From: Washington Post Don’t Let Texting Get U Quote from the site - Regular readers of this column will know that I am suspicious of cyberspace innovations — from Facebook to MySpace to Second Life– that substitute the accumulation of “friends” for actual friendship and exhibitionism for genuine intimacy.

From: icWales We must get to grips with the world of our ‘digital native’ students Quote from the site - TUMBLERS, twitters, blogs, del.icio.us, stumbleUpon. This is only a small sample from a new vocabulary of technological terms that the students of today take for granted.

From: PR USA TBD Consulting Helps Make ASTD History Through Second Life Events Quote from the site - This month, TBD Consulting helped launch the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Valley of the Sun (VOS) chapter into a new trend in workplace learning: Second Life. This virtual world offers much more than 3D animation and interaction; it offers new ways to network, train and learn in the workplace.

From: Silicon Valley Insider Sorrell To Second Life: WPP To Meet Street Q4 Expectations Quote from the site - Thousands of investing avatars can breathe a little easier. After a host of worrisome comments from corporate chieftains at the World Economic Forum in Davos, WPP chief Sir Martin Sorrell said the ad giant would deliver Q4 results “in line with our expectations and outside expectations,” in an interview at the World Economic Forum broadcast in Second Life.

From: Sunny Talks Tech NetBeans Event in Second Life Quote from the site - Second Life, the virtual world where people live another life in front of their computers, is going to be the location for the next NetBeans meet on Jan 31, 2008 at 10 am. If you haven’t heard of Second Life, then may be you first need to read this and then if you are tired of your real life, get the client and log in to your Second Life.

From: uni global union UNI Second Life protest against IBM short-listed for prestigious award Quote from the site - The event was the first ever of its kind to take place in a virtual world. It involved almost 2′000 participants, who occupied IBM’s islands in Second Life for 12 hours in a row. The virtual protest lead to a Real Life success: the Italian IBM CEO resigned shortly after it took place and the negotiations reopened with the RSU union. 9′000 IBM workers were finally granted a fair agreement.

From: T&D Blog Is Second Life Learning’s Second Chance? Quote from the site - How many of you out there are a little skeptical about the virtual world of Second Life? Well, you are not alone.

From: The Jewish Chronicle Israel’s second life Quote from the site - You can now visit the Holy Land without leaving home. Rachel Fletcher logs on to an online virtual world.

From: Paddock Talk The Lancia Village On Second Life Social Networking Site Quote from the site - Lancia is once again making use of all the web’s interactive potential to communicate its values. The appointment is for Friday 25 January 2008 at the Lancia Village, the Lancia island on Second Life. An island with the unmistakable shape of Italy for a brand that not only contributes to the circulation of Italian-made goods in the real world, but now, with elegance and determination, occupies a place in the virtual world as well.

From: Wired Wired: Virtual World Griefing Reaches New Heights Quote from the site - This month’s issue of Wired contains an impressively in-depth article on the griefing exploits of the Something Awful Goonsquad.

From: Daily Commercial News College building in Hamilton gets Second Life in online world Quote from the site - Wayne MacPhail is president of w8nc, a specialized construction company based in Hamilton, Ont. When Mohawk College assigned him the task of duplicating its iWing building on the newly-formed Mohawk Island, he asked for permission to improve the design — so that visitors would find it easier to fly inside.

From: Second Life Herald FIC Tables Turned - Ex-Critic Crows About LL Land Seizure Quote from the site - An empty plot in Furness sim may be a warning to anyone expecting rule of law and property rights in the metaverse. According to a report published by Shaun Altman, the virtual land was seized by Linden Lab earlier this week. But why would the normally disengaged Lab suddenly take action? Several sources report that Prokofy Neva, a role-playing advocate of rule-of-law and property rights has stepped out of character and is claiming credit for Linden Lab’s land seizure.

From: nmc NMC Unveils the All New Kirsti Aho Museum Quote from the site - Last Sunday was a private launch for the re-opening of the Kirsti Aho Art Museum on NMC Campus. The Aho Museum aspires to showcase the finest examples of art that can be found in Second Life.

From: Hospitality Net Solare Hotels and Resorts Implements Japanese Hotel Industry’s First Ever Campaign Utilizing “Second Life” Quote from the site - Presently, there is said to be 11.8 million Second Life users throughout the world, including 800,000 in Japan. Further, it is a new medium that has the long-term potential to disseminate Second Life images to non-users through various video clip-posting sites.

From: Bits At Sundance, a Second Life Sweatshop Is Art Quote from the site - One of the more exotic premieres at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is “Invisible Threads.” It’s not a movie, but a virtual sweat shop that exists only on Second Life, the online virtual world, yet produces real-life, custom-ordered, personalized blue jeans.

From: Information Week Linden Lab Working To Beef Up Second Life Stability, Usability Quote from the site - Linden Lab plans sweeping improvements to the Second Life platform this quarter, designed to improve stability and usability, and to make it easier to connect Second Life with the rest of the Internet.

From: PR Inside BestWeek: Insurers Wonder if ‘Second Life’ is Half as Good as the Real Thing Quote from the site - Persuabius Haggwood has come to Generali Island–a sprawling complex owned and operated by the 176-year-old Italian insurance giant–not for financial protection, but to blow off a little steam. But none of it–not the island, not the buildings or cars, not even Haggwood himself–is real.

From: InterGovWorld Second Life has potential for public sector, says analyst Quote from the site - Governments have been taking tentative steps towards establishing a presence in the virtual world. And while the business case may yet to be proven, there is potential for the public sector to utilize virtual applications such as Second Life, says analyst Alison Brooks.

From: Blabbermouth JOURNEY Scheduled To Open Virtual World In ‘Second Life’ Quote from the site - On February 1, multi-platinum rockers JOURNEY will release their new Virtual Island in Second Life. A grand opening party is planned inside Second Life at the “Journey Rock Band” sim and will feature a meet-and-greet with band members.

From: Tech Digest Lancia to launch its Delta car in Second Life before real world Quote from the site - The hype around virtual world Second Life has died down a bit in recent months, and some companies have shut down their branded zones within it after visitor numbers didn’t match up to the press column inches when they launched. However, by contrast other brands are coming into Second Life.

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