Posts Tagged demographics


    The New Rich in China

    August 4th, 2010

    As I stood at a busy intersection on People’s Avenue South in Chengdu, China, I am dazzled by the high-end designer labels I see. Louis Vutton, Dior, MaxMara, and many other luxury brands all opened up shop here. With the fast economic development during the last decade, there has arisen a new class of rich [...]


    Second Life Demographics Update

    September 22nd, 2008

    My previous blog “Rethinking Second Life Demographics” has attracted quite some search engine traffic from people who are looking for Second Life user demographics.  Since the original demographic information that I linked to was a little old, I would like to point my readers to a newer and more authoritative demographic information source: Linden Lab [...]


    Rethinking Second Life Demographics

    March 31st, 2008

    When a technology innovation appears on the horizon, one would stereotypically expect that the younger generation will sign on to it faster than older adults. This was the same expectation I had with Second Life. Like many people, I thought of Second Life as a playground for mostly Gen Y’s and the occasional Gen X’s. [...]