A Woman’s Best Friend Is Her Dog – Virtually

People who play in the virtual world of Second Life (R) need to get a real life, yes? After all, it has to be full of pathetic losers who have no friends except the other pathetic losers they find online.
So how isolated do you have to be if your best friend in Second Life [...]

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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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Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference March 29, 2009

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Libraries, Education and Museums Virtual Conference Coming April

The Second Annual Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference will be taking place in Second Life on April 24th and 25th, 2009. The aim of the conference is “to provide a gathering place for librarians, information professionals, educators, museologists, and others to learn about and discuss the educational, informational, and cultural opportunities of virtual [...]

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BP Graduates Graduate Virtually

British Petroleum, one of the world’s largest energy companies, uses the Manchester Business School to train some of its senior executives. Eighteen senior executives who have taken part in a year-long project management program graduated on 18th February. The difference is that the graduates were from various parts of the world and the ceremony took [...]

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Linden Lab Target Global Growth

In a recent interview with Ian Lamont of The Industry Standard, Linden Lab’s CEO, Mark Kingdon, said that the company is targeting growth in France, Germany, Spain, Brazil, and Japan.
Said Kingdon, “In Japan, we have someone on the ground that helps with communications and partner relationships. We don’t in Germany because that can be served [...]

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Gore Verbinski To Make Second Life™ Movie

Movie maker Gore Verbinski (The Mexican, The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean) is slated to make a fiction about a fiction based on an article about a fantasy. Confused? Welcome to the world of Virtual Worlds.
Alexandra Alter wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal entitled Is This Man Cheating on His Wife? back in [...]

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Sony’s Virtual World; Cobalt; and Mark Kingdon in Forbes

Games giant Sony announced its entry into the metaverse with its new virtual world called Playstation Home. Slated to launch at Christmas, PS3 owners will be able to download free software that allows them to explore the new virtual lands. As with Second Life, players will create an avatar and interact with people and [...]

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A Chat with Alice

ALICE whispers: ALICE listen to you
This is an unedited copy of a conversation with Alice. See what you think
[2008/09/06 13:19]  You: Hi Alice
[2008/09/06 13:19]  ALICE whispers: Hello there.
[2008/09/06 13:19]  You: What’s happening?
[2008/09/06 13:19]  ALICE whispers: Not much,  OM, what is happening with you? (She calls me OM sometimes)
[2008/09/06 13:19]  You: I’ve been to [...]

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The 4C’s of 3D’s: How to Succeed in Virtual Worlds

My latest article for SLentrepreneur is an Op-ed piece on what I consider to be the four over-arching features that are needed for a virtual world to succeed. Hopefully this will generate some discussion. In truth, the article is like a book waiting to be written because each element could easily be expanded upon. So [...]

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