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Articles regarding businesses exploring potential entrance into Second Life
- "Debunking 5 Business Myths about Second Life", GigaOm by Wagner James Au 12 Jul 07: http://gigaom.com/2007/07/12/debunking-5-business-myths-about-second-life/
- Using Second Life As A Business-To-Business Tool, InformationWeek Blog, 4/26/07, Mitch Wagner: http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/04/using_second_li_2.html
- Business Communicators of Second Life blog <http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/> "Exploring the potential of Second Life for business communications, information dissemination and innovation."
- Tech Report Special: Virtual Life, Business Week 4/16/07: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/special_reports/20070416virtuallife.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily-----
- Could Second Life kill off the call centre - Silicon.com 10 April 07: http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39166673,00.htm?r=1
- work.com, "Guide to Doing Business in Second Life" - a good short intro to getting started in Second Life, (4/07 but not dated) http://www.work.com/doing-business-in-second-life-1285/
- Press release by Komjuniti, a German Brand Management company of a survey of residents about Brands. MUST READ: http://www.openpr.com/news/17221/First-customer-satisfaction-survey-in-Second-Life-insufficient-customer-care-and-opportunities-for-interaction-between-Second-Life-users-and-companies-identified-as-the-main-weakness.html
- Blog post by Henry Jenkins, "How Second Life Impacts Our First Life.": http://www.henryjenkins.org/2007/03/my_main_question_to_jenkins.html
- Blog post by Irving Wladawsky-Berger: "Irving in (a Virtual World) Wonderland" http://irvingwb.typepad.com/blog/2006/11/irving_in_a_vir.html
- Blog post by Irving Wladawsky-Berger "A Dialogue on Virtual Worlds" (use of virtual worlds for visualization in business: http://irvingwb.typepad.com/blog/2007/02/a_dialogue_on_v.html#more
- Second Life: Is Business Ready For Virtual Worlds? By David F. Carr, Baseline, March 1, 2007. A very thorough article about business opportunities and limitations in Second Life. http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,2098837,00.asp
- Personalize Media.com Blog, "The Brand Owners Guide to Entering the Metaverse," Feb. 4, 2007, (13 tips for brands to be successful in SL) http://www.personalizemedia.com/index.php/2007/02/04/the-brand-owners-guide-to-joining-the-metaverse/
- Fortune "Second Life: It's Not a Game", 1/22/07: http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/magazines/fortune/whatsnext_secondlife.fortune/index.htm?postversion=200701221
- Business Week "Second Life Tip Sheet" 11/27/06 (This is a 10 tips for businesses considering Second Life and is a great intro for any business) http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_48/b4011417.htm
- Reuters "Warren Ellis to write weekly SL column for Reuters" 12/22/06: http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2006/12/22/warren-ellis-to-write-weekly-sl-column-for-reuters/
- Silicon.com "Virtual worlds to boost telcos- Can you get outsourced to Second Life?" 12/7/06: http://www.silicon.com/0,39024729,39164567,00.htm
- TheStreet.com "Second Life's PR Avatar 11/29/06: http://www.thestreet.com/newsanalysis/second-life/10324949.html
- CNN Money: "No, Second Life is not Overhyped" 11/10/06: http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/technology/fastforward_secondlife.fortune/
- Information week article about IBM 11/10/06: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193700541&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_A