There's an excellent thesis put forward on 20 trends in virtual worlds over the past year. The ones of particular relevance were: 1. "Shedloads of virtual worlds will be launched in 2008" - I think that's a fair bet though how many actually make launch is doubtful. 2. "Teen-focused virtual worlds are huge" - Not surprising really - they're the consumers who have an intrinsic … [Read more...] about Trends in Virtual Worlds – an interesting perspective