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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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Blogs and educating the eflective practitioner

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virtual world, relatively free of the pressures, distractions, and risks of the real one, to which, nevertheless it refers. It stands in the intermediate space between the practice world, the Ć¢??lay of ordinary life, and the esoteric world of the academyĆ¢?? Community Guidelines. Slideshare.net (beta). Featured. |.

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Virtual Personal Space | Almost Savvy

Almost Savvy

Is there such a thing as personal space in the world of virtual and business networking? If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed ! That all said, most who enter the virtual world, have their eyes wide open.

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Experiential Economy: Social Media Business Podcast

Laurel Papworth

The first episode of my new podcast, Social Media Business, looks at revenue stream associated with providing your online community or social networks with a real world experience such as a meetup, conference or party. RSS or iTunes ). – about building online communities. See end of post for more information! (

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Wired Campus: Computer Literacy Doesn't Mean Information Literacy, Report Says - Chronicle.com

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Community Colleges. Community Colleges. Get the latest headlines each day: Wired Campus e-newsletter | RSS. RSS | Todays most e-mailed. Government & Politics. Money & Management. Information Technology. International. Special issues & data. The Almanac of Higher Education. Academic Life. Campus Architecture.

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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. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed ! In truth, we all have multiple personalities.

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The time is right for pervasive social gaming

The Way of the Web

Grand Theft Auto is something I already tipped as a potential sure-fire win as a virtual world, and would also lend itself to pervasive gaming (Look at the success of Mob Wars on social networks). Iā€™m just amazed it hasnā€™t happened in 2009, and definitely predict itā€™ll occur in 2010.