Second Life

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1. 
   Virtual Cupcakes, Teddies Generate Real Cash

   Tue, 9 Mar 2010

   backdrops. In virtual worlds, as in Valentine's Day. On Second Life , the wildly popular virtual world run by Linden Lab, users exchanged thousands of virtual gifts on Valentine's other worlds, Second Life users create their
2. 
   Facebook's 'FarmVille' a Big Hit with Gamers

   Wed, 4 Nov 2009

   FarmVille" lets players earn virtual "coins," when they harvest Farms for Profit Like other virtual world online games like " Second Life ," "FarmVille" recently crops, or take care of her virtual animals. "It's pathetic
3. 
   Moms Come Together at CafeMom.com

   Mon, 15 Jun 2009

   for each other," he said. "It's this co-op or virtual park bench of moms coming together and sharing information site offers things like scavenger hunts and a kind of Second Life for mothers. There in Latte Land they can open a coffee
4. Provocative Online Portrayals Can Get Teen Girls in Trouble

   Tue, 26 May 2009

   aged 14 to 17 were asked to create an avatar and complete a questionnaire addressing peers and sexual activities. An avatar is a digital representation of one's self and is used on Web sites such as Second Life , which allows users to pick from
5. Red Lights Might Save Second Life

   Wed, 22 Apr 2009

   users to Second Life and salvage momentum, Linden Lab will within the virtual world . This has their doors, Second Life saw something To make Second Life attractive designed your avatar and dressed chateau on a virtual hillside
6. Gingrich's Contract With Tomorrow

   Wed, 11 Feb 2009

   Gingrich tried to underscore his technological savvy by "renting" the west front of the Capitol in " Second Life ," a 3-D virtual world . Never one to think small, Gingrich sees his American Solutions effort as the ninth "great wave of change
7. 
   Virtual Child Porn Riles Law Enforcement

   Mon, 9 Feb 2009

   the popular Second Life game, which Germany where virtual child porn who created virtual child porn on Second Life . That wouldn't depiction of virtual child porn coming." " Second Life is a place dwell in it. Linden Lab, the

Videos

1. 
   Attending Class in Cyberspace

   Mon, 20 Oct 2008

   life. A second life . I a small working in virtual worlds the island on second life dot com a developed by Linden lab in 2003 through the virtual world . Contributing equals 270 Linden dollars tool like second life to work Systems are second life to hold meetings clients in virtual conference

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   But when Ferguson logs onto his computer He leads another life. A second life . I -- a small town sorbet. The filly go by as -- had a turn and. Ferguson is enrolled in a class called working in virtual worlds the students have only met face to face once. And meet on the class island on second life dot com a social networking platform developed by Linden lab in 2003. Students pilot that cyber people called avatars through the virtual world . Contributing to an Internet society complete with homes offices and an economy where one US dollar equals 270 Linden dollars. Just such is is a doctoral student at UT and is the instructor for the class. You're gonna be working more and more -- global teams that are -- you know it's just not happening and it's much anymore we're gonna have eight people at all -- awesome that's team. Because of you working with people around the world and you cannot use a tool like second life to work. Sanchez says companies like IBM Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems are -- second life to hold meetings with staff and potential clients in virtual conference rooms. Second life has over twelve million users and fifty to 65000 are typically log in at any given time. You never know who you'll meet in the second life something Ferguson and scientists say will be huge advantage for students. So it's really beneficial because I think. They fired ten years down their a lot of -- be using second life not only for business and networking event a wide array of things. Bill what still is becoming. The way that we can't move that we can interact with people it's it's not just a single people look at a web pages and or you've got its participatory media. The second life platform is a fast growing tool in the cyberspace movement. Sanchez says He has gone from having to beg people to take its class last fall to having twenty students enrolled during pre registration and a wait list of eighteen. Such -- says students will leave his class prepared to handle the changing landscape of the modern work environments. It's about teaching you how to you use the virtual world and your work life. So when you graduate you'll go to company and one of the tools that you have with you that you know how to use this a virtual world . And that's definitely where I'd say life is definitely weird to me still. But get used I think everybody first when they
2. 
   A Virtual Alternative

   Wed, 18 Jul 2007

   signing up for virtual reality worlds one of them second life and Sony's signed on second life and other virtual worlds out persona. Avatar . And you absolutely really virtual war an extension film. In second life . Cost different dollars in this virtual world selling virtual little a second life says and product for Linden dollars the

