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Business in Virtual Worlds: A Hive of Activity

I find myself adopting the role of debunker and myth-breaker lately. Yet another “nobody takes virtual worlds seriously” message from a tech blogger. (IT guys… sheesh…) I’m not quite ready to make further announcements about Virtual Worlds Keynote, so how to address this?
Tell you what, its been a few days since I hit the news [...]

Politics and Virtual Worlds

Catching up on my news reader for the past few weeks, and this leapt off the screen: China Bans Foreign Investment In Online Games, Virtual Worlds.
Good lord!
China’s perverse blanket censorship of the Internet was one thing - if the Chinese people want their thoughts to be controlled by a bureaucracy that’s their business. Public opinion [...]

Business in Virtual Worlds - May 25 to June 7 2009

For the first time since last August, I missed a week on the news roundup. I didn’t even realize it until mid-week. Please accept my apologies!
Clever Zebra has been busier than ever (our work on OpenVCE being only one part) and until I’m 100% satisfied that everything is running better than anyone could possibly [...]

Business in Virtual Worlds News - Apr 20-26 2009

This week’s Big Question:
Are lawsuits ever a superior option to engaging with your customer base?
(Answer in the comments!)
For whatever reason the issues of “interoperability” re-emerged this week, which is as “Nerds Only” as you get really. There have also been many, many articles this week about Linden Lab attempting to regulate adult content. I haven’t [...]

Lawsuits Are Not A Business Model. You Idiot.

Pardon me while I go off on a rant.
Nothing cries “I’m a clueless moron” like a frivolous lawsuit. From the lady who sued McDonald’s after spilling hot coffee on her own lap to $67 Million over a $10 dry cleaning bill, these people have clearly given up. Legal arguments aside, these lawsuits are moronic and [...]