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Need for synchronicity |
The web is great because it is independent of space and time. However, this makes the web very boring. Imagine for example you could talk to your friends in real life only via your mailbox (asynchronous and indirect). Social interactions and connections require a common space and synchronicity. So virtual life needs a virtual space, i.e. virtual worlds or social networks with some “live functions”. Facebook is a good example: first they introduced a Twitter-like feature (status updates), now they added chat. Next, they will add chat rooms, maybe.
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