The term coined for a 3D virtual world in Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash" novel, written in 1992. See virtual world.
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- Which IT jobs will survive the credit crunch?And dont forget the virtual worlds industryHands up I am a metaverse evangelist, but I am seeing that the cost pressures on travel, the time pressures and the green pressures are causing more enterprises to re-examine the serious nature of interactions that can...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and Business
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-13
- IBM cooks up internal virtual world for confidentiality, security
- IBM cooks up internal virtual world for confidentiality, securityOr they buy Kaneva????IBM is playing the VR play as cool as cats. IMHO, they are going to come out shinning on this play.johnmwillis.comRE: IBM cooks up internal virtual world for confidentiality, securityI think you will find thats Michael Ackerbauer not...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- IBM cooks up internal virtual world for confidentiality, security
- IBM has created its own internal virtual world called Metaverse for corporate meetings and collaboration. Why not use Second Life? "If you really want to make most of these virtual world meetings it has to be confidential," said IBM CIO Mark Hennessey. Those comments could indicate the beginning of...
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Singularity Summit 2007: Open source Singularity
- "If the singularity is in fact near, the fundamental tools of information, collaboration and access will be our best hope for making it happen in a way that spreads its benefits and minimizes its dangers -- in short, making it happen in a way that lets us be good ancestors.,"...
- Blog posts 2007-09-08
- Shuck You! The Net is full of oysters and shuckers. Which are you?
- One message waiting in my inbox this week when I came home from vacation was from Broadband Mechanics founder Marc Canter who invited me to co-sign a Bill of Rights for the Social Web. I signed it. The general idea is that the social Web isn't about sites...
- Blog posts 2007-09-07
- Photos: IBM lifts lid on Web 2.0 tech
- Go behind the scenes at Big Blue's U.K. research lab to see what's up with projects like DIY Shopper and QEDwiki.IBM has been showing off some of the tech at its research and development labs at Hursley, near Winchester, England. Silicon.com popped over to take a look at, among other...
- Image galleries 2007-08-08
- Metaverse EX (exe)
- Welcome to the 3D Internet. The Metaverse EX browser series is an enhanced version of the popular Active Worlds client browser, allowing the user to easily and intuitively navigate around hundreds of worlds. Chat with many other people in real time, and even stake your claim and create your own...
- Software downloads 2007-07-18
- For business uses, Second Life is a fad and a crock
- For business uses, Second Life is a fad and a crock2nd Life HarbingerIt's not that 2nd Life can't sell these products, its that these manufacturers can't figure out what products to sell to the new Web 2.0 generation.Russ, you're speaking out of your arseNormally I appreciate your articles, but I...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-15
- SecondLife Xchange (widget)
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- Software downloads 2007-07-10
- What Second Life should learn from Myst
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- Discussion threads 2007-03-24
- Second Life: RL meets SL in Silicon Alley
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- Blog posts 2007-01-17
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- Blog posts 2006-11-26
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