80 Percent Will Have A Second Life

Gartner says 80 percent of active internet users will have a “second sife” in the virtual world by the end of 2011.

“The collaborative and community-related aspects of these environments will dominate in the future, and significant transaction-based commercial opportunities will be limited to niche areas, which have yet to be clearly identified. However, the majority of active Internet users and major enterprises will find value in participating in this area in the coming years.” Steve Prentice, vice president and analyst at Gartner

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Via Second Life Research.

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