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News Second Life founder Philip Rosedale and a handful of other virtual-reality experts, testified yesterday at a House of Representatives hearing that was also attended by online personas, or avatars, portrayed on a video screen in the hearing room.
[02 Apr 2008]
News Linden Lab has released the viewer used to access Second Life as open source software, and plans to follow suit with the server software that powers the company's virtual realm. The initial move means outsiders will be able to modify the Second...
[09 Jan 2007]
Photo Virtual world Second Life continues to grow rapidly - now boasting six million 'residents' who spend an average of $1.5m in the game every day. Picture credit: Second Life/Linden Lab Click through this photo story to see how some of the biggest...
[10 May 2007]
Photo Second Life, the virtual world created by Linden Labs now has nearly 1.2 million players (or 'residents') and $500,000 is spent on products and services there every day. Unsurprisingly big businesses in the real world have been looking with...
[01 Nov 2006]
News Second Life creator Linden Lab admits it has been forced to increase security and change some of its policies to stamp out illegal and nuisance behaviour in the virtual world. It's very easy to make things in Second Life, that's the whole point, to...
[12 Feb 2008]
News Big businesses are welcome inside Second Life - but they can't approach the virtual world the same way they would the real-life high street, according to Second Life's creators. Second Life - the corporate invasion
[02 Nov 2006]
News Second Life - the business evolution Click on the links below to see pictures of some of the many real-world businesses that have set up outposts in Second Life. But then again, the office extension PA wanted was a virtual one, built in the rapidly...
[12 Jun 2007]
News Virtual world Second Life is the latest application to be targeted by systems administrators trying to stamp out non-business use of company bandwidth. Security company Sophos said it has received requests from several big companies to have the...
[21 Mar 2007]
News Second Life - the corporate invasion PA Consulting opened the doors of its virtual building last month, and wants to use Second Life as a new way of communicating with clients and as a way of recruiting and attracting new staff.
[01 Nov 2006]
News The popularity of Second Life continues to rocket, with the virtual world currently proving even more popular in Europe than in the US. In March, 61 per cent of active Second Life residents were from Europe, compared to 16 per cent from the US and...
[04 May 2007]
Cheat Sheet Second Life? Second Life doesn't really work like that. Second Life and big business Click on the links below to see pictures of some of the real-world businesses that have set up in Second Life. Second Life is a very different kettle of virtual fish.
[09 Nov 2006]
News Virtual world Second Life is banning unregulated banks from operating within its borders in order to protect its users' investments. Unrecognised 'banks' will no longer be able to offer interest or direct return on investment on Second Life's own...
[10 Jan 2008]
News Second Life creator, Linden Lab, is tightening security in its virtual world by introducing an identity verification (IDV) system for its residents. Robin Harper, vice president of marketing and community development at Linden Lab, said this is an...
[30 Aug 2007]
News Second Life had to close its cyber gates for a short time on Sunday after a 'grey goo' virus attacked the virtual world. Second Life and big business Click on the links below to see pictures of some of the real-world businesses that have set up in...
[20 Nov 2006]
News Businesses opening offices in virtual worlds such as Second Life will not see profitable returns from such tech-savvy ventures in the next three years. Second Life and big business Click on the links below to see pictures of some of the real-world...
[25 Apr 2007]
News BT is upping its presence in Second Life with a trial of its free 'Avatalk' phone and texting service. BT built a private island in Second Life called Area 21 last September where it showed off demos of its virtual world technology including Avatalk.
[20 Mar 2008]
News Virtual world Second Life is to play host to the latest episode of the BBC's The Money Programme. The programme, scheduled for TV broadcast tomorrow, will be screened simultaneously inside Second Life - at the Rivers Run Red Cinema.
[31 May 2007]
whitepaper Today effective Second Life (SL) educational simulations are rare. An experiential simulation often works as a better learning tool than a traditional "Lecture + textbook + exam" trio. Those that exist are often closer to replications than...
[27 Mar 2008]
Comment And there's your problem right there - whoever it was in the organisation that took the decision to ban Facebook (and probably YouTube and Second Life for good measure), it's the CIO taking the blame from the staff.
[14 Jun 2007]
Photo IBM is recreating the action of the Wimbledon tennis championships in Second Life. Picture credit: Second Life/Linden Lab Picture credit: Second Life/Linden Lab Picture credit: Second Life/Linden Lab Ian Hughes, IBM metaverse evangelist, explained...
[18 Jun 2007]
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