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eMarketer is forecasting that 54% of children will be using virtual worlds like Club Penquin and Pixie by 2013. [ http]
- 5/26, 9am
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A British medical school is having students treating virtual patients in an online hospital in Second Life. [ http]
- 3/30, 9pm
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Tokyo company named Genkii is launching an iPhone app called Sparkles that lets iPhone users connect to a virtual world. [ http]
- 3/23, 10am
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@wefollow #virtualworlds #games #secondlife
- 3/14, 10pm
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The virtual Wee World universe has added clothing designed by Justin Timberlake. [ http]
- 2/6, 5am
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Diesel sells virtual clothes in PlayStation Home. Lignet Roset sells virtual furniture. [ http]
- 12/21, 9am
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Ridemakerz, a retailer of custom-built toy cars, has launched a virtual world targeted at young boys. [ http]
- 12/16, 8pm
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British couple who married in Second Life wedding ceremony are to divorce after one of them had an alleged "affair" in SL [ http]
- 11/14, 3pm
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Users of Hello Kitty Online raised $12,000 for Charity by creating virtual food items which included strawberry cakes. [ http]
- 11/13, 2pm
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Disney's fairies get a virtual online home at Pixie Hollow. Disney creates jewelry and other product tie-ins. [ http]
- 11/1, 5pm
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Trend in kids virtual worlds is to combine toys with virtual characters. Club Penguin is the latest world to add toys [ http]
- 10/24, 1pm
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Victor Keegan at the Guardian predicts that we'll all be citizens of virtual worlds. [ http]
- 10/6, 9pm
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Video from New Scientist shows how researchers in Dublin are looking at how to make virtual crowds more realistic. [ http]
- 9/2, 6am
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A post on TechCrunch has a video of LivePlace, a virtual world with photo-realistic graphics that is in development. [ http]
- 8/11, 10pm
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Virtual Worlds is also in Plurk.com as @virtualworlds - Invite here [ http] if you need it. via @bloggersblog
- 6/19, 4pm
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Movie studios expand into virtual worlds - they see opportunities for promotion. [ http]
- 6/12, 9am
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Reduce your carbon footprint using virtual worlds. [ http]
- 5/17, 9am
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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) launches IFAW Island in Second Life [ http]
- 3/31, 10am
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Cisco is hosting a live event called Quantum Shift in Second Life tomorrow, March 4th. Details here -> [ http]
- 3/3, 2pm
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One of the world's largest collections of antique maps sets up in Second Life at David Rumsey Maps Island [ http]
- 2/29, 5pm
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Beanie Babies go virtual. The plush collectible toys now have a virtual counterpart like Webkinz. [ http]
- 2/18, 11pm
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Teen virtual world Habbo cuts deal with William Morris Agency. Habbo also has Paramount deal for virtual characters [ http]
- 2/18, 2pm
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Researchers say Second Life users are still vulnerable to an exploit code that steals money [ http]
- 2/14, 8pm
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The BBC says NASA is considering creating its own virtual world [ http]
- 1/21, 2pm
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Ron Paul supporters marched in World of Warcraft - happened earlier this month [ http]
- 1/21, 2pm
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Virtual Worlds research group at Stanford releases [ http] Dryad [ http] virtual tree making software
- 1/5, 4pm
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More articles/posts are circulating that Google may be building a virtual world of its own. Here's one article: [ http]
- 1/2, 1pm
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ClickZ says virtual world marketing will get a reality check in '08 - expect bigger and better planned campaigns [ http]
- 12/30, 6pm
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Gingerbread houses in Second Life [ http] via [ http]
- 12/20, 11am
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Screen captures of virtual writers strike picketing in Second Life [ http] via @writersstrike
- 12/12, 9am
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A Dutch teenager was arrested for allegedly stealing virtual furniture from "rooms" in the Habbo Hotel world [ http]
- 11/16, 1am
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The inevitable 2007 roundup posts have started. Tech Digest looks at 20 Virtual Worlds trends for 2007 [ http]
