Still unsure about Second Life -- the virtual world -- as a tool for helping your business do better? Besides virtual meetings, the platform is also conducive to training.
A Second Life for Training is the title of the article ...READ»
Maybe when it invites you to send a cartoon character in your place for a job interview.
According to Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal, that’s basically what employers like consulting firm Bain & Company, Hewlett-Packard, ...READ»
Analyst forecast the rise of Second Life and other virtual worlds worlds to come as dominate consumer and corporate collaborative and community ecosystems of the future.
Gartner Says 80 Percent of Active Internet Users Will Have A ...READ»
Though it might seem counter-intuitive, the Second Life Community Convention hosts a real-world meet-up for participants in SL’s virtual world. Grappling with issues like “how can virtual reality make us healthier?” and “real ...READ»
With the art world imploding alongside the economy, we could all use an inspired feel-good-art-is-still-alive story. But to describe Second Life--which has about 65,000 users logged on at any given time--as the zeitgeist of the art ...READ»
The Fast Interview: Harlequin's Brent Lewis on how romance novels are being read -- and written -- on cell phones and why size really doesn't matter.READ»
Our informal poll on biomimicry & innovation closes this Friday.
Last week I participated in a PDMA SecondLife panel discussion on green innovation. The event was very well attended with so many people asking to attend that ...READ»
Fast Interview: Second Life founder Philip Rosedale talks about how SL is open for business, the allure of virtual meetings over real ones, and why he stepped down as CEO.READ»
Say what you like about virtual world Second Life--it just keeps spinning on. And now it's getting an official enterprise offshoot, which companies can run on their own server for virtual, corporate, uh, fun. There's even going to be ...READ»
How much do you know about new “virtual worlds and 3D TV” technology developments? Maybe, you thought they were just a lot of online video game hype for kids but look deeper into today’s virtual world platforms like Second Life ...READ»
I am going to be participating in an event hosted by the PDMA in Second Life. The event is a panel discussion titled ”The Intersection of Green and Innovation in a New World.” I hope to see you (or your avatar) there. The ...READ»
You've seen Second Life, right? That was the virtual world that got a lot of hype about two years ago. It was very cool, but it had some significant limitations. First it required a download so wasn't easily embeddable into a web ...READ»
Welcome to the Second Life group at the new fastcompany.com. This group is for anyone who is already participating in, considering participation in, or just curious about doing business in virtual worlds (web 2.0/3.0). Second Life is ...READ»
Welcome to the Second Life group at the new fastcompany.com. This group is for anyone who is already participating in, considering participation in, or just curious about doing business in virtual worlds (web 2.0/3.0). Second Life is ...READ»
When I finally cleared through the crowd of technology reporters at the press preview for Digital Life -- the largest consumer electronics show on the East Coast -- I saw the booth causing the buzz was Mattel. Besides hand-held ...READ»
Kent Quirk says the future of office meetings lies in Linden Lab's Second Life. The aptly named Quirk, a speaker at this Waltham, Massachusetts, gathering, may be biased: He's a developer at the lab. But it has been trying to make ...READ»
If you are looking for how to make money, I would tell you that there are a lot of ways to make money really. For instance you can make money with a video. I know of a company that would pay you to do a view review. Isn't that ...READ»
We've come a long way since the Persians first played checkers, reportedly the world's oldest game, some 5,000 years ago. The first major shift in gaming came with the introduction of electronics, which is credited to William ...READ»
Fast Interview: When is interruption is helpful? Why can't most of us stay on task for more than three minutes? Is the best way to achieve flow to just unplug? Gloria Mark, Professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, has some answers.READ»
I was listening to the NPR report on the auction of Twentieth-Century Fox memorabilia this morning, and it was another reminder of the dominating power of celebrity in our culture. Owning a sliver of their lives has almost ...READ»
Tomorrow night, (Friday, July 13th, 7pm EST) Cruxy will host a one-of-a-kind event as Suzanne Vega returns to her avatar form for a special virtual listening party in Second Life. Vega will be celebrating the upcoming release of her ...READ»
From the clip file:
1,100 Laptops Missing from Commerce Dept.
IT folks' incessant snooping for serial numbers might be irritating, but -- zoinks -- maybe this is a sign that asset management really is important.
From Roadside Stand ...READ»
