) March 30, 2009 -- Koinup, leader company in social networking for virtual worlds, is glad to announce the launch of the 1st Second Life Comics Competition.

Koinup logo

Virtual worlds and comics strips are the two major entertainments for millions of people. Koinup partner with the metaverse developer Deep Semaphore to create the 1st Virtual Worlds Comics Contest. The initiative is open to all the Comics enthusiasts and to all Second Life residents.

The Association of Virtual Worlds today announced the appointment of Andrew Peters, virtual world advocate and community creator to the position of Marketing Director. Peters is well known to the Virtual Worlds Industry and has served as a member of the Associations' Advisory Board. He will be chartered with launching the AVW Platinum Membership Program as well as building the community which has enjoyed rapid growth in just a few short months to become one of the largest groups in the virtual worlds' arena located at www.AssociationofVirtualWorlds.com (PRWeb Dec 4, 2008)

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New book targeted towards enterprise users includes virtual worlds overview, how-to hands-on knowlwdge and case studies from Fortune 100 companies

“Another Perfect World” illuminates the intersection of the virtual universe and real life

Tots to Teens: A Parent Guide to Virtual Worlds is a new, 'must have' directory of over 300 virtual worlds, online games plus kid-friendly portals to thousands more web-based destinations for kids from preschool to high-school and is now available free from OneClickMoms.com, singular sites for savvy moms...and dads. (PRWeb May 7, 2009)

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"Powered by Real Life" is the 1st Twinity Machinima contest and it is supported by Koinup. The participants of the contest are asked to film their virtual lives in Twinity, the virtual world that mashes virtual and real and submit their machinima on Koinup, the web 2.0 platform for virtual worlds. http://www.koinup.com/group/powered-by-real-life/ (PRWeb Jul 17, 2009)

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) September 26, 2008 -- TheSLAgency, an interactive marketing agency specializing in Second Life and virtual worlds, will be presenting at Ontario's Digital Economy Conference next week in Huntsville, Ontario. Leigh Rowan, VP of Interactive Marketing for the virtual worlds marketing firm, will discuss innovative ways governments - including Ontario's - are using virtual worlds for multiple uses: everything from internal meetings and collaboration to external public awareness campaigns, job recruitment, and more. His presentation will take place Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 6:00PM on the kickoff evening of the conference.

) October 30, 2008 -- SceneCaster, one of the world's fastest-growing 3D Web applications, in partnership with Millions of Us, an agency specializing in virtual worlds and large online communities, today announced the launch of a new online 3D casual game, "Quest for Eternal Life". This intuitive yet challenging first person 3D game dares players to surmount multiple quests in a manner that evokes some of the most popular interactive mystery and adventure games of recent years, such as Myst. "Quest for Eternal Life" is available today as a free-to-play Facebook application and allows users to add their successful quest to their Facebook profiles and invite friends to compete.

Non-profit Virtual Helping Hands is proud to celebrate the launch of Max, the Virtual Guidedog in Second Life. Max allows the blind and sight-impaired to travel and participate freely in Second Life.

General Patent Corporation (GPC) today announced that it filed on behalf of its client, Worlds.com, Inc., a patent infringement lawsuit against NCSoft Corp. of Austin, TX. (PRWeb Jan 1, 2009)

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) November 23, 2008 -- More and more companies are becoming globally distributed and the number of employees telecommuting is on the rise. While the benefits of working remotely are clear, employees often complain that they don't feel connected to their co-workers or company. But now with the arrival of the Meetsee Virtual Office, which has just entered public beta testing, companies can connect their distributed workforce. Meetsee makes it easy for co-workers to communicate, share files, collaborate on documents, and get to know each other in virtual offices and meeting rooms.

Official Virtual Goods from Top Collegiate Institutions to Debut in Social Networks, Virtual Worlds, Mobile Apps (PRWeb Aug 11, 2009)

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Announces the departure of Xivio's CEO David Wisotzky to join the newly formed Virtual World developer Nu Ko Mi Inc. as their new CEO.

) September 15, 2008 -- TheSLAgency, an interactive marketing firm specializing in Second Life and virtual world engagements, has been recognized for its pioneering Ontario Public Service (OPS) Careers Island in Second Life. The agency's client, the Ontario Ministry of Government Services, was awarded the prestigious Innovation Merit Award last week at the annual Showcase Ontario government conference.

Ontario Public Service - Second Life - Traffic Monitoring Station

) October 22, 2009 -- Virtual Greats, the world's leading virtual goods and sales distribution system has announced that it has begun selling virtual gifts from the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Soccer (MLS), and 25 different colleges and universities in the Facebook® Gift Shop. All collegiate content comes through a licensing partnership via The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), an IMG company. Virtual Greats will provide licensed content for the creation and sale of branded virtual goods, a perfect fit for Facebook users.

) March 13, 2009 -- General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today that its client, Worlds.com, Inc. (OTC BB:WDD), has been issued U.S. Patent No. 7,493,558 titled "System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space."

The Patent relates to computer architecture for a three-dimensional graphical multi-user interactive virtual world system. Such systems are utilized in Massive Multi-Player Online Games (MMORPG) of the type known as Graphical Multi-Dimension (GMUD) games, which provide a graphical representation of the player's character (avatar) wherein movement of the character in virtual space alters what the character views.

) March 13, 2009 -- General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today that its client, Worlds.com, Inc. (OTC BB:WDD), has been issued U.S. Patent No. 7,493,558 titled "System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space."

