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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. I hope they decide to open their eyes.

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Ecommerce in the Metaverse: What’s Going to Change?

Pixlee

It’s akin to a virtual world, where various networks and forms of tech merge to create an accessible, immersive and user-focused experience. . Crypto has been around since the birth of Bitcoin way back in 2009 — but since then, it has become a seemingly immovable element of the internet’s transition into Web 3.0 The Metaverse.

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Virtual Personal Space | Almost Savvy

Almost Savvy

6 Responses to “Is There Such a Thing as Virtual Personal Space&# Donna Chmura says: April 7, 2009 at 1:37 pm I suppose it’s a personal preference, but I really don’t feel closer to the people who post pictures of their daily lattes, tell me they are going to lunch or what they had for lunch.

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Putting in place a Virtual Events strategy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

One thing I am investigating and heavily considering for 2009 is a Virtual Events Strategy. It's like a virtual tradeshow but a space all your own for your own business events. Because of this I decided to speak to Stuart Bowen who has put into place a virtual events strategy a few times now and is currently doing this for ON24.

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Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

They understand that the boundaries of the “human world&# have not disappeared in the virtual world. Just because I choose to reach out to you, comment on your blog post, follow you on Twitter, become your Facebook friend, or join your LinkedIn group, it was a desire for me to possibly get to know you in the future.

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Multiple Personalities

Almost Savvy

world, we can easily choose how much of ourselves we reveal and to whom. In the virtual world, things are much more complicated. Not surprisingly, she has since toned down her page so that it represents her professional personality with a touch of the social side without any over-the-top content or photos.

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Practice Safe Networking

Almost Savvy

He climbed into my car and we had a delightful visit discussing the virtual world and generational differences in the use of technology. Is this different for me because I’m “older&# (in terms of those in the virtual world)? The immediacy of email, blogs, etc. Is this different for me as a woman?

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