Category: Society
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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…
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Children’s charity checks in to Habbo Hotel
While the focus this week on virtual communities has been on Second Life, with news of developer Electric Sheep’s $7 million tie-up with CBS and others, here’s news of one organization’s plans for another virtual community. The UK children’s charity…
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Does PR have a duty to tell the truth?
What a topic for a debate! This took place at the University of Westminster in London last Tuesday: Leading figures of the UK PR world are to hold a debate at the University of Westminster on whether ‘PR has a duty to tell…
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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…
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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…