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Word-of-Mouth 2.0

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:10:55 GMT

clipped by: akipta

Word-of-Mouth Marketing has always been considered one of the most powerful and effective Marking tools available, and it doesn’t cost a dime.

In the past, Word-of-Mouth Marketing could only spread as fast as an Influence and Authority Network’s reach. But today, Social Networking through mediums like You Tube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Second Life has made it super viral.

People like us, who are early adapters, and embrace this new Word-of-Mouth 2.0 medium, will be in advantageous position to capture market share and reap the rewards of brand awareness.

Tags: social-networking marketing viral-marketing

Invictus's Clipmarks Shirt in Second Life...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:50:33 GMT

clipped by: einbar

Clip Source: www.flickr.com

LivePlace IS the Second Life Killer

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:45:50 GMT

clipped by: bferman
clipper's remarks: All I can say is... simply amazing!

Clip Source: www.techcrunch.com

LivePlace.com has posted a video displaying a very impressive render of a 3D virtual world called City Space

The other nugget of information found in the video is that the game is running on OTOY, the 3D engine that renders graphics in the cloud. The technology allows relatively weak computers (or even mobile phones) to display incredibly detailed graphics comparable to those seen in Hollywood movies.

[Video]

While there are a number of online games that offer impressive graphics (though none of this caliber), the real potential behind LivePlace and the OTOY engine is the cloud-based rendering engine, which allows games on almost any computer to play without needing a powerful graphics card. OTOY has been developed to work in any browser without a plugin, which makes the barrier for entry into this virtual world much lower than Second Life

The 14 mins of real time rendering in this material is streaming live to a Treo 700 at 240 kpbs

Tags: liveplace.com, second life, 3d, rendering, game

“Second Life” Bluesman Gets Record Deal in Real Life

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:38:03 GMT

clipped by: fuordigital

Clip Source: www.rollingstone.com

“Second Life” Bluesman Gets Record Deal in Real Life

A Nashville blues musician named Van Johin has been signed to a record label, thanks to his free performances on alternate computer universe Second Life. Van Johin is believed to be the first artist signed to a contract thanks to their performances in this other world. Aside from his steady schedule of touring small real-life venues, Van Johin also plays a weekly virtual concert on Second Life, which brought him to the attention of scouts from Reality Entertainment, who signed the bluesman after seeing his following online. The company’s scouts spent months on Second Life searching for talent before discovering Van Johin’s virtual venue Blue Note Club.

Advertising Overload Virtually Everywhere

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:15:26 GMT

clipped by: biverson

Clip Source: www.mediapost.com

Second Mid-Life Crisis

Posted August 8th, 2008 by Shankar Gupta

Big changes are coming to the favorite virtual world of marketing trade pubs, according to a recent post on Jack Linden’s blog. Second Life, which allows users an extremely high level of freedom compared to competing virtual worlds, is heading towards becoming more regulated.

“Ad farms” have sprouted up in all areas of the virtual world, plots of land that serve no purpose other than to sell advertising space to networks, which have caused virtual property devaluations throughout the Second Life mainland, much like excessive advertising on the Web or in real-world cities.

Virtual obesity

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:19:16 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus
clipper's remarks: Another example of the bluring of virtual-real.
maybe one day it will be impossible to tell them apart

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Healthy Diet Study Will Take Place Entirely In Virtual World Of Second Life

The University of Houston department of health and human performance is launching an international effort to recruit 500 participants for a study promoting healthy dietary habits and physical activity. The study will take place entirely in the virtual world of Second Life (SL).

The TORC International Health Challenge in Second Life will provide opportunities for avatars to earn Lindens—the currency of Second Life—for walking on treadmills, riding bikes and trying new fruits and vegetables in Second Life.

Participants compete to earn "Challenge Points" for their healthy behaviors. The country team that earns the most Challenge Points will win the International Health Challenge.

TORC will develop space in Second Life, create games and interactive learning opportunities and reward avatars when they join the International Health Challenge and participate in health behaviors in Second Life.

Tags: diet, virtual

Obesity in the virtual world

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:12:33 GMT

clipped by: zululu
clipper's remarks: An interesting example of bluring the virtual-real life...
maybe one day there will be no way to tell them apart.

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Healthy Diet Study Will Take Place Entirely In Virtual World Of Second Life

The study will take place entirely in the virtual world of Second Life (SL).

Participants compete to earn "Challenge Points" for their healthy behaviors. The country team that earns the most Challenge Points will win the International Health Challenge.

Tags: diet, virtual

Twitter: clique-y or fluid?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:28:17 GMT

clipped by: communicatrix
clipper's remarks: Just from my own anecdotal evidence, I'd wager Dave Pollard's proposition about the male/female split on Twitter friend diversity.

Clip Source: blogs.salon.com

Valdis Krebs has mapped his twitter network, in the graphic above. Mine would be more complex, I think, and would have to capture my f2f, IM/VoIP, blog and Second Life networks.

My Blogroll has several hundred people in some 30 networks, with even more connections. It would be interesting to see the whole map. I suspect it would show that most of my networks are well connected internally with each other (cliquish?) and that, while men on the whole have more connections, women have more diverse connections. It's been interesting to see my twitter readers 'talking' to each other across my networks, making new and unexpected connections.

Tags: social networking, social media, twitter

criador de scripts second life sem programar

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:42:18 GMT

clipped by: elviscristiano

Clip Source: mundolinden.blogspot.com

Crie scripts facilmente, sem nem saber a linguagem LSL

Utilize o S4SL - ou Scratch for Second Life - que é um projeto baseado no desenvolvimento de facilidades para programação, de alunos do MIT (Massachusets Institute of Tecnology).

