eBiz Tomorrow by Chris Salazar

What could be Second Life's competitor, Doppelganger, is launching the PCD Music Lounge aimed at providing teens with the ultimate experience of looking cool, dancing like a star, and making new friends ONLINE in a PG environment.

Named, the PCD lounge, it will first be opened to some of the Pussycat Dolls fans, then it will open its doors to the rest of the public.I recently had a podcast about Second Life talking about how I think its AWESOME, but here comes another awesome aimed at teens. Some view Second Life as an online threat to young audiences as some parts are NC-17, but the PCD lounge is strictly PG. Obviously aimed towards young teens, this may be the new hot spot.

Robert Scoble has discussed problems with him and his son using Second Life. Although Second Life is taking measures to filter the "bad" content, perhaps his son would like to try the PCD lounge. What is his favorite band/artist? What if his favorite artist had a lounge, would he join?

Here's why I think the PCD lounge is attractive:

1. AOL Instant Messanger is embetted in the lounge. How many teens use AIM? My point exactly. The PCD lounge is marketed at arguably the most used program by teens. GENIOUS!

2. New and Hip Music. Nightclubs will feature today's hottest songs and users will have a chance to buy the CD right there on the spot. Artists like the Black Eyed Peas and Gwen Stefani will make periodic appearances, which is very cool. Who knows maybe you can even get an autograph!

3. Cool clothes. Instead of charging a subscription to join, the PCD lounge will allow users to buy clothes to make their avatar cool. Face it, who is NOT going to "makeover" their avatar? The business model is simple, provide an online virtual world that is safe and allow users to buy "real" stuff. I can see it now, "Mom, Can I get a gift card to the PCD lounge for my bday?"

4. Virtual body guards. The virtual lounges are equipped with bouncers who you can run to if a user is getting out of hand. Let the bouncer know that a user is harassing you and he will do the rest.

Here's some feedback I found about the PCD lounge:

"It's Awesome, Wonderful Graphics, Great Music, Lots To Do, Fantastic Staff!! The Best Thing I've Seen And Experienced Since The Advent Of PC's…Now That's Saying Something…TY, Gidget"

2) When you first log in there's a world map, as this is a U.S. Club - I thought it would be very cool for example every so often the club moves location. Every club will have a slightly different look. So the set locations could be: Miami,LA, New York, San Fransisco."

What are your thoughts?

Lately, I have been talking a little bit about Second Life and if you remember I mentioned that Second Life was AWESOME!.

Others agree with me including Jeremiah Owyang and Robert Scoble. Second Life is a surreal experience. Nothing like you have experienced before. WHY? B/c it is REAL!

In fact, there are several business opportunities. Don't believe me? LOOK in the latest issue of BUSINESS WEEK, and some people are making a living at $250,000 a year! Wouldn't you like that as your part time job?

So listen to the following podcast and let me know what you think!

Jeremiah interviewed me to get an idea of what I thought of Second Life, especially since I am 20 years old and rather new to it.

In addition, he interviewed Robert Scoble who is very experienced with Second Life.

Tell me YOUR thoughts! What did you think?

By the way, if you are ever in Second Life, look for me: DJ Shackle

I have been roaming around second life for a while now, thanks to Jeremiah Owyang for the tour, and I have enjoyed it so far. 

To the left is a picture taken directly from Second Life.  Look at the detail…it looks quite real.  Perhaps this is what all the hype is about!

One word to describe Second Life =

AWESOME

Some still ridicule Second Life, yet I see some potential, particularly business potential. In fact, in a recent article from Business Week, Second Life is the HEADER! Yes, Second Life is on the MAIN PAGE! Why you ask…here's what I think:

Provides REAL life adventures. For those of you who will never get a chance to travel, here's your chance. Seriously, you can "teleport" yourself from one location to another in an instant! Want to visit an exotic island, the hottest club in the world, or ride your favorite car? Second Life is yours!

It's a social network. You can meet people all around the world…who knows you may even meet your next soulmate! Hahaha. No not really, but the audience has grown signifantly, almost 3 fold, in just two years. Imagine what is yet to come! As the audience grows your FUN will grow.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. As I said earlier, Second Life is REAL life! So, why can't you make any money? Of course you can. I have a few business plans myself and maybe I can make money. Some people are making as much as $250,000 a year! WOW!

As you can see, Second Life can be fun. It's not for everyone, its for tech/internet people. Don't let your first time stop you from using the program, keep trying it! You will have fun. Look out for ME. My screen name is: DJ Shackle

Anyone else out there try Second Life? What are your thoughts?

Here are some pictures to look at from Second Life!