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Real investments in virtual worlds continue

The Way of the Web

Don’t forget back in 2004, David Storey paid $26,500 in Entropia , then Jon Jacobs invested $100,000 in a virtual space station in Entropia in November 2005, and of course Anshe Chung became a millionaire via Second Life in 2006. If I had the money and time, I think I would try to make investments in this kind of virtual worlds.

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IBM Social Computing Guidelines

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Skip to main content. Blogs, wikis, social networks, virtual worlds and social media. In the spring of 2005, IBMers used a wiki to create a set of guidelines for all IBMers who wanted to blog. In 2005, the company made a strategic decision to embrace the blogosphere and to encourage IBMers to participate.

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Non di solo Google.

Buzz Marketing for Technology

How do you interact with content ideas and experiences to build new knowledge, be it in a school classroom, a museum space, a community space or an online space? I must confess that the educational examples of the use of avatar based virtual worlds for student learning have consistently d. Learning Objects in Virtual Worlds.

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What Do We Need to Teach About Knowledge Work? | Computer Writing and Research Lab

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Skip to main content, access key C. Now reading the content area. work and social languages and genres, having to forage expertly for information (Amidon 2005; Senge 1994; Tuomi-Gröhn, Engeström, & Young 2003). editor (2005). Virtual Worlds. Skip to page header, access key. Now reading the header.

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Friday Fun: For the Heart, Head & Soul

Diva Marketing Blog

Too many wonderful things happening in the virtual world not to pass along from fun contests to help non profit causes to quirky ways to grow your business. Her online publication and community WE magazine for women , has influenced thousands of women (and men) with its rich content, online conferences and networking support.

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Cyberbullying and blogs – a case study Mumbrella

Laurel Papworth

Often, bullies use it to exclude the victim from a social circle for reasons such as looking different, being gay, being intelligent or gifted, or having special needs or disabilities (Shariff and Gouin, 2005, p.3-4). Event: Saudi Arabia: Arab Women Creating Content (6). That is scary. And who will say one thing but blog/tweet another.

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In Memory of My Grandpa David, a Wonderful Man » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here are just some of those contributions: While I got married in March of 2005 (this photo was taken at our wedding), we delayed our honeymoon until December 2006. And your own reminding again adds a human touch to our “virtual&# world. Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Thank you for sharing.

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