When PA Consulting wanted to build an extra wing for its offices, it hired the best man for the job.

Unusually, perhaps, it turned out that the best man for the job was an enormous rabbit, and one which wanted to be paid in an electronic currency that didn't exist a few years ago.

But then again, the office extension PA wanted was a virtual one, built in the rapidly growing Second Life online world.

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http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/virtualworlds

An international team of computer specialists is reportedly claiming that their digital reproduction of ancient Rome is the most complete simulation ever of a historic city...

'Rome Reborn 1.0' as the digital reproduction is named, shows almost the whole of Rome as it appeared at the peak of its power way back in AD 320.

A true-to-life 3D model, 'Rome Reborn 1.0' gives users complete freedom, and they can even enter buildings in the public domain, including the Roman Senate House, the Colosseum, or the Temple of Venus that was ancient Rome's largest and most popular place of worship.

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http://www.techtree.com/India/News

A Japanese MP has opened a cyber office in the Internet-based virtual world Second Life.

Kan Suzuki says he wants to discuss new policies with net citizens, deliver lectures and also hold meetings.

But Suzuki, who is seeking a re-election in the upper house in July, could be breaking the electoral law, reports the BBC.

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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php