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   also the digital world and millions of people are signing up for virtual reality worlds one of them second life and Sony's digital lives are actually starting to look. A little bit like real life joining us to talk about this new. Way to do business and meet people is Peter -- -- -- -- senior vice president of Fleischman -- interactive thanks very much for coming in theater -- -- -- a lot of folks I -- eight million people have signed on -- second life and other virtual worlds out there but give us a sense of what this is. You basically creates a persona. Avatar . And you can interact with people now you can actually do some business. It's absolutely really virtual war -- an extension of the -- and really that they represented precursor to the 3-D web time we're going to be able to. -- get value from what I like to called the foresees. And you would get value either in terms of community. Cost convenience for cash. So community you can actually connect with other people on topics like interest whether it's the transport performers maybe that just recently came -- -- built an entire world around that film. In second life . Cost different ways to save money by actually using us for example H&R block offered one of its products this year during tax season. For several sense when the real world product actually costs around seventy dollars. Convenience if you think about -- Students who might be exploring college -- -- variety of universities to have set up shop in second -- -- can actually experienced some of the college without actually having to pay all the money to travel to those destinations and finally -- people were literally making thousands and thousands of dollars in this virtual world selling virtual products and real products. -- it is amazing -- talk about this before and ahead of the curve when we're talking to some people are designed clothes for the avatars and made money that way and that was one. The first business model I guess in second life right now the second one and and you mentioned H&R -- and even a little bit you've been involved with the project. Why. Would a company want to be in second life because there's community I guess that they want to -- Friend absolutely I think the uses a second life while on it represents -- -- her body in the real world that the users are tend to be tech savvy. So this is great audience to explore in terms of -- And up potentially and again selling real -- products within seconds. Felicia a little -- a second life says and what you've done for your clients there because -- it is basically people are building cities are building homes are -- all kinds of places where they can gather and go to unseat him. -- go flying around and find something he's. Actually they tend to call an island so right now we're navigating on screen H&R block island which -- a variety of areas. The area we're looking at right now is actually a vendor kiosk. -- and what they developed was a reseller programs -- not only did they sell their own product for Linden dollars the name of the currency in second life . But they also said to all the users in second life -- participate with us. If you take this kiosk and put it in your own world and people buy it. You'll get a portion of those -- that you can use to buy other things they're actually making money they're creating a partnership with -- consumers in this world. You can do many fun things in second life here we are flying throughout the sky something we could never really imagined doing in the real world. And we will land in their office. During tax season this year HR block actually offered. Office hours were you could meet with a real life tax professional for free to get all the inflation would want -- -- -- -- lines were -- in second life you know so again if you -- like me to do -- at the last minute. On the phone lines were busy it was tough to get an appointment in the real world you could actually come into the virtual world from the comfort of your couch and get -- place that you --
3. 
   Hanging Out Virtual Style

   Mon, 10 Sep 2007

   you're online avatar needs to have for some of virtual worlds is not entertainment from the virtual worlds. His are coming to second life and other virtual worlds. Because music. Its second life as one virtual world has opened

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   Well you're online avatar needs to have a little fun right working in second -- for some of -- virtual worlds is not about work it really is. About having some fun and -- around a little bit in here to talk about some of the entertainment from the virtual worlds. His gift constable he's the vice president of electric sheep company a software company elected yes C escape. -- -- -- -- -- time Israel thanks for coming. I mean a lot of people are coming to second life and other virtual worlds. Because they want to meet people and and have some fun -- we just talked a bit about some of the

   his blood Brothers are. But He was able to get into this virtual . Baseball stadium. Sit there watch the game alive streamed in from ESPN. With other Red Sox fans see on the big screen
4. 
   The Emotional Impact of Virtual Reality

   Fri, 16 Apr 2010

   real money to marry a virtual woman. But he's not cards to create their own avatar we work or explore interacting travel in the virtual world second life . An estimated 100 million farming here to manage virtual farms just like this

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   was Lindsey Davis reports these people have taken -- headfirst plunge into. Virtual reality. Last year a man named sound 9000 married the love of his life in a ceremony that was streamed live online. The 27 year old groom. Lives in Tokyo and this is his bride and Nene. She lives inside a Nintendo DS video game yes cell paid real money to marry a virtual woman. But he's not alone well technically he's not all of the online environment is kind of a stage -- people live -- alternative lives and stories. Welcome to my. Millions offer up their credit cards to create their own avatar -- we work or explore interacting travel in the virtual world second life An estimated 100 million people that's more than 1% of the population of the entire world. Roll up their sleeves and Don their farming here to manage virtual farms just like this one. There's no more reality in -- dollar than there isn't virtual island and there is in the collar of a car. Value is what's exciting -- of it. But according to researchers at
5. 
   80s Stars Getting a 'Second Life'

   Fri, 18 Aug 2006

   creating a virtual world and life subscription based virtual online world are finding a second life to you. Suzanne She's using second life to bring a live concert to the virtual massive. So hope is split second life Manhattan law

