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Encouraging Networking at Your Virtual Event

AccelEvents

Yes, people attend conferences and trade shows in order to learn and grow their skill set, but they also attend to network with other industry professionals. Show them how to develop their avatar, fill out their profile, or use the text and video chat features. Virtual attendees can see benefits as well!

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Encouraging Networking at Your Virtual Event

AccelEvents

Yes, people attend conferences and trade shows in order to learn and grow their skill set, but they also attend to network with other industry professionals. Show them how to develop their avatar, fill out their profile, or use the text and video chat features. Virtual attendees can see benefits as well!

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Metaverse Museum? Guest Post on Second Life and Museums by Sibley Verbeck

Museum 2.0

In January, I interviewed Sibley about the potential use of virtual worlds and Second Life by museums, but in the four months since then, the virtual world platform--and the hype around it--has exploded. But that’s already sounding like the grandiose hype you read about Second Life or virtual worlds. So what does this mean for museums?