The Patent relates to computer architecture for a three-dimensional graphical multi-user interactive virtual world system. Such systems are utilized in Massive Multi-Player Online Games (MMORPG) of the type known as Graphical Multi-Dimension (GMUD) games, which provide a graphical representation of the player's character (avatar) wherein movement of the character in virtual space alters what the character views.

Cricket Bookie is a fun virtual betting app on social networks that allows you to predict and bet virtual cash on everything unpredictable and exciting about real cricket matches.

Cricket Bookie is a fun virtual betting app on social networks that allows you to predict and bet virtual cash on everything unpredictable and exciting about real cricket matches.

) October 15, 2008 -- Sony Electronics Inc. concludes its six-week online video contest to find the best examples of people using high-definition products to express their passions with top honors going to amateur videographer AJ Ingoglia.

In addition to Ingoglia's entry, five finalists also won a Sony VAIO FW notebook. Those individuals and their entries are (in alphabetical order):

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) September 18, 2008 -- Parature, the global leader in on-demand customer service software, today announced an integration partnership with Metaverse Mod Squad, the premier avatar staffing firm for virtual worlds and online communities. With Parature's dynamic and intuitive software, Metaverse Mod Squad's moderators and customer service teams, which work with brands like Warner Bros., Harry Potter, and The CW Network, will more effectively serve and support the residents of virtual worlds.

Asia's leading 'environmental branding consultancy' Equal Strategy helped New Balance to project a total sensory experience in its Worlds first New Balance Experience Store.

We have Stun Cases & Purses, keep unwanted hands away! Anti theft alarm incuded. We have the Worlds Most Powerfull Mini Stun Guns 2.7 Million Volts, Nanny Cams, Boby Worn Spy Gear, Police Line Mace..

Animated internet TV talk show Life On Line takes a playful look at how people use their online time for news and entertainment, creativity, friendship, business, shopping, and more.

Animated internet TV talk show Life On Line takes a playful look at how people use their online time for news and entertainment, creativity, friendship, business, shopping, and more.

fondalo launches facebook application that helps consumers build social buying power.

Animated internet TV talk show Life On Line takes a playful look at how people use their online time for news and entertainment, creativity, love, friendship, business and more.

Laurel Solutions has noticed that many of our clients are in need of a space to interact with other content creators and business owners in Second Life. The idea for the New Creations Bar is to provide a social space to allow for networking, which is an important aspect of doing business. Come by hang out and meet others. We have happy hour everyday from 7-9 pm EST with a D.J. taking requests for music, Beer-Goggles Mon.-Fri. 9-10 pm EST with free beer and always a great atmosphere.
When: Sunday April the 20th from 6pm-10pm EST.
Where: In Second Life at Bap/18/35/101.
For more information visit us online at http://www.laurelsolutions.biz

) February 10, 2009 -- The power of virtual worlds as a means of advanced social networks, sophisticated business tools and education tools is now accessible to all Web users with the commercial launch of Gogofrog. Two years after its Beta launch, Gogofrog has taken the advice and input of its global user base of more than 30,000 to remove the prime impediments to making virtual worlds a mainstream Internet tool, access. Fully browser-based, Gogofrog enables anyone with an Internet connection to set up their own world: simple worlds for free and complex worlds for as little as a $10US monthly subscription. No software at all for Users or Visitors to download.

) March 6, 2009 -- Mockingbird Games announced plans today to demonstrate Mockingbird Platform, the game making technology behind Mattel's U.B. Funkeys™ Game Factory, at the Engage! Expo in New York on March 10-11. Mockingbird recently began licensing its game making components to websites and virtual worlds, giving people the opportunity to make, change, and share games relevant to their favorite online communities.

Animated internet TV talk show Life On Line takes a playful look at how people use their online time for news and entertainment, creativity, love, friendship, business, shopping and more.

RocketOn, Inc., a venture-funded startup located in South San Francisco, is rolling out its virtual world platform by embedding virtual worlds on partner sites. RocketOn's partners range from comedy, music and game sites to community networking sites and college magazines. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2009)

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Virtual Bridges’ new VERDE 2.0 now integrates client-side hypervisor for offline PC use.

The first grant competition for an online virtual world project that serves the community and contributes to student learning will be held, also online, at Second Life on December 4, 7 pm central time, according to the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation and the University of Texas. Four student teams from a UT course called "Working in a Virtual World" will vie for the prestigious Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur grant, with a prize of $1,000 to implement the winning project and certificates for students signed by President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Carter. The winning project will be the most innovative way for students to serve the community online in the virtual world Second Life. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2008)

There are many things to consider browsing safely and through an encrypted Virtual Private Network (VPN), not just to access porn or log onto Second Life as the opposite gender.

) December 22, 2008 -- 3DNPVEI, LLC is announcing the simultaneous unveiling of its X3Daemon(tm) Multiuser Network Server beta and the vastly expanded Office Towers(tm) Virtual World. This expected move will further 3DNPVEI's position in both the 3D client-server technology and the 3D Web social and serious business game virtual world markets.

) May 20, 2009 -- Games have evolved from a two-dimensional realm with unrealistic characters to three-dimensional worlds that a player can immerse himself/herself into as a character in the story. Some of the most popular games have online play in which a player can interact with gamers from around the world. These Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) charge a monthly fee for endless hours of play in a world that changes when they are away. The virtual world they play in is sustained by the game's publisher.

Rick Endres, President of The Washington Network, Explains How Virtual Offices are Changing Business

) December 11, 2008 --
General
Patent Corporation (GPC),
a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today that it
retained on behalf of its client, Worlds.com,

As a Facebook Application Developers, now we started Facebook Connect integration services as well. http://www.facebooklicious.com/facebook-connect.php