O download é totalmente gratuito e até um novato poderá criar coisas interessantes, sem precisar de um programador que conheça o LSL (Language Second Life).

Faça o Download grátis do S4SL aqui.

Assista ao vídeo e veja como é fácil criar interatividade para seus objetos no SL.

Virtual Worlds by Sector

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:31:54 GMT

clipped by: sylectra
clipper's remarks: This chart made by KZERO Research shows where the dominant age ranges fall for each 3D virtual world. Oldest residents are in the center of the circle, where you see Second Life.

Clip Source: www.kzero.co.uk

Tags: second life, virtual worlds, internet, charts

Virtual World Boundaries

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:30:06 GMT

clipped by: sylectra
clipper's remarks: Wikipedia entry on virtual worlds talks about perceived differences between real world and virtual worlds.

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Virtual worlds are well-known as being fantasy spaces sealed off from the real world, but more careful analysis reveals that the boundaries between the real and virtual worlds is quite porous. Participants constantly arrive and depart from the world, carrying with them their unique set of behavioral assumptions and attitudes that cannot be disentangled from their interactions in the virtual world.^[8]^[clarify] For example, in virtual worlds which bring together players from multiple cultural backgrounds, a participant in a virtual world brings their own cultural preconceptions about those other cultures across the boundary into the world while playing. The term magic circle has been used to describe the imaginary barrier between the virtual world and the real world. The fantasy environment of the virtual world is protected from the intrusion of real life by this magic circle, but practices such as the sale of virtual items and virtual currency for real life currency challenges this

Tags: virtual, second life, magic circle, community

Awesome angel statue

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:10:58 GMT

clipped by: mvonallmen

Clip Source: squarejumper.com

Tags: angel, second life

Virtual into Reality

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:27:50 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus
clipper's remarks: American Cancer Society has an Expanding Role in the Second Life Community

The Society has expandied its role in the SL community by establishing our own American Cancer Society Island. This virtual space serves a number of purposes including an interactive cancer information resource center, a venue for peer support groups, as well as a headquarters for in-world event planning. We are appreciative of all of the volunteers who have been busy planning events and making improvement to our island and we hope you will visit it soon.

Clip Source: www.cancer.org

Relay For Life® in Second Life®

The Relay For Life® is coming back to Second Life® for a fourth consecutive year!

In 2005, the Relay for Life® in Second Life® was attended by a few hundred avatars and raised almost $5,000 for the American Cancer Society. Last year, the 2007 RFLofSL raised more than $118,000 and attracted more than 1,700 avatar participants to the walkathon event! The track was themed ‘Quest For a Cure’ and was created by more than 75 volunteers. Avatars were treated to virtual scenes from action and adventure stories. Participants encountered opportunities along the way to have fun while donating money - lighting virtual luminaries, and participating in events such as musical performances, sky diving, roller coaster rides, and treasure hunts.

What is the Relay for Life® in Second Life®?

It's a walk-a-thon in cyberspace, where SL residents gather, camp out, dance, donate money and of course walk our custom built track that encompasses the 96 acre park.

Keep the marketing out...

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:08:02 GMT

clipped by: Lara Nieberding
clipper's remarks: A professional organization I belong to had an impromtu meetup in Lively. Yes, unexpected guests arrived and my cartoon was kissed without permission. My cartoon was also invited to watch streaming web content of a "too polite to repeat here" subject. I had participated in the meetup with high hopes that Lively might be the place to hang out with professionals in a virtually social setting.
Guess What? I like hanging out in virtual worlds because it is an escape from the barrage of marketing at me. I have to endure advertising and marketing messages on the radio, on TV, cable, satelite...the Internet is one huge bombardment of marketing messages. I want virtual worlds to be a respite from marketing. I want a place to have a 3d representation of myself where I can collaborate with others.
My advice: KEEP YOUR MARKETING OUT OF VIRTUAL WORLDS.

Clip Source: www.alleyinsider.com

Google's Lively Is Just Like Second Life -- No One's There But Perverts And Griefers (GOOG)

Google says there's to be no sex in Lively, and it won't let your avatars get naked or copulate. But a look at the service's most popular "rooms" tells you where Lively's head is at. Key words like "sex room" and "adult chat" dominate the listings. In the non-sex themed rooms, female avatars get approached and "kissed" without their consent.

We do think there's something magical about 3D chat and the sense of intimacy it imparts. Google was smart to set up a beachhead in the virtual worlds space, and we're not yet ready to completely write off Second Life either. But Second Life was never able to quite crack the walnut of virtual worlds advertising. And unless Google has some tricks up its sleeves, it's not going to be able to do it, either.

Tags: virtual worlds, lively

second life - the future is coming

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:18:47 GMT

clipped by: bluezky
clipper's remarks: can we image an alternate reality which is as colorful and full as our own, and perhaps even more so?
it appears that in a blink of an eye we will find ourselves facing the inevitable question, are we ready to do the shift, into endless possibilities...

Clip Source: blogs.atlassian.com

8 A.M. Preparing for the big presentation and teleconference later this morning. Which should I do? Same old Webex? Or might we meet in Second Life, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), and I’ll show up in my Rabbit Avatar outfit? Hmm. Tough question.

Second Life wins hands down. How often do you get to show up looking like a Rabbit with a baseball bat in your hands? Or perhaps a Cow with wings and a top hat? How about everybody on motorcycles? Think of how provoking your first impression might be on the customer?

1. Will the meeting be interesting?

Tags: second life future reality metaverse