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Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by nearly 100,000 people from around the globe.
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Advertising Police Arrive Inside Second Life
In a decision on a product advertised on billboards inside Second Life, the Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program found that PhotoBlocker Spray does not, unsurprisingly, make your real-life car invisible to police radar and traffic cameras. Second Life is the online virtual world where unemployed people have fake sex and...
Gibson Guitar takes occupancy on Second Life Island
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gibson Guitar Corporation Gibson, a musical instrument manufacturer founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1894 and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, will launch its Second Life presence with an inaugural concert by Bob Welch, the former Fleetwood Mac vocalist and guitarist. Second Life...
Gibson Guitar takes occupancy on Second Life Island
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-15 July 2008-Gibson Guitar takes occupancy on Second Life IslandC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Gibson Guitar Corporation Gibson, a musical instrument manufacturer founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1894 and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, will launch its Second Life presence with an inaugural concert by Bob Welch, the former...
Google lets people create custom virtual realms
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Google has rolled out a challenge to virtual world giant Second Life with free software that lets people create their own online 3D worlds that can be embedded on websites and melded with other online functions. Lively by Google lets people place virtual "rooms" on...
Aviva USA First to Launch Presence in Second Life Aimed at Life Insurance and Annuity Agents
Island Developed as Venue for Agent Recruitment, Education and Training
Vollee Debuts Second Life on Mobile
Vollee's Streaming Mobile Service Live Worldwide; Free Beta Application Available Now
Second life: an entrepreneur learns it's never too late to right a wrong and pursue a passion
DOREEN MOTTON SAYS SHE KNOWS HOW IT FEELS TO hit rock bottom: It hurts. Feelings of inadequacy helped fuel a 20-year alcohol and drug addiction. "To hide and suppress my feelings, I'd go to the bar or indulge in substances," admits Morton, who decided in 1996 that enough was enough....
Schools eyeing virtual campuses
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — An Internet fantasy universe teeming with faux worlds devoted to socializing and video games is expanding to include virtual classrooms and universities. A new trend in online education involves students acting through animated characters called "avatars" mingling in simulated school settings and even rocketing off,...
Backgammon Masters Linden Currency Test at Second Life Fails to Execute
LONDON -- BackgammonMasters online backgammon game operator surveyed 500 of its non-US players to check the potential demand for the use of Second Life Virtual world currency "Linden" on their site and came up short. According to survey results, only 20 of the 500 players had ever heard of the...
AiMA Awards 2008 Names Engauge Digital and IHG Best in Show
Virtual World Meeting Space "The Place to Meet Island" also Selected Winner of Vanguard Award ATLANTA -- Engauge Digital, the Interactive Center of Excellence within Engauge that leverages knowledge in human behavior to produce digital design and marketing strategy, was awarded both the Vanguard Award for Most Creative Use...
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