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July 26th, 2007

Second Life and a Pub With No Beer

It’s just on a month ago that I posted here about the virtual BlogHer conference on Second Life, paralleling the First Life version of BlogHer 2007 about to commence in Chicago.
Since then I’ve dropped into Second Life (SL) on a few occasions and spent some time looking around. I keep thinking there must be more […]

By Des Walsh -- 5 comments

June 25th, 2007

BlogHer in Second Life, July ‘07

I don’t know whether it’s a first for blogging conferences, but the ever-innovative people at BlogHer have arranged, in tandem with their BlogHer ‘07 - “A World of Difference” conference in Chicago this July, a virtual world BlogHer in Second Life.

This should be a boon for those who can’t make it to Chicago and are […]

By Des Walsh -- 2 comments

June 21st, 2007

Innovation and Thought Leadership Festival in Sydney Next Week

This time next week I’ll be mingling with some top thought leaders, futurists, innovative thinkers, and technology experts from around the world and with staff of the AMP finance and investment company. The occasion is AMP’s week-long Innovation and Thought Leadership Festival 2007.
The Festival is for employees and decision-makers of AMP from all departments […]

By Des Walsh -- 3 comments

May 21st, 2007

Virtual Worlds and Business: Play or Work?

Today on the b5media business channel we are looking at the theme “work and play”.
I thought about virtual worlds, such as Second Life.
In an interview with me last December, Debbie Weil, author of The Corporate Blogging Book, asked me if I had tried Second Life. I hadn’t, and the question took me a bit by […]

By Des Walsh -- 1 comment