A 3D computer environment in which users are represented on screen as themselves or as made-up characters and interact in real time with other users. Massively multiuser online games (MMOGs) and worlds such as Second Life are examples. See MMOG, MMORPG, Second Life and metaverse.
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- The Irregular view of all things 'green'
- One of my Irregular colleagues received a pitch from GreenJobInterview.com describing a new video service but using the 'green' moniker as a way of injecting novelty. He wasn't impressed. The first remark: That noise in the background was me throwing up. A job board now positioning themselves as "green?"...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Clean-tech gets political while China moves into first place
- Clean-tech is getting more and more political. With so much money and government subsidy, or not, at stake, it was inevitable. A leading greentech venture capitalist spoke at the Democratic Convention. And the governor of Montana spoke about declaring energy independence for America, and added we Americans...
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- 'Is enterprise collaboration an oxymoron?' Be the Voice Podcast with David Spark.
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- Palm Treo: The reviews are upbeat; Can a device turn Palm around?
- Palm may have a hit on its hands with the Treo Pro judging from the recent spate of reviews as NDAs ended on Wednesday. The larger question is whether this pricey device can give the company a boost in the bottom line. To wit: ...
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- NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?
- Since tomorrow is the first day of school and I'm going completely out of my mind, I figured I'd just give you a quick link to an NPR feature on the One Laptop Per Child program that aired on Morning Edition today. As the piece points out, ...
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- Review: Palm Treo Pro brings thinnest Treo to the world
- In a bit of a surprising move for Palm they launched a second Windows Mobile Professional device, the Palm Treo Pro, just about a month and a half after the Treo 800w. I expected to see a GSM version of the Treo 800w, but that hasn't happened and we don't...
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- The role of media in the Internet age
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- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Has Firefox already matched IE privacy features?
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- Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?
- Cisco on Wednesday bought email and calendar software maker PostPath for $215 million in a move that may signal bigger plans for WebEx. Simply put, Cisco and Microsoft are increasingly on a software collision course. Cisco said its latest acquisition will be used to "enhance the existing...
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- DataSynapse survey claims HPC leading IT initiative
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- The enterprise: All fun and 'serious games'?
- Will video games becoming to an enterprise near you? Forrester Research seems to think so as companies cook up new ways to train employees--especially those so-called millennial. I can hear the laughter now. Video games? We're about serious business, you'll say. What's the ROI you'll ask? Video...
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- News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure
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- Software downloads 2008-08-27
- Green tech reward program: Intel will recognize innovation that aids environmental cause
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- Blog posts 2008-08-26
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- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notifications
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- Go ahead...bring in your laptop
- Go ahead...bring in your laptopWe allow people to use their ownso long as they allow me to install security software and updates and inspect the machines at my discretion. Those who do use their own see this as me doing them a favor, not the other way around.I use my...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Microsoft, eat your own dog food
- Microsoft, eat your own dog foodReally?"Using hidden aspects of Windows to advantage Microsoft's own applications has been disallowed and behavioral remedies including disclosure demanded."I can't find these in the DOJ settlement, please help: http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f9400/9495.htmWe can of course look to the EU which did demand documentation of a small subset of...
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