People talk a ton about what they're doing online versus what they're doing in the real world. People often talk about meeting-up in the real world once they've connected in places like Twitter or Facebook. Let me ask you this: when you're on Twitter or Facebook or Blogging are you not in the real world? Is your online avatar simply that: a representation of who you would like to be instead of who you really are? " People will look at me sideways when I say that online social networks are the real world. am using real world emotions. real world. MORE >>

1) Both Twitter and Second Life are built around the concept of virtual presence. 2) Avatars, avatars, avatars.   If you're gonna maintain a virtual presence, then you've gotta represent.    Second Lifers agonized over whether their Shogun warrior or hot chick in leather avatar best reflected their mood on any given day.    Twitter users put similar emphasis on which itsy bitsy square image of their face makes them look smartest, most approachable, funniest, most attractive, weirdest or most like their SL avatar. MORE >>

Also, traditional dating is a thing of the past, the virtual world is taking over – the good news: avatars don’t need birth control, yay! Boy “Meets” Girl: Dating in a Virtual World. Infographics cheating death death financial stability infographics online dating relationships virtual realityThe common theme this week amongst our hand-picked awesomeness, is relationships and death. First, is it possible that your birth order may influence your financial behavior? Let’s hope not! The Control of Birth Control. MORE >>

Avatar : An Avatar is an image or username that represents a person online within forums and social networks. Facebook is the largest social network in the world with more than 500 million users. It’s a social entertainment destination, with a focus on delivering a fun and entertainment-driven social experience online to users around the world. Second Life : Second Life is an online virtual world. Users are called “residents&# and they interact with each other through avatars. It is the largest video sharing site in the world. MORE >>

No doubt you’ve started investigating the dizzying array of digital solutions for your event: content-capture, hybrid, live stream, on-demand, Skype, videoconferencing, virtual, webinar, 2D, 3D. Virtual Event Definitions. 2D Virtual Platform. Two-dimensional computer-based digital models that are representational  of real world objects. 2D Virtual Platforms are similar to our standard desktop user interface where the user points and clicks. 3D Virtual Platform. Virtual Event. Virtual Tradeshow. Image by Splitbrain. Content-Capture. MORE >>