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200 Million Avatars On-line and US$1.5 billion in Venture Capital
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Written by SL Hak
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 |
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By SL Hak No these aren't the latest estimates from the World Stock Exchange but a quote from Dr Colin Parris of IBM Research, he and Philip Rosedale and two other virtual world experts recently appeared before the The Energy and Commerce Committee at the US House of Representatives. The hearing provided testimony to the Sub Committee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Those attending the hearing in addition to the soon to be ex CEO of Linden Labs were Ms. Susan Tenby, Senior Manager of Community Development at TechSoup, Larry Johnson, Ph.D. , Chief Executive Officer of The New Media Consortium and Colin J. Parris, Ph.D., Vice President of Digital Convergence, IBM Research. For those interested in such matters here are the links: http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-ti-hrg.040108.Rosedale-testimony.pdf http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-ti-hrg.040108.Tenby-testimony.pdf http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-ti-hrg.040108.Johnson-testimony.pdf http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-ti-hrg.040108.Parris-testimony.pdf
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