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December 2008
Virtual Air Force base opens doors to public Air University, Dec. 26, 2008
Built from scratch in SL to represent the Air Force to the public
UI finds its place in Second Life Daily Iowan, Dec. 19, 2008
The University of Iowa bought a private island in another world
Classes Meet in Virtual World UC News Record, Dec. 12, 2008
University of Cincinnati communication and technology class
November 2008
Second Life has everything ... including colleges Morning Call, Nov. 28, 2008
Lehigh University prepares to hold classes in Second Life
SL helps architecture students communicate internationally Star Press, Nov. 29, 2008
Ball State University graduate students collaborate with 30 Latin American colleges
The revolution in the news Massively, Nov. 2, 2008
Links to half a dozen stories about a protest in Second Life
October 2008
'Second China' offers foreign service workers first impression PhysOrg, Oct. 29, 2008
University of Florida created a virtual Chinese city to educate foreign service professionals about the country where they will work
City of Birmingham establishes virtual island in Second Life Publictechnology, Oct. 22, 2008
Virtual Birmingham launched by City Council leader at Hello Digital festival
September 2008
Purple dragons pimp security for Unilever Silicon, Sept. 29, 2008
Digital natives under 35 make up the bulk of food giant Unilever's 165,000 staff worldwide. To turn them on to guarding valuable corporate data, the company has adopted giant purple dragons in Second Life.
Second Life's Popularity Rests On Breadth Of Activities Information Week, Sept. 25, 2008
The Second Life phenom could not have happened without the great many in-world avenues for users, or residents, to express themselves, often through through collaborative work and social performance.
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August 2008
Unique Medical Simulation in Second Life ScienceRoll, August 17, 2008
Faculty of Imperial College London created a medical education tool
SL Bluesman Gets First-Life Recording Contract Wired, August 13, 2008
Nashville bluesman Von Johin's Mississippi Delta-style blues
First Medical Simulation in Second Life ScienceRoll, August 9, 2008
At the Ann Myers Medical Center of Second Life
July 2008
Living a Second Life Online Newsweek, July 28, 2008
The power of virtual worlds to enhance people's lives
Relay For Life in Second Life Raises $150k First Hour! ReadWriteWeb, July 19, 2008
Charity celebrates victories and remembers those lost in the fight against cancer
June 2008
Virtual Worlds Getting Ready To Explode Kotaku, June 4, 2008
Virtual worlds present a unique marketing opportunity to target a highly sought demographic.
Study Predicts One Billion Virtual World Users in Next 10 Years Game Daily, June 4, 2008
Strategy Analytics finds virtual worlds set to explode over the next decade into an eight billion dollar service.
Second Life enters the world of mobile phones CNET, June 3, 2008
Vollee, a 3G streaming provider, is offering Second Life for Wi-Fi-enabled and 3G cell phones.
The Tech Museum of Innovation Opens Exhibit in SL Museum 2.0, June 2, 2008
Experimental gallery of interactive technology in art, film, and music
Sims Franchise To Explore, uh, Virtual Worlds? London Times, June 2, 2008
The maker of the best-selling computer game The Sims
Paralyzed man walks in Second Life Wired, June 2, 2008
Japanese researchers have a headset that monitors brain waves and allowed a man paralyzed 30 years to control a Second Life avatar using only his thoughts.
May 2008
Alaskan Family Foundation Offers Artist Awards and Gallery in Second Life Earth Times, May 27, 2008
Rasmuson Foundation creates a major art presence
Running a Business: My Virtual Summer Job Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2008
With summer jobs in short supply, more young people are new online workers pursuing money-making opportunities in Web fantasy worlds. (see companion story below)
Summer Jobs 3.0 Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2008
Seven successful young virtual-world entrepreneurs who traded in hourly-wage summer jobs in retail and fast food to run their own businesses in virtual worlds.
Army to Develop Virtual World on Super Computer Virtual Worlds News, May 13, 2008
University of Central Florida and the U.S. Army will use a supercomputer with 2 teraflops processing power and 20 terabytes memory to host a virtual world for war games with thousands of avatars around the world.
Virtual world disputes landing in real-world courts Canwest News Service, May 12, 2008
Real money was on the line when a Pennsylvania lawyer sued a San Francisco company over an online virtual property deal that went sour.
A Second Life for Corporate America Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2008
To save money in these tough times, universities, conference planners and global firms have started holding gatherings for far-flung employees and students in the online world Second Life.
Not Much Life in China's Virtual Worlds Business Week, May 5, 2008
Chinese answers to Second Life are in early stages with brand-building, worker training, and e-commerce.
Lego's latest brick trick: a virtual world Reuters, May 1, 2008
The manufacturer of little plastic playing blocks will take kids online to the virtual world "Lego Universe."
Graffiti to hit Second Life CNN iReport, May 2008
Second Life mimics real life more closely as it evolves, bringing the problems that diverse communities encounter such as graffiti.
Having children and creating families in Second Life CNN iReport, May 2008
A pregnant avatar in the audience of a performance led to an adoption agency and maternity clinic providing services to those who wish to have children in Second Life.
April 2008
New SL site rankings may signal end to camping Reuters, April 29, 2008
The Popular Places tab is often one of the first places new Second Life users look when exploring. But those sites almost never offer the rich educational and social content beloved by dedicated users. Due to property owners gaming the system, top results often offer free money or adult content.
NASA Gets Serious about Educational Gaming T.H.E. Journal, April 2008
The space agency has a vision for science education in virtual worlds with scientifically accurate simulations of a a virtual laboratory, a visualization tool, and a collaborative workspace.
Virtual Worlds Listed by Category Virtual Worlds Review, April 23, 2008
So many worlds, so little time.
