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how completely random - where did this come from?? - Kevin

Can not login it right now - Selim Yoruk

interesting, maybe microsoft can use this in one of their new mac v. pc ads see what you're missing on a mac? oh, wait, it isn't that great. - Nice Fish Films

No Mac & Linux support... - Kemal Yaylali

no linux support, no fun :-( - Marcos Marado

somebody was talking about it last night... - Franklin Naval

Looks like they have finally found a cool idea to use the power of SketchUp. - Vinay | विनय

Is there anyone else out there could login to Lively? - Kemal Yaylali

Cool, but just like SL, Lively's not the most efficient way for me to communicate, and not sure my peeps would be there... - Brian Carter

Looks like a SceneCaster rip-off - Chris Nuttall

It is similar to SceneCaster in a way: it's Windows-only :-P - Marcos Marado via NoiseRiver

Who cares. Do we need another Second Life? - Josh Kenzer

very cool, was waiting for them to do something like this - D.J.

Josh: I'm not sure I think we need this, but this surely isn't "another Second Life"... - Marcos Marado

I think Google has a hit on their hands here. SL is a silo, and siloes die because the web has no place for them. It makes much more sense to have embeddable virtual worlds, it follows the same formula YouTube uses to get their traffic. The more places you can put your content, the more people will see that content. This also provides an excellent platform for advertising as well, and nobody does that better than Google. For their sake though I hope they actually find a way to monetize this. - Devlin Dunsmore via twhirl

Lively + Google maps = ... - Vince DeGeorge

What is the deal with Google releasing products that require specialized browser plugins that only work on Windows? Seriously? - Jason Wehmhoener

only windows? damn.. i'm still waiting for google earth in browser for mac ;/ - Graham Garland

If I need to chat with someone, do I need a 3D avatar to do it? Who does this appeal to besides teens and early adopters? - Brian Carter

I think a lot of people stay in SL for the build and customization tools more than the chat. Spore is right on the money for recognizing this. Google has a chance to shine here. - sergiooo

BC - I does not appeal to this early adopter. - Russellreno

Hmm, another Google 'product' that's only for windows. Hurrah. Luckily, this looks about three years too late. - Brad Brooks

it seems pretty basic at this point, long load times, very little to do, hardly any customization... seems like it has a long way to go - Nathan Chase

Here's a FriendFeed Lively Room -> http://www.lively.com/dr?rid=2... - Nathan Chase

Yeah, just tried it out. Kinda lame. But then again, I never joined the SL cult to begin with. - Sean-Michael Robinson

Not sure where this'll go. Good to see some new development around GTalk though. - Brad Curtis via twhirl

Great article. I can't wait to go home and test this out. - Daynah

Almost sure I saw the typical default Flex preloader in it. Is the GUI using Flash player, and the 3D stuff DirectX? - Nisse Bryngfors

Second Life is seriously screwed. This looks tons better. Plus, you won't get griefed. - Jason Huebel

Lively requires Windows Vista or XP with Internet Explorer or Firefox. Dang !! - Brenda McLaren

Tried it. Not at all impressed. Actually rather disappointed. Comparing this to a platform like Second Life is just laughable. - Evan Sims

Proof: http://www.flickr.com/photos/b... :) - Nisse Bryngfors

Agreed, Lively + Google World = Win. Can you say "Metaverse"? Also agreed that the SL user base really cares about virtual worlds work, and the SL platform is interoperable with the other OpenSime platforms. Right now, Lively = Plurk and Second Life = Twitter, at least in terms of user engagement. - Steve Lynch via Alert Thingy

Who are we kidding. This thing stinks. the only thing is has going for it is Google. - Greg