With MySpace so five minutes ago and podcasts already dead, it was only a matter of time before new student, that oh so Scientology-sounding Second Life, moved to the front of the marketing class and tongue wagging marketer and ad agency students took notice. Last week, student Leo Burnett hooked up with student Second Life to make an Idea Space for the agency’s 1,600 creatives to interact in because, after all, in a digital world, no one wants actual human contact any more unless it’s with a Second Life virtual hottie.
YesButNoButYes decided to check out Leo Burnett’s home and did a search but came up with nothing except a resident who calls himself Leo Burnett and belongs to The BDSM Forum. Not exactly the sort of world the real Leo Burnett would play in but an important lesson learned for those attending the Second Life marketing class: make sure the world you are entering doesn’t already have a person with your name who likes kinky sex. That is, unless you’re into kiny sex as well.
