Asher Moses from the Sydney Morning Herald has run a story titled 'Few lives left for Second Life'. It's based on research undertaken by the Queensland University of Technology's Kim MacKenzie, who's completing her honours thesis on Second Life and business. The research findings aren't surprising in a lot of respects - there are significant areas of Second Life that are ghost … [Read more...] about Second Life – on the wane for aussies?
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Google Lively’s creator scores keynote at VW London
As mentioned previously, we're a media partner for the Virtual Worlds London conference. They've just announced that the creator of Google's Lively, Niniane Wang, will be a keynote speaker. A new session called FastPitch has been introduced, which allows companies to showcase their virtual worlds-related service or product. You will need to provide a submission beforehand and … [Read more...] about Google Lively’s creator scores keynote at VW London
Clever Zebra release two virtual worlds white papers
To coincide with their latest vBusiness Expo, Clever Zebra have released two white papers - available at no cost. The first is The Essential 7 Point Quick Start for Meetings Professionals, the other is Going Virtual: A Three Point Success Plan for Business. To get copies, click on the incorrectly titled 'Download your copy now' links at this page - you'll then need to enter … [Read more...] about Clever Zebra release two virtual worlds white papers
Age demographics and virtual worlds
Metrics gurus Kzero have released a new breakdown of the age variances by type of virtual world frequented. There's no big surprises but the figures do further emphasise the power of the pre-teen and teen market for social virtual worlds. Thanks to Pavig Lok for the heads-up. … [Read more...] about Age demographics and virtual worlds
Microsoft’s paws on OpenSim?
Am I the only one that experiences nausea at the thought of Microsoft integrating its technologies with the OpenSim virtual world platform? To me, any technology that's brand-specific is going to cause more problems than deliver solutions when the longer term view is taken for interoperability. … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s paws on OpenSim?