeling it an Op/Ed was this: “Op/Ed: Turf Day” – not some little tag at the end of the article which no one really pays attention to.

Thank you, please come again.

By: Bluesapphire

Bluesapphire — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:58:11 +0000

Have to say, very surprised at you Boliver. I would of thought with your rhetoric about professionalism you wouldn’t be dragged into this mine field. Surely, you realized this would happen?

Also, my friend, you know better than to push yourself forward as a spokesperson for a company. Why didn’t you refer this person to the official channels? Very poor. I would of thought better of IVM, I’m quite dissapointed, I will now take you off my recommendation list for our clients.

Blue.