Monthly Archives: May 2010

Wed, May 26 2010
On24 adds social tools to virtual events

On24 adds social tools to virtual events

Virtual events platform provider On24 has rolled out a suite of social networking tools this week, including integration with Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. “We have a standard Twitter widget that can... 

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Tue, May 25 2010
Paper: Second Life, OpenSim best for education

Paper: Second Life, OpenSim best for education

The Second Life and OpenSim platform are the best bet for educators, according to a white paper released today by virtual worlds research firm Daden Limited. “It is the only one offering reasonable... 

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Tue, May 25 2010
Survey: Virtual events emerging as marketing channel

Survey: Virtual events emerging as marketing channel

Press release: Annual Unisfair Marketing Survey Probes 500 Technology Marketing Professionals on ‘The Future of Tech Marketing’ Data Reveals Lead Generation as Top Priority and Virtual Events as... 

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Thu, May 20 2010
PR News to hold Web-based seminars with OpenSim

PR News to hold Web-based seminars with OpenSim

Japan’s PR News, a press release distribution service, will hold free virtual seminars this summer on how to use Twitter and other social media for marketing and promotion, the company announced... 

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Tue, May 18 2010
Ford deploys virtual soldier on assembly line

Ford deploys virtual soldier on assembly line

Press Release: Ford Recruits Virtual Soldier to Boost Quality; Santos Feels the Same Strains That Humans Do Santos was created for the U.S. Department of Defense as part of the Virtual Soldier Research... 

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Tue, May 18 2010
Do House: consumer research in OpenSim

Do House: consumer research in OpenSim

Japanese consumer research firm Do House Inc. announced today that it has begun conducting consumer interviews in OpenSim, using a Web-based viewer from Tokyo-based 3Di Inc. The 3Di Web viewer, which is... 

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Mon, May 17 2010
ProtonMedia, RWD partner to bring 3D to HR

ProtonMedia, RWD partner to bring 3D to HR

Press Release: Enterprise Human Capital Management Goes 3-D RWD Technologies, LLC and ProtonMedia forge partnership to deliver world’s first 3-D immersive workplace for human capital management BALTIMORE... 

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Sat, May 15 2010
OpenSim adds group, teleport functions

OpenSim adds group, teleport functions

Developers released a new version of OpenSim this week, with support for group management of land, the ability to offer teleports to other avatars, and other minor improvements and bug fixes. Many OpenSim... 

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Fri, May 14 2010
3DXplorer adds cloud, voice

3DXplorer adds cloud, voice

Altadyn, the developer of 3DXplore, a Web-based virtual world platform, announced this week that its immersive worlds can now run in the cloud, allowing users to scale up conferences quickly to handle... 

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Fri, May 14 2010
Virtual meetings offer green alternative to business travel

Virtual meetings offer green alternative to business travel

According to virtual events platform provider InXpo, each visitor to a virtual meetings saves – on average – 1,217 pounds of carbon dioxide. It would take 25 trees a whole year to absorb that much... 

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Thu, May 13 2010
How open are virtual worlds?

How open are virtual worlds?

There are three ways in which a particular platform or service can be considered to be “open.” One is whether it runs on multiple systems, or is locked into a system from one particular vendor. For... 

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Thu, May 13 2010
USDA chooses Olive virtual world

USDA chooses Olive virtual world

Press Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Awards Virtual World Contract to SAIC Company to Provide Enterprise Grade Software Platform OLIVE to Help Build and Host 3D Virtual Worlds MCLEAN, Va. —... 

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Thu, May 13 2010
Utherverse passes 25,000 worlds milestone

Utherverse passes 25,000 worlds milestone

Press Release: The Virtual World Web Network Reaches 25,000 Independently Developed Virtual Worlds Webmasters Become ‘Worldmasters’ in Internet’s Next Generation VANCOUVER, B.C. – Virtual... 

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Thu, May 13 2010
USDA picks Teleplace virtual world platform

USDA picks Teleplace virtual world platform

Press Release: USDA Awards Contract for Teleplace as a vGov Virtual World Platform Teleplace to Provide Secure Virtual World Environment for Federal Government Agencies REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Teleplace,... 

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Thu, May 13 2010
OpenSim grid growth moving to private grids

OpenSim grid growth moving to private grids

The world’s top public OpenSim-based grids slowed their growth rate this month, possibly due to the growing popularity of standalone grids. As of today, the top 40 grids totaled 11,240 regions, up 7.2... 

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Wed, May 12 2010
The Death of Distance

The Death of Distance

Second Life, Openism, Blue Mars, 3D Explorer.  If these mean nothing to you today, they certainly will in future.  They are all example of Virtual Worlds and this evening in Manchester I had the job... 

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Wed, May 12 2010
Dance on the Volcano – Virtually

Dance on the Volcano – Virtually

These days, we are experiencing a period of extraordinary growth in the Virtual Events space. Let’s face it, air travel isn’t getting any easier as long security lines, service reductions and flight... 

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Tue, May 11 2010
When will virtual land be free?

When will virtual land be free?

Today, Web space is free. Almost. You can get free accounts for blogs on Blogger.com and WordPress.com — among many others. And storage space is so cheap that some Web hosts offer virtually unlimited... 

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Tue, May 11 2010
Virtual events go social

Virtual events go social

Virtual events platform provider InXpo rolled out a suite of social networking features last week – including built-in support for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn – as well as a social gaming platform. InXpo... 

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Tue, May 11 2010
Japan school runs English classes in OpenSim

Japan school runs English classes in OpenSim

Press Release: 3Di, Inc.’s 3D Virtual World Technology Powers Language Learning Service Offered by NTT Learning Systems and ALC Press “Virtual English Conversation Class” Service Opens,... 

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Thu, May 6 2010
Cisco Virtual wins Grand Ex Award

Cisco Virtual wins Grand Ex Award

Press Release: Cisco Virtual and Hybrid Events Take Top Honors with Grand Ex Award Cisco Sweeps Global Event Awards Program With Virtual Events in Two Categories and Takes Top Honors Among All Global... 

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Thu, May 6 2010
Kaplan EduNeering and ProtonMedia Announce Alliance

Kaplan EduNeering and ProtonMedia Announce Alliance

Press Release: Kaplan EduNeering and ProtonMedia Announce Alliance Partnership to combine Kaplan’s online compliance and knowledge solutions with ProtonMedia’s leading 3-D virtual environment,... 

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Tue, May 4 2010
Hyperica directory launched

Hyperica directory launched

Today, Hypergrid Business officially launches the Hyperica directory of hypergrid regions, covering more than 200 destinations on 47 different grids. “We’re seeing the beginning of the 3D Web,”... 

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Tue, May 4 2010
A call for a new viewer

A call for a new viewer

Second Life has rolled out some great features recently, such as media-on-a-prim, which are great for business. And chief product officer  Tom Hale’s promise of mesh imports in the second quarter... 

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