Jane at Game Girl Advance – who wrote the “Is WOW the New Golf?” article – returns to the issue.
It’s an interesting idea, but WoW is a long way from Friendster or mySpace or LinkedIn. For one, it’s a lot harder to browse for friends; the server system is optimized for play experience, not for contact volume. And then the game itself is so involving that, unlike taking a stroll through the links, there’s a lot less potential time for schmoozing while playing. At the lower levels, at least.