- 11/1, 7pm
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CSI:NY is running its Second Life episode this Wednesday. [ http]
- 10/20, 4pm
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CNET reports that "immersive ads" are coming to kids virtual words like Gaia Online, Whyville and Nicktropolis [ http]
- 10/17, 8pm
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IBM and Linden Lab team up to develop avatars that can travel between virtual worlds. [ http]
- 10/11, 7pm
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CNET has details on Multiverse Network's plans to let people build using Google's 3D Warehouse and Google Earth [ http]
- 10/9, 10am
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WashPo article says Second Life is giving some sick and disabled people a "new lease on life" [ http]
- 10/8, 12am
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76-year-old insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA sets up Generali Virtual, an island in Second Life. [ http]
- 10/4, 11pm
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Cancer charity holding what it says is the 'World's Largest Coffee Morning' this Friday in Second Life [ http]
- 9/26, 2pm
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More speculation about a "Google Earth Second Life" [ http]
- 9/24, 1pm
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IBM Workers are planning to hold a virtual strike in Second Life starting Tuesday. [ http]
- 9/23, 7am
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Sony's Home virtual world behind schedule. Microsoft UK boss feels Sony "undestimated" the challenge. [ http]
- 9/21, 11pm
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Terra Nova blogs [ http] about Areae's Metaplace [ http] announcement & provides links to other coverage
- 9/19, 6pm
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Intel acquires Havok [ http] a developer of software for virtual worlds and games. [ http]
- 9/17, 1pm
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Nick Wilson, author of the Metaversed Blog, is launched the Metanomics Conference with Cornell University [ http]
- 9/13, 3pm
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Peugeot offering test drives of its new coupe in Second Life [ http]
- 9/12, 6pm
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The American Bar Association has formed a virtual worlds committee. [ http]
- 9/11, 8pm
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Warner Bros. plans T-World - online world where peeps can watch cartoons, create avatars, meet Bugs Bunny & friends [ http]
- 9/10, 9pm
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Dr. Dobb's: How do you choose the "right" virtual world for your business? You have to have a plan. [ http]
- 9/10, 9pm
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GigaOm takes a closer look at Habbo Hotel and its 6.5 million users [ http]
- 9/9, 4pm
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Associated Press: John Zdanowski is the "Second Life" equivalent of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke [ http]
- 9/8, 10pm
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Everyscape [ http] wants to create a virtual version of the real world. [ http] Launching this Fall.
- 9/7, 9pm
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Make real world virtual with goggles that "convert the world around you into various forms of computer art" [ http]
- 9/7, 5pm
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A company named First Meta has launched the MetaCard, the first $L credit card [ http]
- 9/6, 10pm
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A look at some of the other banks in Second Life following Ginko financial's failure [ http]
- 9/6, 9pm
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Some new SL men's hairstyles by Tami McCoy. [ http]
- 9/2, 10am
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Second Life attendees gather in the real world. [ http] & [ http] Photos: [ http]
- 8/28, 10pm
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Scientists think outbreak of diseases in virtual world may offer insights into real world epidemics [ http]
- 8/23, 5am
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The Economist discusses Second Life's possible financial concerns [ http] via VWN [ http]
- 8/16, 4pm
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One of The Deal's blog has a nice summary of some of the money being poured into virtual worlds [ http]
- 8/16, 4pm
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Kevin Aldeman sues to stop people from copying, selling his 'Second Life' sex code called SexGen [ http]
- 8/11, 4pm
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Sci Fi Tech rounds up bloggers' thoughts on Second Life's gambling ban [ http]
- 8/6, 2pm
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Sims 2 partners with H&M [ http] Partnership includes virtual online runway [ http]
- 8/6, 12pm
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GigaOm has an article [ http] about Multiverse calls it "a platform for creating games and other 3D experiences"
- 8/3, 10am
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Version 1.0 of the new Second Life competitor Multiverse is now available [ http]
