Archive for the ‘Virtual Worlds’ Category

Multiple selves in the digital society

Saturday, December 30th, 2006The pendulum always swings in two directions is the point of Slavoj Zizeks thought piece in today's Guardian, Is this digital democracy, or a new tyranny of cyberspace?This for me stuck outhere is the much more unsettling ...

You are jokin’ me?

Thursday, December 14th, 2006Players and creators of video games could face imprisonment for acts of virtual violence under draft legislation being drawn up by two of Germany's state governments.Politicians in Bavaria and Lower Saxony have proposed a new offence that will punish ...

Opening Pandora’s Box

Monday, November 20th, 2006[caption id="attachment_3150" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pandora's Box"][/caption]New Media likely to play a crucial role in French poll Financial Times 18 November 2006A furious row that erupted this week over the posting of an unauthorised video of Ségolene Royal on ...

A deep dive into Cyworld

Friday, November 3rd, 2006I was lucky enough to catch up with Benjamin Joffe of Plus Eight Star Ltd www.plus8star.com and interview him about a special report they had done on Cyworld.So thanks Benjamin for your time and being prepared to do a ...

Two red heads in Second Life

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006The flaming locks of Nedra aka Sheva Weeks is seen in Second Life interviewing John Anderton, who is responsible for bringing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into Second Life. Sheva met John's avatar, Hygeia Philo. ...

Tired of Life?

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006We've posted a few times about virtual identities, gaming, Habbo Hotel, Cyworld and, World of Warcraft, Desert Combat and Second Life.My fav newspaper, yes I still read one! Did a big article about Second Life Goodbye Cruel World...There is ...

The future of the networked mobile Internet

Thursday, October 26th, 2006In a few years Social Networking on mobile will be bigger than such traditional media industries as Hollywood or music. Get your money into it now, be part of the winners in this. This is not a hyped industry ...

Emerce day – Rocks in Rotterdam

Friday, September 15th, 2006I have spent the last few days in Holland in the wonderful city of RotterdamI was giving a keynote at Emerce dayIt was a lot of fun and was sold out. I also met some great people:Albert Boswijk ...

Social engagement in virtual worlds

Saturday, July 29th, 2006Fascinatiing blog by Nedra Weinreich Spare change Nedra saysOkay, I'll admit it. I spent much of the night exploring Second Life, a virtual world that combines 3-D graphics, social interaction, events, commerce and entertainment. After reading a post ...

A nonprofit Second Life

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006Nedra Weinreich and I have been chatting on the CDB blog and Nedra very kindly sent me a link to a post she had made about non-profit organisations engaging with the virtual world. Nonprofit Life in Second Life[caption id="attachment_2859" ...

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