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News about Second Life and other virtual worlds. See also http://twitter.com/gamersgame and http://twitter.com/howtoweb

Created by twitter_virtualworlds on Oct 2, 2008

Last updated: 10/18/10 at 03:11 AM

• Linden Lab cuts 30% of workforce http://bit.ly/dbJyCb
  Jun 12, 2010 6:21 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/16041303938

• A company named Virtusphere, Inc. has created a new way to experience virtual worlds, called the ...
  Nov 7, 2009 3:36 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/5518090798

• Meez, a virtual world for teens, claims it has been profitable since April http://bit.ly/wMwMr
  Oct 20, 2009 1:14 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/5026377634

• Virtual worlds reportedly grew by 39% in the second quarter of 2009 to an estimated 579 million. ...
  Jul 30, 2009 9:19 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/2945137824

• eMarketer is forecasting that 54% of children will be using virtual worlds like Club Penquin and ...
  May 26, 2009 9:18 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/1925026644

• A British medical school is having students treating virtual patients in an online hospital in Se...
  Mar 30, 2009 9:08 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/1422396959

• Tokyo company named Genkii is launching an iPhone app called Sparkles that lets iPhone users conn...
  Mar 23, 2009 10:39 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/1376737964

• @wefollow #virtualworlds #games #secondlife
  Mar 14, 2009 10:04 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/1330300200

• The virtual Wee World universe has added clothing designed by Justin Timberlake. http://bit.ly/oJjJ
  Feb 6, 2009 5:21 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/1183077746

• Diesel sells virtual clothes in PlayStation Home. Lignet Roset sells virtual furniture. http://bi...
  Dec 21, 2008 9:49 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/1070814372

• Ridemakerz, a retailer of custom-built toy cars, has launched a virtual world targeted at young b...
  Dec 16, 2008 8:58 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/1062182503

• British couple who married in Second Life wedding ceremony are to divorce after one of them had a...
  Nov 14, 2008 3:49 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/1006317921

• Users of Hello Kitty Online raised $12,000 for Charity by creating virtual food items which inclu...
  Nov 13, 2008 2:44 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/1004541145

• Disney's fairies get a virtual online home at Pixie Hollow. Disney creates jewelry and other prod...
  Nov 1, 2008 5:09 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/985749946

• Trend in kids virtual worlds is to combine toys with virtual characters. Club Penguin is the late...
  Oct 24, 2008 1:35 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/974167065

• Victor Keegan at the Guardian predicts that we'll all be citizens of virtual worlds. http://twurl...
  Oct 6, 2008 9:02 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/949208129

• Video from New Scientist shows how researchers in Dublin are looking at how to make virtual crowd...
  Sep 2, 2008 6:44 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/906796203

• A post on TechCrunch has a video of LivePlace, a virtual world with photo-realistic graphics that...
  Aug 11, 2008 10:49 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/884920777

• Google takes on Second Life and the Sims with Lively http://twurl.nl/5ebe0g
  Jul 13, 2008 8:52 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/857699240

• Virtual Worlds is also in Plurk.com as @virtualworlds - Invite here http://is.gd/y3U if you need ...
  Jun 19, 2008 4:12 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/839053456

• Movie studios expand into virtual worlds - they see opportunities for promotion. http://twurl.nl/...
  Jun 12, 2008 9:20 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/833142347

• Reduce your carbon footprint using virtual worlds. http://twurl.nl/g1omup
  May 17, 2008 9:33 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/813646872

• The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) launches IFAW Island in Second Life http://tinyu...
  Mar 31, 2008 10:31 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/780299267

• Cisco is hosting a live event called Quantum Shift in Second Life tomorrow, March 4th. Details he...
  Mar 3, 2008 2:58 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/766258607

• One of the world's largest collections of antique maps sets up in Second Life at David Rumsey Map...
  Feb 29, 2008 5:02 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/765081949

• Beanie Babies go virtual. The plush collectible toys now have a virtual counterpart like Webkinz....
  Feb 18, 2008 11:12 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/729507482

• Teen virtual world Habbo cuts deal with William Morris Agency. Habbo also has Paramount deal for ...
  Feb 18, 2008 2:07 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/727984472

• Researchers say Second Life users are still vulnerable to an exploit code that steals money http:...
  Feb 14, 2008 8:36 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/714586532

• The BBC says NASA is considering creating its own virtual world http://tinyurl.com/2nddbl
  Jan 21, 2008 2:40 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/625529512

• Ron Paul supporters marched in World of Warcraft - happened earlier this month http://tinyurl.com...
  Jan 21, 2008 2:39 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/625526272

• Virtual Worlds research group at Stanford releases http://tinyurl.com/yqwu22 Dryad http://dryad.s...
  Jan 5, 2008 4:20 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/566709952

• More articles/posts are circulating that Google may be building a virtual world of its own. Here...
  Jan 2, 2008 1:42 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/556309952

• ClickZ says virtual world marketing will get a reality check in '08 - expect bigger and better pl...
  Dec 30, 2007 6:26 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/548020652

• Gingerbread houses in Second Life http://tinyurl.com/32x95q via http://tinyurl.com/2kwwz5
  Dec 20, 2007 11:03 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/518688872

• Screen captures of virtual writers strike picketing in Second Life http://tinyurl.com/ystsgf via ...
  Dec 12, 2007 9:24 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/494267622

• A Dutch teenager was arrested for allegedly stealing virtual furniture from "rooms" in the Habbo ...
  Nov 16, 2007 1:02 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/418857782

• The inevitable 2007 roundup posts have started. Tech Digest looks at 20 Virtual Worlds trends for...
  Nov 1, 2007 7:18 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/382059412

• CSI:NY is running its Second Life episode this Wednesday. http://tinyurl.com/2eloaa
  Oct 20, 2007 4:23 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/351154002

• CNET reports that "immersive ads" are coming to kids virtual words like Gaia Online, Whyville and...
  Oct 17, 2007 8:01 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/344043562

• IBM and Linden Lab team up to develop avatars that can travel between virtual worlds. http://tiny...
  Oct 11, 2007 7:47 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/329664042

• CNET has details on Multiverse Network's plans to let people build using Google's 3D Warehouse an...
  Oct 9, 2007 10:09 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/323233442

• WashPo article says Second Life is giving some sick and disabled people a "new lease on life" htt...
  Oct 8, 2007 12:09 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/319689802

• 76-year-old insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA sets up Generali Virtual, an island in Second Life...
  Oct 4, 2007 11:33 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/313557092

• Cancer charity holding what it says is the 'World's Largest Coffee Morning' this Friday in Second...
  Sep 26, 2007 2:23 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/295255862

• More speculation about a "Google Earth Second Life" http://tinyurl.com/2flj6v
  Sep 24, 2007 1:02 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/290690242

• IBM Workers are planning to hold a virtual strike in Second Life starting Tuesday. http://tinyurl...
  Sep 23, 2007 7:15 AM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/287933262

• Sony's Home virtual world behind schedule. Microsoft UK boss feels Sony "undestimated" the challe...
  Sep 21, 2007 11:57 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/285583302

• Terra Nova blogs http://urltea.com/1j6v about Areae's Metaplace http://www.metaplace.com announce...
  Sep 19, 2007 6:04 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/280403942

• Intel acquires Havok http://tinyurl.com/2mynlp a developer of software for virtual worlds and gam...
  Sep 17, 2007 1:57 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/275171752

• Nick Wilson, author of the Metaversed Blog, is launched the Metanomics Conference with Cornell Un...
  Sep 13, 2007 3:10 PM

  
  http://twitter.com/virtualworlds/statuses/267006532