7526 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Eros LLC, the company behind the environment, has sold up in order to concentrate on building a bigger in-world sex business.</p> <p>Ninety percent of its business was exclusively inside Second Life, where pixellated Amsterdam hookers approach newbie inhabitants and the surroundings are accurately modeled on the real-world town.</p> <p>Eros founder Kevin Alderman (alias "Stroker Serpentine") <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198700237">told Information Week</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"Eros is partnering with several adult industry concerns to develop a verified, mature playground."</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>One of Second Life's most popular, the Amsterdam sim had been open to all inhabitants, but the follow-up will be an adult-only affair.</p> <p> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Amsterdam-Sim-in-Second-Life_W0QQitemZ160098805353QQcategoryZ4596QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">The auction</a> received one successful buy-it-now offer.</p> <p>PepsiCo last night <a href="http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/56584.html">told E-commerce Times</a> it had sold 11,402 virtual cans of Pepsi inside Second Life - the exercise designed as a branding opportunity.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Eros LLC, the company behind the environment, has sold up in order to concentrate on building a bigger in-world sex business.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Ninety percent of its business was exclusively inside Second Life, where pixellated Amsterdam hookers approach newbie inhabitants and the surroundings are accurately modeled on the real-world town.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Eros founder Kevin Alderman (alias "Stroker Serpentine") <Link URL="http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198700237" Window="New">told Information Week</Link>:</Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"Eros is partnering with several adult industry concerns to develop a verified, mature playground."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>One of Second Life's most popular, the Amsterdam sim had been open to all inhabitants, but the follow-up will be an adult-only affair.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/Amsterdam-Sim-in-Second-Life_W0QQitemZ160098805353QQcategoryZ4596QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" Window="New">The auction</Link> received one successful buy-it-now offer.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>PepsiCo last night <Link URL="http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/56584.html" Window="New">told E-commerce Times</Link> it had sold 11,402 virtual cans of Pepsi inside Second Life - the exercise designed as a branding opportunity.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-03-30T08:37:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <strong>The </strong> <strong> <em>virtual</em> </strong> <strong>Amsterdam, that is. An adult entertainment company has just off-loaded a Second Life recreation of the Dutch city.</strong> <br /> <br />Complete with tram-lined waterways and public squares, the Amsterdam sim is actually a dedicated sex haven occupied by lady avatars of the night and stores selling sexual merchandise. <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Emphasis>The </Emphasis> <Emphasis> <Quote>virtual</Quote> </Emphasis> <Emphasis>Amsterdam, that is. An adult entertainment company has just off-loaded a Second Life recreation of the Dutch city.</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <LineBreak />Complete with tram-lined waterways and public squares, the Amsterdam sim is actually a dedicated sex haven occupied by lady avatars of the night and stores selling sexual merchandise.</FormattedContent> false 1001 <p>Related Econsultancy reports include our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-platforms-buyer-s-guide-2009">E-commerce Platforms Buyer's Guide</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/delivering-successful-e-commerce-projects">Delivering Successful E-commerce Projects</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special">Online Retail Checkout Special</a></strong>. See also the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-statistics">E-commerce Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> <p>Related Econsultancy reports include our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-platforms-buyer-s-guide-2009">E-commerce Platforms Buyer's Guide</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/delivering-successful-e-commerce-projects">Delivering Successful E-commerce Projects</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special">Online Retail Checkout Special</a></strong>. See also the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-statistics">E-commerce Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> 362989 Sexy Amsterdam sells for $50k on eBay false 2007-03-30T10:22:00+01:00 sexy-amsterdam-sells-for-50k-on-ebay 2009-04-30T01:12:56+01:00 2009-10-13T08:57:42+01:00 298