eKidna World is one of the newest virtual world offerings on the block for preteens, and it's an Australia-based one to boot. Founded by Brisbane-based mother of two, Karen Orford, eKidna World is a web-based world with a fairly hefty feature-set. As you'll read in our interview below, eKidna is essentially a one-person self-funded operation, which makes the end result even … [Read more...] about eKidna World: Australia’s preteen virtual world challenger
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Enterprise 2.0 and virtual worlds and a free discussion paper download
Today, I had the pleasure of facilitating four small group sessions at the Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum 2009. The topic was virtual worlds and enterprise, and thanks to the participants in the groups, it turned into a very interesting exchange of ideas. The agenda of the overall forum was much wider: the use of Web 2.0 technologies in business. What's impressive about this … [Read more...] about Enterprise 2.0 and virtual worlds and a free discussion paper download
While you’re dancing in the flames
The key to managing crises, is to keep an eye on the long-term, while you're dancing in the flames You may have heard of TED talks: some of the world's best thinkers (and doers) speak on some consciousness expanding topics. At the 2009 TED Conference, Juan Enriquez made a fascinating presentation on how the convergence of cell engineering, tissue engineering and robots would … [Read more...] about While you’re dancing in the flames
‘Life On Line’ launches
I received a media release yesterday, announcing the launch of a virtual TV show, Life On Line. It's the latest project by Australian Steve Cropper, who produced a virtual worlds community called My Metaverse as well as a previous offering: The Late Show. I watched the pilot episode and like any pilot, it's pretty raw. The overall theme of the show is the multitude of ways … [Read more...] about ‘Life On Line’ launches
2009: the year the ATO wakes up?
In recent weeks over on Terra Nova, Julian Dibbell has raised the issue again of taxation and virtual worlds. It's worth a read purely to gain some insight into the complexity of the issue. As Dibbell states, it's a lot more than the concept of taxing the sale of virtual goods, although that's likely to be the driving force of any actions by governments. On the Australian … [Read more...] about 2009: the year the ATO wakes up?