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 By Eric Reuters
SECOND LIFE, June 14 (Reuters) - Support for open source add-ons to Second Life that were first touted in January are still months away, according to Linden Lab, frustrating some open source efforts to improve the viewer software and the user experience. Hopes were high that open source add-ons to the viewer would help make Second Life easier to use, especially for new residents. A steep learning curve has led a large percentage of new users — as many as 90 percent, according to Linden Lab’s own estimates — to abandon the service within a few months of thier arrival in-world. READ IT ALL HERE:
http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories...
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The virtual world frenzy will have to be postponed for a few more weeks until one of these burgeoning companies can close a nine figure sale. PaidContent is reporting that Club Penguin's sale talks with Sony have failed. While Club Penguin's reported request that some profits be allotted to charity were cited as one obstacle, Sony's unwillingness to pay more than $500 million is more likely the cause of the breakdown. Club Penguin is a bootstrapped Canadian company that hosts the world's most popular social network for six to ten-year olds. READ IT ALL HERE:
http://vcratings.thedealblogs.com/2007...
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By Martin LaMonica CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--To IBM, today's virtual worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft are simply a glimpse of the future Web, with the same potential to transform business and society as the first waves of the Web. IBM hosted an event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab on Friday, where experts offered insights into how virtual worlds can be applied to make businesses more effective and address societal problems. READ IT ALL HERE:
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By Jemima Kiss Also: $9m for web TV firm | Web giants face investigation over acquisitions | Google pushes Chinese services | And so does MySpace | The Murdoch/NBC YouTube killer | Facebook story of the day | More from the NMK Forum | Some "wacky" websites for Friday Mike Arrington has picked up on a few parallel developments around virtual and real worlds, starting with that superb Photosynth TED talk. He asks how long it will be before we can explore a virtual world that is an exact replica of the real one. I ask, isn't that missing the point? READ IT ALL HERE:
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder...
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The month-long festival is being staged by The L Word, a lesbian TV drama set in Hollywood that also airs on LivingTV in the UK. The mint maker's branding will be associated with a variety of events and games inside the 3D environment, including a carnival, a date auction, a gay prom and parades. READ IT ALL HERE:
http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog...
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