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July 2nd, 2008

Yoowalk, a virtual world to surf the web in 3D

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Yoowalk is a no-download virtual world which lets you browse the web, connect with friends, and design your own space in a live 3D environment.

Yoowalk is a virtual representation of the world wide web. It is composed of categorized villages of 3D websites, called walksites, that you browse with a personalized avatar. Simply walk your […]

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May 16th, 2008

Playboy coming to Second Life!

Breaking news: Playboy is coming to Second Life!
Christie Hefner is saying:
“We believe that the potential of online is much greater than the performance we’ve seen in the last several years”

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I agree, Christie: the potential revenue from virtual worlds is much bigger than what you ever saw in the past.
See Love + Sex with Robots […]

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April 30th, 2008

Update from recent Virtual Worlds 2008 in New York

I wasn’t able to attend, but Virtual Worlds 2008 in New York has been a tremendous success.
Now online there are some of the coolest presentations, and mp3s of the great keynotes.
Don’t forget the call for speakers for Virtual Worlds 2008 London, 20-21 october 2008!
If you’re interested in getting a virtual job, check the virtual worlds […]

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April 24th, 2008

Ignore Second Life at your own peril!

http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/04/mckinsey-compan.html

McKinsey & Company, a famous management consulting firm (wikipedia), is deeply involved in virtual worlds, and Second Life.
From a news source:
An unnamed senior consultant told the Times Online that companies “absolutely”  should be “experimenting in virtual worlds” to attract customers under 30 and were “ignoring them at their peril.”
I agree: virtual worlds, and social networks, […]

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April 8th, 2008

Looking for events and conferences on Virtual Worlds in Europe 2008

Dear readers,
I’d need some help: I’m looking for events and conferences about virtual worlds (and web 2.0, storage, Information Technology) in Europe in 2008, to plan my travel schedule.
Do you have any to suggest?
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March 17th, 2008

Virtual jobs!

You know my story, right? I will probably be hired by Amazon.com, thanks to a Luxembourg Virtual Job Fair to which I attended in last november. That was great!
Now there are plenty of virtual worlds job out there… check here for more details, maybe it’s your turn!
I see a great advantage for employers here. Less […]

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February 27th, 2008

realXtend joins OpenSim

Good news: realXtend joins OpenSim.
I really hope OpenSim will eventually become an open standard for virtual worlds… and I also hope that Linden Lab will face this dilemma once and for all.
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February 26th, 2008

Virtual worlds industry forecast

Download this PDF and read it, it’s well worth it.
It’s a forecast for Virtual Worlds in 2008.
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February 25th, 2008

Question on the future

Did you ever read something from Ray Kurtzweil?
I find him coherent and interesting, expecially when he talks about how the Law of Accelerating Returns will affect our life in the near future. In twenty years, we’ll experience the progress of the past fifty years, and this will translate into nanotechnological implants, quantum computers, and so […]

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February 19th, 2008

Virtual Worlds Conference: New York, 3-4 april 2008

The upcoming Virtual Worlds 2008 Conference will take place in New York on 3-4 april 2008.
The cost is like any other conference (early registration ends feb 29th, and you’ll save 700 $), and you’ll meet some mayor players in virtual worlds (we’re still missing Philip Rosedale there… what’s up?)

Such kind of conferences are great for […]

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