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From Gartner: Five Laws for Exploring Virtual Worlds

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Hat tip to Jay Moonah for the pointer to this Gartner article about virtual worlds. second life, ??? but not necessarily in Second Life, according to Gartner, Inc. Meaningful corporate use of public virtual worlds/platforms will lag. enterprises) will have a ??? Ah, but what about ROI?

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A few Second Life Tidbits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Alexandra Samuel from Social Signals starts off 2007 with several announcements related to Second Life - the addition of a virtual worlds manager and an Open house in Second Life later on today. There is also a post titled " Seven Reasons Why You Should Consider Second Life.

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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I predict the same fate for Second Life and other 3D-Virtual Words. Photo UgoTrade Blog. And, I got an instant response.

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US Congress in Second Life!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from article by Adam Reuters, Reuters Second Life Bureau and used with permission. Then I happen to notice another article on Adam's blog - about an announcement that US Congress will make its Second Life site available to the public Friday, January 5, 2007. There is a virtual Washington Monument.