O’Reilly Radar “Virtual Worlds: A Business Guide” Worth the Price
So you’ve been thinking about taking your business into the virtual world but you need some help. Maybe you need some numbers, some handy facts about demographics, some insightful analysis about what this whole movement to the virtual world really means for business. Well, O’Reilly is here to help.
Now, I’ve read dozens of “white papers” [...]
Virtual Lower East Side: Yes, you too can be Emo!
NYT Article about MTV’s Virtual Lower East Side (VLES). VLES is an interesting response to the independent music scene on MySpace and other social sites (which seem to be faltering big time!). In VLES, and its accompanying social network site, bands and fans meet up to support their favorite music, vote for up and coming [...]
Questions I’m thinking about
Mark and I often do a bit of brainstorming on the big dry erase boards in our dining room. Lately, we’ve been churning out research-type questions about virtual worlds. I thought I’d post them to save them from little hands and erasers and perhaps to get some discussion going.
What is a virtual world? what definition [...]
Intellagirl in the Yearly Review
Gotta love it when your work becomes a marketing bullet!
New Second Life Interface Looks Like a Web Browser
One of the oldest debates among Second Life users is about how to merge Second Life better with the rest of the web. Folks have argued for the ability to have interactive HTML browsing inside Second Life for years but the issue has its detractors. A new release from the Electric Sheep might signal a [...]
Law & Order SVU to take on Second Life-esque Story Tonight
Tonight’s Law & Order Special Victim’s Unit episode, called “Avatar”, will take on a story about under age sex in a virtual environment called “Alternate You.” Looks like a stab Second Life and all the controversy over age verification and the mysteries of the fine line between real life and virtual life. Set your DVRs! [...]
Big Things are Afoot!
I just got back from the Second Life Community Convention (SLCC) and I’m absolutely buzzing with big ideas! Don’t stop reading if you’re a SL naysayer. There’s more to this than meets the eye. If you’re at all interested in how Web 2.0 concepts are changing the internet and how we work, socialize, and think [...]