BusinessWeek has a largish section devoted to the “New Web” – the one controlled by users and not media gatekeepers. Sounds interesting, but a quick read of the articles is disappointing. Many of us already know what’s happening (I even discussed the whole social influencing thang back in March, and I was way late). If I didn’t realize that BusinessWeek is targetted to a specific kind of reader, I’d really take them to the mat for not banging this drum more loudly months ago. Then again, maybe there are additional reasons for the somewhat late reporting: notice under “Graphic: Play” BW lists Cyworld along with games “World of Warcraft” and “Everquest“. Huh? How is Cyworld a game? I’m not sure they get it even though they’re reporting on this stuff.

Btw, you can read more about Cyworld in this article over on Wired. In the meantime, what I’m really wondering is how long will it be before BW reports on truly 3D spaces instead of isometric views pretending to be 3D. Now that Wells Fargo has poked it’s gold toe into the virtual waters, I give them six months. I’m also going to guess the next comparison will have Second Life listed along with “Halo 3” and “Grand Theft Auto“. Right.

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