- 8/3, 10am
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Disney buys the virtual online kids world Club Penguin clubpenguin.com which has 700,000 paid subscribers [ http]
- 8/1, 3pm
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Catholic academic urges Catholics not to fear Second Life. He says there already many virtual churches and temples [ http]
- 7/27, 9pm
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GigaOM debunks five Business Myths about Second Life [ http]
- 7/23, 10am
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Weblo site lets users be a virtual mayor. Raises $3.3M. VentureBeat calls it somewhat of a pyramid scheme [ http]
- 7/16, 2pm
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Second Life Gadgets: "hand-held and wearable systems that act as gateways between the real and virtual worlds" [ http]
- 7/9, 1pm
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Holographic Al Gore. Al Gore beams in his virtual presence to kick off Live Earth in Tokyo [ http]
- 7/9, 1pm
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Gamasutra (CMP Media) has launched a new blog to cover virtual worlds called Worlds in Motion [ http]
- 7/3, 6am
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Scientists working on a brain-computer interface that will enable paralyzed people to walk about in a virtual world [ http]
- 6/29, 4pm
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Gaia Online has 300,000 users logging in each day [ http] But haven't beat their Jan 4th record of users online: 86,738
- 6/27, 12pm
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NYTimes article looks at film/tv studios experimenting in virtual worlds - like Sundance Channel's avatar Mr. Tibbett [ http]
- 6/26, 8pm
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British castle (Muncaster castle) opens for tourists in Second Life. article: [ http] video: [ http]
- 6/25, 10pm
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The Village Voice has a how-to article about getting started with sex in Second Life. [ http]
- 6/25, 10pm
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Kotaku has a Lego Universe trailer [ http]
- 6/23, 7pm
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Congress is considering taxing virtual goods again. Will issue a report in August. [ http]
- 6/23, 5pm
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Virtual World News is liveblogging the Virtual Goods Summit [ http]
- 6/23, 5pm
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WSJ article on employers experimenting with job interviews in Second Life [ http]
- 6/21, 8pm
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What are business-minded Second Life avatars wearing? [ http]
- 6/21, 7pm
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British scientist warns ppl could abandon real relationships for "two-dimensional liaisons in the virtual world" [ http]
- 6/19, 7pm
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British scientist warns people could abandon real relationships for "two-dimensional liaisons in the virtual world" [ http]
- 6/19, 7pm
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Doppleganger [ http] partners with with Kitson Boutique and Rocawear to sell virtual clothing in The Lounge
- 6/14, 7am
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Co-Core is a virtual world modeled on Tokyo. Aims to get 1 million users by end of 2008. [ http]
- 6/14, 7am
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Multiverse raises $4 million in VC funding [ http]
- 6/11, 6am
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Metaverse Ecommerce: Retailers entering virtual worlds with have low expectations. [ http]
- 6/11, 6am
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Virtual Crime: ZDNet says "Police in Belgium and Germany are looking into crimes that been committed by 'avatars'" [ http]
- 6/5, 1pm
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Entropia Universe teams up with CRD to create virtual universe capable of housing 7 million users at once [ http]
- 6/3, 5pm
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A write-up of Bruce Willis' visit to Second Life [ http]
- 6/2, 3pm
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Gartner predicts 50 million users in virtual online worlds by 2011. [ http]
- 6/2, 11am
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MediaShift asks what’s the right age for kids to start visiting virtual worlds? [ http]
- 5/29, 12pm
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Bruce Willis will be making an apperance in Second Life on June 1st to promote Die Hard [ http]
- 5/15, 9pm
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IBM has opened a sales center inside Second Life [ http]
- 5/15, 9pm
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Child porn problems in Second Life? Possibly "due to allowing anonymous users" [ http]
- 5/9, 7am
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Europeans outnumber Americans by more that 3 to 1 on Second Life [ http]
- 5/6, 7pm
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NBA enters Second Life. Includes mock NBA arena and press center [ http]
- 5/2, 8am
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