virtualworlds
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(http://foo.secondlifeherald.com)
- scanned by: rasberry
5 months ago
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This weekend, the Second Life Herald learned that the Internal Revenue Serivce has ruled the greeters employed by the Electric Sheep Company for the CSI:NY metaverse/television cross promotional event are ESC employees rather than contractors. The...
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electricsheepcompany, esheep, electricsheep, virtualworlds, metaverse, irs, economy, taxes, internalrevenueservice, federaltax
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(http://www.scifi.com)
- scanned by: Joe Meme
5 months ago
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Virtual worlds, massive data collection and sophisticated sensors are going to define the world of the future, IBM researchers told SCI FI Wire during a brainstorming session with University of Southern California film students.
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ibm, usc, sensors, aging, longevit, virtualworlds, avatars, smartpeople
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(http://www.memebox.com)
- posted by: Marisa Vitols
6 months ago
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The following is a summary of the key moments that
transpired during the U.S. House Subcommittee on Telecommunications
and the Internet hearing on Virtual Worlds held April 1, 2008. This
marked the first ever simulcast of a Congressional hearing i...
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secondlife, virtualworlds, rosedale, congressionalhearing
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(http://www.virtualworldsnews.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
5 months ago
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The way it all sounds when it comes together, and looks based on the accompanying illustrations, is that Apple has patented a design for a shopping-oriented virtual world, complete with avatars and a 3D environment. Apple filed the app in 2006.
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apple, patent, onlineshopping, virtualshopping, shopping, virtualworld, virtualworlds
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(http://www.virtualworldsnews.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
6 months ago
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A panel of virtual world and gaming experts discusses the split in evolution of the two similar yet different genres. Key moments from the event at the Virtual Worlds 2008 conference.
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virtualworlds, metaverse, videogames, games, virtualworlds2008
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(http://technology.newscientist.com)
- scanned by: Joe Meme
6 months ago
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Are supercomputers on the verge of creating Matrix-style simulated realities? Michael McGuigan at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, says that virtual worlds realistic enough to be mistaken for the real thing are just a few years a...
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virtualworlds, supercomputers
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(http://gigaom.com)
- scanned by: Zora Styrian
7 months ago
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Game industry expert David Cole of DFC Intelligence has revealed some astonishing numbers about the MMOG market.
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(http://www.worldsinmotion.biz)
- scanned by: Zora Styrian
7 months ago
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Strategy Analytics president Harvey Cohen commented, "Virtual worlds represent an evolutionary step in the convergence of digital content, the internet, and consumer behavior through digital devices.
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virtualworlds, business
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(http://www.businessweek.com)
- scanned by: Zora Styrian
7 months ago
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Couples today are meeting, dating, and mating online, and using increasingly sophisticated matchmaking services to find the perfect spouse
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virtualworlds, secondlife, dating, relationships
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(http://terranova.blogs.com)
- scanned by: Zora Styrian
7 months ago
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We're starting to see a convergence of virtual worlds and social networking sites in the new wave of virtual "social" worlds (e.g., Kaneva, vSide, Virtual MTV) and new 3D Facebook applications (ActiveWorlds, Gaia Online).
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(http://www.washingtonpost.com)
- scanned by: mariposa
8 months ago
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U.S. intelligence officials are cautioning that popular virtual worlds that users to adopt avatars in 3D online spaces also are creating security vulnerabilities by opening novel ways for terrorists and criminals to move money, organize and conduc...
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