http://www.xing.com/net/secondlife_forum/ Latest articles in XING group "Second Commerce" en-en Copyright XING AG 22 Nov 2009 21:20:05 GMT 22 Nov 2009 21:20:05 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=26136188&articleid=26136188#26136188 Over 300 grids run on the OpenSim open source virtual world platform today, a dramatic increase over the last few weeks, mostly due to the release of Crista Lopes’ Diva Distribution of OpenSim, and to the efforts of a growing number of OpenSim vendors. However, this number does not include any organizations that directly download the OpenSim software and quietly run it themselves. Lopes, who is a professor of informatics at UC Irvine and the inventor of the hypergrid protocol connecting virtual ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26136188&articleid=26136188#26136188 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:18:50 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26135033&articleid=26135033#26135033 Social networking tools dominate communication over the web and this is not limited to sending simple messages between friends but can also include interaction and collaboration within virtual world environments such as Linden’s Second Life application. The targeted use of Web 2.0 social networking applications provides opportunities for communities of practice to collaborate and benefit from shared experience and common knowledge. These tools support geographically dispersed teams through the ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26135033&articleid=26135033#26135033 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:12:23 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26070631&articleid=26070631#26070631 In light of Xbox Live’s launch of Facebook and Twitter integration yesterday, Sony is nipping at its heels, with firmware update 3.10. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced that it has integrated Facebook into the PlayStation 3 network as part of the “first phase of a variety of new features to further connect and enhance the online social [experience].” From the looks of things, the new social integration does not seem to be quite the same as the Microsoft counterpart. Xbox ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26070631&articleid=26070631#26070631 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:05:41 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26069837&articleid=26069837#26069837 As the number of virtual worlds proliferates, Second Life is beset on all sides — niche worlds, big social worlds, high-end worlds, inexpensive worlds, browser-based worlds, kid worlds, business worlds and many more. Today, Second Life has the clear first-mover advantage when it comes to mixed-use social worlds, but consumer tastes change quickly. Just as Facebook has eclipsed MySpace, so some newer, flashier, richer world might come to eclipse Second Life. What sets Second Life apart from all ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26069837&articleid=26069837#26069837 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:41:16 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26069576&articleid=26069576#26069576 The white label B2B division of the Gibraltar based 888 Holdings, Dragonfish, has announced that it has entered into a lucrative agreement to provide payment services to the world leading virtual community, SecondLife. This realistic, 3D world has millions of 'residents' from all over the world, who live in virtual societies, governed by virtual laws and even enjoying a virtual economy that generates tens of millions of transactions each month. Shortly after the UIGEA was passed in the United ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26069576&articleid=26069576#26069576 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:33:15 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26031085&articleid=26031085#26031085 www.twitter.com/secondcommerce - 550 followers and growing. Michael Schumann <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=26031085&articleid=26031085#26031085 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:50:11 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25984809&articleid=25984809#25984809 When the realXtend project was born, we had a discussion about standardizing virtual world platforms. Much like world wide web has a standards to make sure that many kinds of servers and browsers can talk to each other. One comment by Monday Beam at Twitter made me think about how people may see the efforts to standardize virtual worlds. How do they look like? What does it mean to get them standardized? The standardization of virtual worlds does not mean that every world needs to use the same ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25984809&articleid=25984809#25984809 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:35:31 GMT http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25984353&articleid=25984353#25984353 A VIRTUAL "thinking head" generated by hi-tech computer software is teaching autistic children to recognise and respond to facial expressions. Flinders University research has found the computerised tutor helps the children improve their social skills and communicate more effectively with bullies. Children are shown facial expressions corresponding with specific emotions and are encouraged to respond. Flinders University honours student Marissa Milne said the children in the study demonstrated ... Silvio Remus <en-support@xing.com> http://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showarticles&id=25984353&articleid=25984353#25984353 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:21:32 GMT