http://www.xing.com/net/secondlife_forum/ Latest articles in XING group "Second Commerce" en-en Copyright XING AG 08 Nov 2009 15:10:06 GMT 08 Nov 2009 15:10:06 GMT en-support@xing.com en-support@xing.com epublica http://www.xing.com/img/xing/xing_logo_small.gif http://www.xing.com/net/secondlife_forum/ 90 45 http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25793805&articleid=25793805#25793805 Entrepreneurs World Cup will occur in London and Antwerp, from November 26-29, 2009. Several top keynote speakers will come like Topher Morrison. The one who is hailed as "the personal development speaker for people who are tired of personal development!" with his down-to-earth approach and refreshing style. Book your ticket now @ http://www.EntrepreneursWorldCup.com/register.php? Regards, Bram Bram Selleslach <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25793805&articleid=25793805#25793805 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:04:05 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25753930&articleid=25753930#25753930 irtual worlds can provide military amputees with an opportunity to enhance their overall quality of life, expedite their reintegration into society, and improve their physical and mental wellness. ADL Company Inc. (ADL) and Virtual Ability, Inc. (VAI) announced today the start of a project to establish best practices and protocols for the provision of on-line peer-to-peer support services to this community, with funding from the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) of ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25753930&articleid=25753930#25753930 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:13:53 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25753559&articleid=25753559#25753559 Mark Kingdon, Linden Lab's CEO, has been a bit of a mystery figure since his appointment about a year and a half ago. While he has not been uncommunicative, it's been hard to get a very good sense of the man at the helm of Linden Lab, his passions, interests and direction. We were very pleased, therefore, when he took the time to sit down with us and answer a whole grab-bag of questions, about himself, about Linden Lab, and – of course – about Second Life. Bear with us, because we've got a lot ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25753559&articleid=25753559#25753559 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:03:46 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25697996&articleid=25697996#25697996 Watch this cool early prototype video of a multitouch screen interface for interacting in OpenSim/Second Life, the possibilities are exciting: http://vimeo.com/4232828 ... http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2009/11/multitouch-metaverse.html Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25697996&articleid=25697996#25697996 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:51:12 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25697768&articleid=25697768#25697768 The purchase of virtual goods in virtual worlds is increasing and most worlds now incorporate this element into their propositions. But which categories or types of products will be most successful from revenue-generation and demand perspectives? . Backing up on this point slightly, let’s talk about the area of revenue sharing for brands in virtual worlds. By this, I mean real world brands earning out of virtual transactions. . This is a concept I think we’ll see a lot more of in the virtual ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25697768&articleid=25697768#25697768 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:45:05 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25697612&articleid=25697612#25697612 Today Linden Lab issued its Q3 economic report, announcing that user-to-user transactions were up 54% year-over-year. A total of $150 million changed hands during user-to-user transactions in the quarter. Quarter-over-quarter, Second Life's Q3 performance indicated 4% growth. Activity on the LindeX, which converts real currency into Linden Dollars, amounted to roughly $29 million. This is a rate that is flat compared to the previous quarter and up 3% year-over-year. This quarter Linden Lab ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25697612&articleid=25697612#25697612 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:41:09 GMT