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Re: Sharing market research

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Peter Davies <[log in to unmask]>

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Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]>

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Fri, 6 Jul 2007 09:49:00 +0100

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It's worth remebering - unless something drastic has changed in the last
year, no-one under 18 can use SL.  There is an under 18 SL, but NO-ONE
over 18 can use it - not even us!!!

I don't think young SL has money either...?

Peter

Peter Davies
Outreach Officer (City Museums)
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website: www.favourite-things.org.uk


-----Original Message-----
From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Alice Grant
Sent: 06 July 2007 09:26
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Sharing market research

Apparently there's a class/society distinction going on with
Facebook/MySpace - the former is supposed to be a bit more upmarket.
Bebo is definitely higher in the 'cool' stakes but I'm not sure whether
culture (as we know it, Jim) exists there...

Al

Alice Grant Consulting
www.alicegrant.co.uk
Fengate Farm, Fengate Road
West Pinchbeck, Spalding
Lincolnshire PE11 3NE
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-----Original Message-----
From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
David Dawson
Sent: 06 July 2007 06:50
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Sharing market research

Alice

My own focus group announced some time ago that SL was for adult nerds
and nobody they knew used it.

They also said how MySpace wasn't cool and everyone was using Bebo or
Facebook - Habbo Hotel for the younger kids. There are libraries and
museums on Habbo Hotel that kids have set up themselves..

D




David Dawson
Senior Policy Advisor (Digital Futures)
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Victoria House, Southampton Row
London WC1B 4EA
-----Original Message-----
From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Alice Grant
Sent: 04 July 2007 18:11
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Sharing market research

In the interest of sharing audience evaluation you might want to
consider some spur-of-the-moment market research undertaken with
15-yr-old on work experience this week and home for lunch. MJ open on
the table at the Second Life article sparked a conversation which went
something like this.. 

 

(User profile of subject is that of experienced and intensive user of
Bebo, MySpace, MSN, YouTube etc.)

 

Interviewer>Have you or your friends used Second Life?

Respondent:'You what?? Wassat?'

 

>It's where you can have a computer version of yourself in a computer
version of the world

'Oh right - I know it's where you can buy stuff for sort of real money'.

 

>That's right - have you & your mates used it?

'Why would we wanna do that - you've got to pay for stuff'

 

>Well - not to just use it I don't think. But you haven't had a go?

'Nope'

 

>Would you? Or any of your friends?

'Why?'

 

>Well - how about if I gave you some money for it so you could do cool
stuff
on it? (Dangerous gambit this one.)

'Well why not just go on Sims - it's just like Sims for grown-ups isn't
it?
Why not just get Sims from Smiths and go on that? You can use cheats and
build what you like'

 

>Well - you can see computer versions of real things and talk to people
there.

'Like what?'

 

>Imagine if your fave band - say McFly were playing there

'I don't listen to them any more. Anyway, how'd they do that?'

 

>Well - they'd have their own avatars - computer versions of themselves.
You'd go and see them in the computer programme.

'Mum why would anyone want to pay to watch a bad cartoon version of a
band when they could pay to see them in real life? Why wouldn't you just
do this stuff in real life? Or watch them for free on TMF?

 

>Well - some people do - though maybe a lot of them are people who like
playing computer games.

'Yeah, right.' (cue withering-put-down-teenager-disparaging-adult
look..8<
further condescending comment edited)

 

I don't doubt my interviewing technique leaves something to be desired,
but TeenFL and SL user numbers notwithstanding this suggests that we may
have some way to go before we are able to target this particular
demographic in SL.  

 

(And yes I do know there are lots of interesting futures issues which SL
raises - this is offered in the spirit of good humour :-) and
reassurance for those who are worried that they need to do something in
SL asap!)

 

Best to all,

 

Alice

 

 

Alice Grant Consulting

 <http://www.alicegrant.co.uk> www.alicegrant.co.uk

Fengate Farm, Fengate Road

West Pinchbeck, Spalding

Lincolnshire PE11 3NE

T: +44(0)1775 640282

F: +44(0)1775 640969

M: 07912116062 Please note new mobile number!

 


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