Google to close 3D virtual space Lively — Google is to shut its 3D virtual world Google Lively less than 6 months after launching it. Lively launched with a bang back in July with talk that it could become a Second Life killer. However limited support, poor uptake not helped by only being available to Windows users, and a general disinterest in the product has seen some speculating about its future for a while. According to a post on the Google Blog, Google refers to Lively as a kind of experimentation, but says that “not every bet is going to pay off.” That’s why, despite all the virtual... [Tags: ancient rome, bet, blog, chat google, demo]