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Web 2.0 Means Business

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Net-Gen, Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0

Interesting article on RedOrbit by By Maryann Lawlor, discussing the adoption of Web 2.0 by businesses . Some excerpts below, read the full article here..
 

Common interests bring professionals together online, then lead them to corporate collaboration. Social networking and other Web 2.0 capabilities are creating new avenues for commerce by facilitating communication inside the corporate […]

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Second Life has potential for public sector

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Canada, Government 2.0, Government Policy, Virtual Worlds

From Intergovworld.com
Governments have been taking tentative steps towards establishing a presence in the virtual world. And while the business case may yet to be proven, there is potential for the public sector to utilize virtual applications such as Second Life, says analyst Alison Brooks.
Second Life is the increasingly popular online universe created entirely by […]

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Tourism Ireland Promotes Ireland in Second Life

January 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Infrastructure, Ireland, Tourism, Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0

Since its establishment in 2003, Second Life has grown significantly and now has more than nine million registered users or “residents”, 1.6 million of whom use it regularly.  Dublin in Second Life and is a well established destination for live music and DJs - It occasionally makes  the top ten list of the most popular […]

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