Google Kills 'Second Life Killer,' Google Lively

Google announced yesterday evening that it would KILL OFF GOOGLE LIVELY, the 3D virtual environment that was supposed to provide a mass-market alternative to environments like Second Life. The company acknowledged that a lot of people put a lot of work into building their Lively rooms, and offered this helpful tip: "We'd encourage all Lively users to capture your hard work by taking videos and screenshots of your rooms." Uh, OK. Thanks, I guess...