According to one IBM exec, an avatar in Second Life now consumes more energy than a person in Brazil.
Peak ICT industry body the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) will join the goldrush into the virtual world of Second Life with the launch next week of an official "island" representing the organisation.
Let the colour jokes begin: With its new energy efficiency initiatives, Big Blue wants to go green.
Australia's future economic prosperity will depend on it embracing the principles of community-driven technologies such as Linux and Second Life, according to IBM CEO Glen Boreham.
Westpac has bucked the trend on policing Internet use in the workplace -- allowing staff to access Facebook from work, building a Web 2.0-like portal in-house and a Westpac-branded site on Second Life.
Spending time hanging out in Second Life has convinced me of one thing: very few real-world processes benefit from being replicated by a bunch of avatars -- and that goes doubly for storage.
Can virtual worlds make a meaningful contribution to business -- and if so, how can they be protected from invasions of privacy and flying genitalia? ZDNet Australia gets the lowdown from Chris Collins, technical assistant to the CEO at Second Life developer Linden Lab.
The thriving community of Internet users that are opting for a 'Second Life' in virtual worlds are a tempting market for advertising. But is a virtual presence a viable option for big business?
Second Life, with an alleged population of 7.979 million, is changing the way businesses think about what their customers want, and whether "virtual" is a viable way to give it to them.
The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?
New wireless networking chips for handheld devices are giving second life to the 802.11b standard and could soon test the theory that Wi-Fi and mobile data services can work hand in hand rather than compete.
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