Twitter Notes: Cliff Notes for Cliff Notes!

From the UK;s Daily Telegraph newpaper’s Matthew Moore:
“Great works of literature are being shortened into 140-character “tweets”, in the latest diversion to grow out of the popular Twitter website. Classics by Charles Dickens, JD Sallinger and Jane Austen are among the novels to have been boiled down to a sentence by bookish readers of the [...]

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World’s Luckiest Man Gets Island Job

A British man has been appointed the new caretaker of an Australian tropical island, a six-month position described as “the best job in the world.”
Ben Southall, 34, a charity fundraiser from Petersfield, Hampshire, emerged from a field of over 34,000 applicants.

His new job requires Mr Southall to live and report from [...]

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Aion: The Tower Of Infinity

NCsoft has released a new teaser video for its currently-in-beta world, Aion. They hope to release the game in North America “soon,” which was originally slated as “2009.”

The world of Aion is described on the Aion web site as “a shattered world, separated into two halves with the Abyss between [...]

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Elvis: Spotted In Second Life!

According to the death certificate, Elvis Aaron Presley died on August 16th, 1977. But for many die-hards, that’s simply a cover up for the day he went into hiding. For those who want “proof” that the death was orchestrated, take a peek at the Is Elvis Dead or Alive? site, where, for me, the argument [...]

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Pandas Or Penguins

Being a cute, cuddly animal in a virtual world seems to be standard fare these days. Without doubt, leveraging the appeal of penguins has been a successful marketing strategy over the past few year. The Disney(R) Club Penguin acquisition in 2007 cost an estimated $700 million and the user base at that time was 12 [...]

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Spark City: New Virtual Venue for Younger Girls

Join cyber-mall rats Jessy, Yuki, and Mika on a quest to conquer the online shopperverse by signing up for the AllGirlArcade.com community.
“AllGirlArcade.com is a new gaming network based on the All Girl Star Squad, an original entertainment property created by Fuel Industries, featuring the adventures of three all-star gamers who, due to their gaming [...]

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Alganon Virtual World in Closed Beta

“Alganon is an upcoming fantasy-based MMORPG that allows thousands of people to play together in a virtual world that features a rich history dominated by commanding deities, powerful weapons and armor, deadly magic, epic quests, ancient places to discover, the utilization of detailed tradeskills, and more. Designed from scratch and based in a uniquely created [...]

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What, or Who, is Xi?

In there latest intriguing marketing campaign for the PlayStation 3, Sony Entertainment are promoting a mystery centered on a character from their virtual world, Home. According to the new Xi blog;
“If you’re wondering what all this is about, Xi is an adventure based in PlayStation®Home. Download PlayStation®Home for free on your PlayStation®3 and look for [...]

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Pimp Your Virtual World With MTV

Virtual MTV is a 3D online social experience where you can live the mtv life with all of your friends. You can create your avatar, design your crib, explore 3D worlds, shop and play fun games. Watch the video to learn more.

The world is a browser-based experience and is a re-working [...]

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IBM’s Virtual Culture Festival Opens in Second Life

Although predicting the death of the Second Life virtual world has become a spectator sport, there are still many real lif companies that are involved in using the environment for research, teaching, and promotion. THis includes IBM, who continues to have an active presence. One such project is the Virtual Universe Community (VUC), a passionate [...]

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