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Azure: Unveiling the Power of Microsoft’s Cloud Platform

BeingOptimist

IaaS allows you to avoid unnecessary complexity and excess costs. Suitable for quickly deploying applications and reducing costs. This approach helps reduce costs and improve application security. Using Azure is cost-effectively better than building your own on-premises servers and this is the main argument in its favor.

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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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Automotive Companies in the Metaverse – NFTs and Saraswati

Laurel Papworth

Each NFT will cost 66 $MATIC (Polygon). Not sure where they are at now except Ferrari are showing up in virtual worlds like Roblox sans NFTs. Eg Animoca Brand’s Sandbox virtual world and games like Infinite Drive Racing for the Aston Martin In the third section I’ve got a list of NFTs for marketing car brands.

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Metaverse dangers: How to protect brands from the dark side

Sprout Social

For tech companies and brands, the cost of blockchain and AI is top concern, especially when trying to prove ROI in these investments. Immersive experiences supported by haptic technology transfers touch from the virtual world to the user in real life. Affordability also comes into play, for brands and users alike.

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Nonprofit Webinar Series – Social Fundraising

Janet Fouts

He currently manages the online community of the Nonprofit Commons in the virtual world Second Life, which hosts 120 tenant organizations and an active volunteer base. He also runs the website [link] a chronicle of the public good applications of virtual worlds for nonprofits, education and government. June 28 – 1 pm PT.

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The Hidden Environmental Costs of Downsizing an Office: What We Learned

Hootsuite

In 2020, Hootsuite swapped our bustling collection of global offices for the virtual world (like many of you). The post The Hidden Environmental Costs of Downsizing an Office: What We Learned appeared first on Social Media Marketing & Management Dashboard. How you can help your employer reduce its carbon footprint.

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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #282

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In this post, he makes a really good point: Unless you're part of the 1%, a virtual world will be way, way better than the real one. Lots of work to do in a complicated world, but Trudeau has made a welcome move to transparency by outlining clear mandates for each cabinet minister, in public. Let's see how they do."