We're proud to be a media partner for Virtual Worlds London, which is being held on the 20th and 21st October 2008. I've seen the positive feedback from previous conferences run by the Virtual Worlds management crew and I'd expect this year's London event to be no different. As part of our role as media partner, Metaverse Journal readers get a 10% discount on registrations. … [Read more...] about Virtual Worlds London
Business
vBusiness Expo line-up announced
Virtual world business advisers Clever Zebra are continuing their relentless schedule of events and products with the announcement of the line-up for the July vBusiness Expo being held on the 30th July: - Steve Prentice from Gartner will provide the opening keynote address: 'Virtual Worlds in Business - Are we virtually there yet?', "where he will summarize the state of the … [Read more...] about vBusiness Expo line-up announced
Job: The Faith Foundation
As mentioned previously, we have a free jobs board for anyone wanting to get the message out about positions available. Each week we'll pick an interesting job to feature here on the main site. This week it's the first group to use the jobs board. The Faith Foundation is looking for a range of people in Second Life for paid positions. Got a virtual world related job to … [Read more...] about Job: The Faith Foundation
Virtual worlds prominent in BRW’s Top 100 Australian Web 2.0 Applications
BRW have run a feature listing the 'Top 100' Australian Web 2.0 applications. The list is a co-production with Ross Dawson's Future Explanation Network and you can see the full list here. The Australia-based virtual worlds that made the list were: 1. VastPark at number 22. 2. MojiKan at number 32. 3. My CyberTwin at number 65. 4. Mycosm at number 69. That there are … [Read more...] about Virtual worlds prominent in BRW’s Top 100 Australian Web 2.0 Applications
Interview – David Rolston, Forterra CEO
Forterra Inc is a private virtual world provider with a focus on health care, education and homeland security / disaster preparedness. One of their press releases a few weeks back caught my eye - Forterra has been awarded a Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) by the US Army for medical training simulations of combat scenarios. So I thought I'd have a chat with Forterra's CEO … [Read more...] about Interview – David Rolston, Forterra CEO