[Air-L] What happened to Second Life? (BBC) (Michael Gurstein)
Catherine Middleton
lists at catherinemiddleton.ca
Fri Nov 20 15:22:50 PST 2009
Here's an interesting article about Telstra (Australian telco) getting
out of Second Life, but also revoking unmetered access to Second Life
for its broadband customers. In a country with bandwidth caps, this is
a concern for users: “By removing the unmetered usage from Second Life
will actually remove the ability of so many to be able to remain in
Second Life and to be able to remain in contact with friends. Those
that suffer from disabilities, depression, etc will once again become
isolated. This is totally discrimination against the housebound, the
disabled, the depressed, the gamers,” said the user, who is planning
to take the matter to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman."
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/bigpond-pulls-plug-on-second-life-20091117-ijq2.html
Catherine Middleton
Ryerson University
Toronto, Canada
catherine.middleton at ryerson.ca
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