Sony Delays PS3 Virtual Community Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2008
Sony's virtual-community Home for the PlayStation 3 videogame console continues to be delayed.
Linden Lab picks online marketing executive as CEO Reuters, April 22, 2008
Online marketing executive Mark Kingdon (SL: M Linden), CEO of digital marketing agency Organic Inc and former senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, to take charge.
3-D worlds virtually going global The Age, April 22, 2008
Australian companies found themselves very nearly out of this world.
Virtual-world funding continues to flood in CNET News, April 22, 2008
A total of $184 million was invested in virtual world businesses in first quarter 2008.
SL posts strong economic growth on dwindling enrollments Reuters, April 15, 2008
Fewer new users are signing up for Second Life, but the faithful are spending more time and money than ever inside Linden Lab's virtual world.
The Wiki Wars CNN, April 13, 2008
New Media are impacting American politics, empowering voters at the grassroots, facilitating a change from top-down politics to bottom-up politics, according to this CNN video clip.
Now More Than 100 Youth-Oriented Virtual Worlds Virtual Worlds News, April 11, 2008
More than 100 virtual worlds online or in development focus on the under-18 market.
Virtual world offers bands global stage Reuters, April 10, 2008
A growing number of artists have found a launching pad for careers in the 3-D virtual reality world.
The Problem with Bots CNN, April 8, 2008
The debate over the use of bots to boost traffic counts at locations in SL is a passionate one with many different points of view, according to this CNN iReport.
Virtual World Gets Another Life Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2008
Companies are turning to virtual offices and landscapes as tools for employees and business partners to collaborate and learn.
IBM to host private Second Life regions Reuters, April 2, 2008
IBM hosts private regions of the SL Grid on its own servers. Employees move freely between public and private areas, and take virtual objects from public to private areas, but not from private areas to public ones.
Congressional Testimony on Virtual Worlds and Second Life April 1, 2008Congress Holds First Hearing on Virtual Worlds in Second Life virtuallyblind.com, April 1, 2008
Rosedale discloses FBI griefing probe to Congress Reuters, April 1, 2008
Congress Holds First Hearing on Virtual Worlds; Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale Testifies.
Hearing on Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium Committee website, April 1, 2008
Video and PDFs of the testimony from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Congress House Subcommittee Holds Hearing in Second Life Digg, April 1, 2008
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, virtual hearing in Second Life about Online Virtual Worlds – Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium.
Congress Goes Virtual in Online World Hearing The Washington Post, April 1, 2008
A Linden Lab worker helps run a Congressional subcomittee hearing about online virtual worlds that was broadcast simultaneously in the company's own virtual world, Second Life.
Congressman Markey's SL hearing SciEye SPNN, April 1, 2008
Rep. Ed Markey, SL hearing, Congressional reactions, and VW future plans.
Congress and Virtual Worlds NMC Campus Observer, April 1, 2008
Some of the interests and perspectives of leadership; re-assuring to know it is on their radar.
Linden Lab Chief Executive Philip Rosedale told the U.S. Congress he has asked the FBI to investigate denial of service attacks in Second Life.
March 2008
Mr Pixel Goes to Washington NMC Campus Observer, March 31, 2008
Larry Johnson, CEO of the New Media Consortium; Phillip Rosedale, founder of Linden Lab and inventor of Second Life; Susan Tenby, senior manager for community development at TechSoup; and Colin J. Parris, vice president for digital convergence at IBM, testify on virtual worlds at the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Yahoo supports Google social network applications Reuters, March 25, 2008
Yahoo joined MySpace, Friendster and hi5 in support of Google's OpenSocial, a set of technological specifications that lets software developers build games, photo and other applications that can run on any social network.
How To Spark Remote Learning Forbes, March 19, 2008
Second Life is developing as a hot spot for learning English as a second language (ESL).
Virtual Innovation Forbes, March 19, 2008
The Tech Museum of Innovation's first annual virtual exhibit design competition features hands-on exhibits that make the abstract idea of innovation concrete, and fun.
The L Word will live on virtually after series finale Reuters, March 12, 2008
The Showtime TV series The L Word will close after next season, but its impact will continue through its social networking site OurChart.com, its popular simulation in the virtual world Second Life, and Web sites, blogs and podcasts generated fans.
Organizations Should Carefully Consider Deployments of Virtual Environments Gartner, March 11, 2008
Technical issues will cause consumers and consumer-facing businesses to seek alternatives to Second Life by the end of 2009
Previous: 80 Percent of Active Internet Users Will Have A "Second Life" in the Virtual World by the End of 2011 Gartner, April 24, 2007
Virtual Critters Thrive, Evolve in Online World National Geographic News, March 8, 2008
About a dozen programmers are working to flesh out Second Life with non-player creatures that have lives of their own.
Previous: London, Tokyo Submerged by Rising Seas – In Second Life National Geographic News, April 4, 2006
The first days of Second Life Reuters, March 6, 2008
Previous: Second Life, Other Virtual Worlds Reshaping Human Interaction National Geographic News, October 17, 2007
When Linden Lab built Second Life, they hired a journalist to chronicle the growth of the Internet's first virtual world. Now, Wagner James Au's history, The Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World, is published.
US seeks terrorists in web worlds BBC, March 3, 2008
The US government has begun a project to develop ways to spot terrorists who are using virtual worlds.
February 2008
With streaming MMOs, anything is possible. 1UP.com, Feb. 20, 2008
With streaming technology, any virtual world can be played on a mobile phone, and this gamers newsletter already has seen the massively multiplayer online game Second Life.
Vollee Brings 'Second Life' to Mobile Vollee, Feb. 18, 2008
The Second Life experience of the 3D virtual world platform created by Linden Lab is on 3G cellphone handsets via Vollee's streaming mobile games service.
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