Gartner Report Warns Against Brands in Second Life Having a virtual “office” in a place like Second Life may be at the forefront of business 2.0, but could pose problems for those companies involved. Gartner notes the security issues of having confidential information being shared across these networks, where companies may be subject to a security breach for both inside the network as well as for the employer’s own network. This makes sense on a certain level, as standards haven’t necessarily been put in place for businesses working within virtual worlds.

That place is such a mess.. If WSE had any ethics and wasn’t so tied up in bed with people such as Nicholas over at Ginko Fraudancial, they would’ve pulled Nicholas to the side and said “No thanks!” to his latest stunt using the perpetual bonds. This brings a lot of serious questions like Nobody Fugazi wrote about earlier this evening.

Gambling Ban? What Gambling Ban? Remember the gambling ban? Apparently, in backwoods Tao 1 (201,161,25) people didn’t hear about it - particularly the members of the group Tao Heavy Industries. Thanks to a random tip, I dropped into a casino right under the noses of Linden Lab.

Speaking of the gambling ban Anti-Gambling Policy Update: FAQ Since we originally announced the anti-gambling policy, we have received more questions about what it covers and how we plan to enforce it. Following is the updated FAQ, which attempts to clarify our original explanation of the policy and enforcement.

Paramount promotes Blades of Glory on Second Life Umm, who cares? “Paramount will make up 12 ice skating rinks within the virtual infrastructure and hand out free replicas of Blades of Glory costumes to the party-goers.” Seriously, is it just me?

Second Life’s Real-World Problems Reality is catching up with Second Life, the much hyped 3-D website that lets users create alter egos called avatars who can walk, chat, fly, have sex and buy and sell virtual stuff for real money. The ballyhoo surrounding this online community has led multinational brands from Reebok to Toyota to establish beachheads on Second Life to interact with consumers and be a part of the next wave in social networking.

Dynamo Gallery opens on depo business park in Second Life depo consulting ltd is pleased to announce the opening of the Dynamo Gallery, situated on the depo business park in Second Life, the three dimensional virtual world. The first exhibition features the work of Hughby Looby, a photojournalist in real life. He is showing an atmospheric collection of black and white images, largely shot on location in Cuba and Hungary. The exhibition will run until mid-October.

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