27 Nov, 2009
On Thursday, I experienced a wonderful example of effective training in Second Life. During the weekly Train For Success meetup, Mark Jankowski of Virtual Training Partners conducted a portion of his negotiations training course...
17 Nov, 2009
Social networking tools dominate communication over the web and this is not limited to sending simple messages between friends but can also include interaction and collaboration within virtual world environments such as Linden’s Second...
31 Aug, 2009
Philosopher and essayist George Santayana was quoted as saying: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” With virtual events, the “past” is fairly recent. However, the spirit of Santayana’s quote...
30 Aug, 2009
From the very start of my educational consultancy over seven years ago, I have always trusted my gut instinct in business. I have always worked in the innovation field, often years before others, trialling...
29 Aug, 2009
In Virtual Events Year In Review: 2009, I summarized key trends that I witnessed in the virtual events industry this year. The trends for 2009 included global adoption, emergence of new industries (as virtual...
27 Aug, 2009
Coming into this year, I considered 2009 a taking-off point for the virtual events industry. Sure, virtual events and virtual tradeshows have been around for some time, but I felt 2009 would see enormous...
27 Aug, 2009
Guess what, the below is not security! “If we want to put a life-size prototype of our super-secret product in Second Life, then there are many creative ways we implement extra layers of security...
20 Aug, 2009
Many friends have asked me recently if I’ve seen Ameba? Apparently it’s a virtual world for older teenagers and young adults in Japan. Other than maybe it’s Japanese cute it isn’t much different from...
16 Jul, 2009
I frequently am tasked with recalling specific data points from the ThinkBalm Immersive Internet Business Value Study, Q2 2009 for client inquiries, presentations, press calls, and blog posts. I can’t remember the exact numbers — my memory is sieve-like...
29 Jun, 2009
If Opensim is the Apache of the Metaverse, then what will be the Joomla of the Metaverse? This isn’t a idle or rhetorical question, it’s something which has to be answered if Metaverse solutions...
28 Jun, 2009
When you first open up an OpenSim browser – Hippo, for example — it seems pretty straightforward. Logging in is a snap, just type your name and password. But once you log in, it’s...
27 Jun, 2009
My first time in OpenSim was on May 22, 2009, when my internship program put me in contact with my new boss. She suggested that I download Hippo so that we could meet at...
11 May, 2009
Update: Full, up-to-date list of OpenSim hosting providers is here. Running an OpenSimulator instance is a challenging prospect for many — there are a number of important criteria you should be looking at before...
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