ilamont/second life

From the page: "Stacking one up against the other in terms of performance is a moot point; Cisco's product would win hands-down when it comes to quality of communication, the ability to have full HD video for any virtual meeting, and the assurance that any interactions would be completely griefer-free."

From the page: "But here's the thing: Despite the terrible user interface, the presence of strange avatars, questionable marketing campaigns, bizarre monuments to artistic vision, and the myriad other issues that have vexed people and companies trying to use Second Life, we have only just scratched the surface of this virtual world's potential. Put aside the problems and the hype for a moment, and consider some of the obvious strengths:"

From the page: "The state of Missouri is taking its IT recruiting efforts to another world �" Second Life. The state within the last few weeks has set up a presence in the virtual world aimed at helping to expand its current IT recruiting efforts, said Paul Wright, IT director for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
So far the state, which plans to launch a job fair in Second Life in the coming weeks to feature the state CIO�s avatar strolling the virtual streets, has posted notices about available IT jobs in Second Life and posted slide presentation about the state, Wright said."

From the page: "A search function helps an SL visitor find the 10 most popular sites inside SL, which include places to get Linden dollars for free by filling out endless marketing surveys, as well as virtual nude beaches (there are more than one in the top 10,which should not surprise anybody). Other searches help a visitor find upcoming happenings, tons of them, including live concerts or sporting events, listed with the times when they are available."

From the page: "Let's give the statement a little context: It comes in a Conference Board report on virtual worlds such as Second Life that was written by telecom guru and former Gartner analyst Edward M. Roche.

Roche thinks corporate executives should take virtual worlds seriously as a strategic opportunity, and he lays out eight questions for execs to consider -- questions about entry strategy, corporate purpose, costs, revenue model and who will be in charge."

From the page: "Using Second Life for business? Yeah, it�s a screwy idea. OK, there are companies that have set up imaginary shops in Second Life and other �oevirtual worlds,” including Toyota, Reebok and Adidas. And yes, IBM and Intel have made a big deal about using Second Life for some meetings.

But most IT shops don�t need to worry about this yet �" right?

Oh yes. Boy, do we ever."

From the page: "Remember when power users first smuggled in instant messaging? They didn�t ask us �" they just passed the free client software around to everyone else, and it spread. "