Too "out there?"

Time for you to chime in... have you ever heard of Second Life? Have you ever been IN Second Life? Is it a cool model for a future cyber-utopia or is it just where dorks with a crummy real life "go" to hang out?

Personally I think it's pretty fascinating... there's an economy, people own property, run businesses, have relationships...

That pic above was "taken" at a meeting held on Tuesdays at 5pm Eastern Time – 2pm Second Life time – at the CNN iReport Hub in Second Life. CNN and iReport.com have had a Second Life presence for some time now... we even have citizen journalists IN Second Life who blog and submit iReports about what goes on there.

I'd like "News To Me" to go to Second Life... not full time, just for a segment. I even had special "News To Me" avatar t-shirts made up just in case we do...

That's me on the left (my avatar has been going to the cyber-gym, a lot), Tyson from iReport.com in the middle and a fellow iReport meeting attendee on the right. Pretty cool shirts no? I've got one for Eric, but the first hurdle we have to get over is his fear of being turned into an avatar. I promised him he wouldn't be sucked into some bizarre "Tron" scenario, but he's not so sure.

Oh and hey, if you would like a "News To Me" t-shirt for your avatar, we'll get you one... not sure how just yet... but if you let us know you want one... we'll make it happen!

So what do you think? Click "add a comment" below and let us know. Would you like "News To Me" to take you into Second Life or is it just too out there?