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   And finally from us creating a virtual world and life. Five million Americans participate in a type of online video game that allows hundreds of thousands of users to interact. In a world of their own creation all at once. Here's ABC's Nancy Weiner on the world of online worlds and the new inhabitants finding new futures and fortunes on line. Tired of your own life then maybe and life is when you. It's -- subscription based virtual online world where you create a character and give yourself a life is fulfilling as you wanted to beat. You can meet other people -- the house go snowboarding have a wild west showdown. Parachute even explore outer space. And now some music stars are finding a second life to you. Suzanne Vega. She's using second life to bring a live concert to the virtual massive. So two came knocking. -- -- -- -- Today's most valuable demographic is also the -- gotten -- little. And and they're really very uninterested in being marketed news. And yeah. -- really singer Regina Specter previewed her album Begin to hope is -- split second life Manhattan law. It's almost secondary that Regina spektr's music is there. It's much more about. Going to a very fifth place and hang out what your friends who share your -- musical tastes. And later on this month. Eighties pop icons to render ramp will actually create an entire second like I England. Please their virtual show compared to their video for -- -- A plastic from the actual work. -- -- -- -- --
6. 
   Bulidng a New Home?

   Wed, 8 Aug 2007

   you need to check in their for virtual reality tell us about it. Well second life is a 3-D virtual world actually requires a downloadable program. And in second life with cold bankers actually built

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   -- web -- right and you need to check in their for virtual reality tell us about it. Well second life is a 3-D virtual world actually requires a downloadable program. And -- in second life with cold -- bankers actually built -- headquarters. And as you just mentioned recently. Built an actual listing that's for sale within this virtual world -- second life . Seeking get to the listing with -- -- you can find out instructions on -- -- dot com actually going to the listing page. On -- -- dot com or despite coming by the cold banker headquarters which is in the ranch terrace section of second life . Well we're hearing so much now about troubles in the housing market. Foreclosures. Credit company is that they're facing a -- themselves.

   reach a newer tech savvy consumer. But we want to get its second life not just to be there but for a reason and only virtual real estate within second life gave us that reason. So we've been well received within the community and we thought that it was time to try and test out -- using a three -- three dimensional model of an actual home. Might attract both consumers within second life as well as outside. David tell us exactly what what you mean you talk about second life and maybe people not familiar with the -- second life is a 3-D virtual world -- accessible online free to pretty much do anything that you do in the real world within second life . So a comparison would be made to the popular video game -- -- Where you would interact -- like a real world environment but only interacting with the computer. Within second life you're literally interacting with millions of other people across the globe. Now you've actually sold what at least what one -- this -- right. Well this is actually the first real life home for -- that are being created within second life that we have but we've also created -- 500 or so virtual homes that we've created for second life residents to buy just within second life but this is definitely the first. A listing that is for sale in the real world that is being marketed in second life . And this is where. -- listing itself is actually located in Mercer Island Washington which is a suburb of the Seattle area.

   opportunity to check out the property it's like having of real life virtual tore reconvene in a 3-D environment walk through the house on Iraq. I believe I saw -- -- going to get bought a buyers virtual furniture is that right. What is virtually furniture. -- people work with the virtual cold banker agents within second life and they purchased the property we actually give them virtual furniture as a closing yet. So what this allows them to do is they have this propping now they have -- structure. Than any we give them a starting point which they can make -- Iran by decorating it. David just one more time now people who answered in this how can -- play in this game. Why today's go to second life dot com and -- register which is for free. -- download the software program and once -- Up and running you'll go through little tutorial I don't want to make sure that you click on the map button and search for the rich Arab section and come visit the cold -- office in second life . David marine thank you for joining us. Thank you John.
7. 
   World News' Full Webcast

   Fri, 18 Aug 2006

   also gonna look at second life the virtual world with hundreds of thousands from us creating a virtual world and life. Five million subscription based virtual online world where stars are finding a second life Suzanne Vega she's

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   To have to cover more ground. And finally from us creating a virtual world and life. Five million Americans participate in a type of online video game that allows hundreds of thousands of users to interact. In a world of their own creation all at once. Here's ABC's Nancy Weiner on the world of online worlds and the new inhabitants finding new futures and fortunes on line. Tired of your own life then maybe and life is when you. It's a subscription based virtual online world where you create a character and give yourself a life is fulfilling as you wanted to beat. You can meet other people built the house go snowboarding have a wild west showdown. Parachute even explore outer space. And now some music stars are finding a second life -- Suzanne Vega she's -- in second life to bring a live concert to the virtual massive. -- -- -- -- -- And the please turn. Today's most valuable demographic is also the most -- normal and and they're really very uninterested in being marketed -- I am just really singer Regina Specter previewed her album Begin to hope is -- split second life Manhattan law. It's almost secondary that Regina spektr's music is there. It's much more about. Going to a very fifth place and hang out what your friends who share your -- musical tastes. And later on this month. Eighties pop icons to render ramp will actually create an entire second like -- -- their virtual show compared to their video -- reflux good day I'm. A classic from the actual work. If -- Weiner ABC news field.