virtual worlds in comment and analysis
Editor's Blog: Coming soon - our list of the UK's top CIOs
Comment Recently I've had conversations with CIOs ranging from the difficulties of travelling abroad with bodyguards to exploiting the potential of virtual worlds and getting succession planning right. Here at silicon.com we spend a lot of time talking to... [30 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.04.08
Round-Up Philip Rosedale, chief executive of Linden Lab, the company that runs Second Life, said: "It is likely that virtual world activities are somewhat more 'policeable' and the law somewhat more maintainable within virtual worlds. [04 Apr 2008]
Social networking goes mainstream
AS Analysis Virtual worlds were also discussed. The gaming community is where the "big developments in virtual worlds are happening", according to Agenda Setters panellist and analyst at Freeform Dynamics, Jon Collins. [12 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... open source vs MS, budget overruns, the iPhone, patents...
Comment Virtual worlds are amusing and interesting, but people do seem to be assuming that you have to be able to replicate all real world facilities there, even if there is an easier way! Photos: BT talks big on virtual worlds [20 Sep 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Media wars
Comment It starts with time-shifted programme feeds, plus movie and music downloads, but then moves on to new diversions such as social networking, online games and virtual worlds. Written at the Institute of Directors in London and dispatched via free-to... [31 Aug 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.08.07
Round-Up Businesses are increasingly using virtual worlds for real purposes and here, once again, a sense of decorum is being called for. Users of virtual worlds such as Second Life are apparently more self-conscious about how they're perceived by other... [03 Aug 2007]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: I, Avatar
Comment But in virtual worlds the idea of what is appropriate isn't quite fixed yet. But as these virtual worlds become more of a business tool, you need that anonymity to go away. But sometimes - especially when trying to conduct business in virtual... [19 Jun 2007]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: Wary of wikis? Cynical about Second Life?
Comment So be careful how you choose to limit access to wikis, blogs, social networking, virtual worlds and more, warns Steve Ranger. And I know companies that are benefiting from the use of social networking to share knowledge internally, creating virtual... [14 Jun 2007]
The hard reality of virtual world litigation
Comment The brave new world of virtual worlds creates a constellation of new - and still foggy - legal questions. Setting itself apart from other creators and operators of virtual worlds, Linden announced in late 2003 that it would recognise full... [14 Jun 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.04.07
Round-Up Some believe Second Life is on its way to becoming a key point of contact for customers, with some consultants imagining call centres could ask customers to follow up a phone call by moving the support call into virtual worlds. [13 Apr 2007]
Asia goes global
AS Analysis The next-generation comes in second place on the Agenda Setters list, and it is Chinese, Japanese and Korean youth culture that is driving much of the interest in online activities for this group - such as online social networking and virtual... [25 Sep 2006]
Philip Rosedale
AS Profile Visualising virtual worlds More than just games, these worlds blur the lines between real and imagined - residents create lasting relationships and outfits such as the BBC stage virtual versions of real events there. [25 Sep 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.05.06
Round-Up Still, the financial services providers are likely to meet considerable opposition to the foray into virtual worlds. Virtual worlds such as World of Warcraft and Second Life have enough members spending enough real and virtual money to have the... [26 May 2006]
Let's not be ashamed of TMT - not completely
Comment It was back when it seemed stocks related to IT, the worlds of old and new media and telecoms could only go one way. Nokia still sells handsets at margins most CEOs drool over and there is hope for things like MMS messaging, but the overall... [19 Jul 2002]
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