Monthly Archives: January 2011

Mon, Jan 31 2011
Bringing Virtual Events into the Mainstream

Bringing Virtual Events into the Mainstream

It seems like more and more marketers are looking into virtual and hybrid events. With tight event budgets and opportunity to scale reach online, virtual events can look attractive. Craig Rosenberg from... 

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Mon, Jan 31 2011
Makers of EON Icube holodeck to offer educational content

Makers of EON Icube holodeck to offer educational content

Press Release: EON Reality Develops Unique EON Icube Content for Education and Entertainment IRVINE, Calif. – EON Reality, the world’s leading interactive 3D software provider, has recently taken... 

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Wed, Jan 26 2011
Virtual summit lacks virtuosity

Virtual summit lacks virtuosity

This year’s Virtual Edge Summit, held January 12 and 13 in Las Vegas and simulcast on eight different virtual conference platforms failed to take advantage of the social networking, immersive, and... 

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Tue, Jan 25 2011
SAP Influencer Summit largest to date with virtual platform

SAP Influencer Summit largest to date with virtual platform

Press release: SAP expands reach with vcopious virtual platform at 2010 Influencer Summit Virtual environment software platform increases engagement among key SAP influencers with exclusive virtual platform Conshohocken,... 

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Thu, Jan 20 2011
OpenSim grids reach new peak

OpenSim grids reach new peak

The top 40 OpenSim grids gained 529 regions since mid-December, to reach a new high of 15,623 regions on January 15 of this month. The monthly growth rate, 3.5 percent, was the second-lowest since we started... 

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Wed, Jan 19 2011
Magazine group opens virtual convention center

Magazine group opens virtual convention center

Press release: MediaTec Publishing Creates Virtual Human Capital Media Convention Center Partners with Unisfair to expand beyond in-person event experience Chicago, Jan. 18 — MediaTec Publishing Inc.,... 

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Tue, Jan 18 2011
Why Must Virtual Events Look Like In-Person Events?

Why Must Virtual Events Look Like In-Person Events?

Every year I look forward to attending the Virtual Edge Summit online. Not only is it free to consume the content online and saves my travel budget (one of the keys for virtual events) but it also showcases... 

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Tue, Jan 18 2011
Shanghai virtual career fair draws 1,252

Shanghai virtual career fair draws 1,252

Press Release: UBM Asia Presented the Shanghai Finance Virtual Career Fair, Targeted to Professionals in the Finance Industry Virtual Event Leader UBM Studios Provided Virtual Platform CHICAGO –... 

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Thu, Jan 13 2011
Five Best and Worst Virtual Events Trends of 2010

Five Best and Worst Virtual Events Trends of 2010

Press Release: Virtual Edge Institute Announces the Five Best and Worst Virtual Events Trends of 2010 Virtual Edge Institute released the organization’s inaugural “Five Best and Worst Virtual Events... 

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Thu, Jan 13 2011
Virtual Event Strategies for 2011

Virtual Event Strategies for 2011

I’m a believer in hybrid events and the benefits of extending reach through that strategy. Associations that go down the hybrid road, and make it financially attractive, are putting their profession... 

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Thu, Jan 13 2011
UBM Studios expands virtual events staff

UBM Studios expands virtual events staff

Press release: Virtual Environment Leader UBM Studios Organizes for Growth in 2011 CHICAGO – UBM Studios, a global virtual service provider delivering turnkey interactive environments on the right... 

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Wed, Jan 12 2011
Game Dynamics and Games in Virtual Events

Game Dynamics and Games in Virtual Events

On a recent trip to London, I found myself sitting in a Yo! Sushi. As I watched the colored plates winding their way around the room, I noticed a poster on the wall advertising “Blue Plate Mondays”... 

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Wed, Jan 12 2011
Altus delivers events to mobile devices

Altus delivers events to mobile devices

Altus Unveils the First Hybrid Event Solution to Increase Engagement and ROI for Corporate Conferences and Events Altus Event MyStro(TM) Bridges the Gap Between In-Person, On-Line and On-Demand Events CAMPBELL,... 

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Tue, Jan 11 2011
3D Web events boost engagement

3D Web events boost engagement

Press Release: Web3D Technology Boosts User Engagement for eTraining and Corporate Events: VenueGen CEO to Discuss at Virtual Edge Summit 2011 David Gardner will explore the potential of new in-browser... 

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Mon, Jan 10 2011
VirtualU integrates 2D, 3D conferences

VirtualU integrates 2D, 3D conferences

Companies looking to hold virtual conferences first have to decide whether to hold a Web-based conference – normally some combination of streaming video, live chats, slide shows, and social media –... 

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Fri, Jan 7 2011
10 Things I Won’t Miss About In-Person Events

10 Things I Won’t Miss About In-Person Events

Event management is tough… really tough. In fact, if you are an experienced event planner, you are probably one of the only people in the world that knows how to ship an elephant from Dallas to... 

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Tue, Jan 4 2011
Got Free Milk? Virtual Events that Won’t Kill The Cash Cow

Got Free Milk? Virtual Events that Won’t Kill The Cash Cow

Despite their brave faces, the producers of live events are still frightened about the impact of virtual events to erode their attendee base and diminish their profit margins. After all, if you can... 

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Mon, Jan 3 2011
How to pick a virtual platform — revisited

How to pick a virtual platform — revisited

Virtual environments are changing rapidly, and it’s sometimes hard to keep up with everything that’s going on. Here is a quick round up of the best options for the most common uses of virtual... 

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Sun, Jan 2 2011
Hyperica Lookup HG Teleport Script

Hyperica Lookup HG Teleport Script

The script below works by pulling in data from the following page: http://www.hyperica.com/lookup/ Simply replace the URL at the top of the script with the codes for which region you want to go to. For... 

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Sun, Jan 2 2011
Simple Hypergate Teleport Script

Simple Hypergate Teleport Script

The following is a script you can place on any object to turn it into a hypergrid teleportation portal. If you put it on something that looks like a giant blue swirly circle, everyone will know that it’s... 

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