New Media, Life and Work Online
This week’s Big Question: What is the biggest missed opportunity in virtual worlds today? (Answer in the comments!) Kept it short and fast this week, but what’s here is actually pretty big. Important links: Archive page of past weeks of Business in Virtual Worlds News Connect with me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Blip.fm, or in [...]
This week’s Big Question: Who is conspicuously missing from virtual worlds? (Answer in the comments!) I *almost* linked one of those philosophical “trends in virtual worlds” articles this week telling is “what it all means”, but then my senses returned to me just in time. Close call! Important links: Archive page of past weeks [...]
This week’s Big Question: Just how far will virtual goods go? How much influence on the real world economy are they really going to have? (Answer in the comments!) What’s really struck me this week is how good the Linden Lab company blogs are. Honestly these are real quality things, philosophy-free and entirely focused on [...]
This week’s Big Question: Why are IT professionals so resistant to virtual worlds? (Answer in the comments!) Lots of gaming related news this week that I’m including as it has a glancing application for enterprise, as well as two really good stories about the health care industry. Important links: Archive page of past weeks [...]
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 [...]