Category: Europe

  • European Union to open office in Second Life

    The European Union may soon have a presence in Second Life. A report in the EU Observer says that an EU office in the virtual world would be part of the European Commission’s effort to get closer to EU citizens…

  • Sweden to open embassy in Second Life

    The government of Sweden plans to open an embassy in Second Life. News from Swedish friend Fredrik Wacka says they’re investigating how to build a 3D copy of the Swedish embassy in Washington. Formal negotiations have started with the architect…

  • Be part of the conversations at Davos

    Keeping up with informal commentary and opinion from the 2007 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland (it starts on January 24) will be a treat this year as this meeting will be the most blogged and podcasted one so…

  • Another virtual world: Taatu

    Second Life is the virtual world that’s getting all the attention these days, especially in the English-speaking world. Here’s one that’s focused on Dutch and French speakers – Taatu, based in Belgium. It’s not new, having launched in Belgium and…

  • Ex-TechCrunch UK editors are back

    TechCrunch UK may still be on hold but Sam Sethi and Mike Butcher, the two ex editors, have emerged with Vecosys, a blog covering Web 2.0, mobile and new technology firms across Europe: […] Although we’re based in the UK,…