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Forbes: Good at Looking Bad
Most people are aware of the dramatic changes occurring in the news and print media industries, where “blog” is a special kind of four-letter word. Gone are the days when people trusted journalists; as much their own fault as anyone else’s as far as I’m concerned. And if there is one magazine that’s proving itself [...]
From Virtus to Qwaq the Hard Way
Over the past few weeks I’ve been going through a rather large stash of magazines; many of them computer- or technology-related. Among them were a significant number of Apple II magazines dating from the late 80’s to early 90’s. Unlike many of the others, which I perused rather closely for articles and how-to’s and the [...]
The Virtual Workplace in Primetime
When I heard this past weekend that ABC News was going to be doing a series on the future of the workplace, my first thought was of my old virtual office in Second Life (reLink). My second thought was of the new mobile workforce that’s congregating at coffee shops around the country. My third thought [...]
Brick & Mortar in Second Life
There are a couple of pretty good articles covering different but related things in Second Life. The first over on the ABC news website, “Want to Make Money in Second Life? It’s Harder Than You Think” (Link), seems to be somewhat tied to the recent SLCC convention but stands on its own as an objective [...]
SLCC Link Bullets and Return Fire
For the inexplicably unaware, the Second Life Community Convention was held this past weekend in Chicago with the requisite keynotes and panels. I followed the liveblogging over on the Virtual World News site and would recommend surfing through it for information, so here are the relevant links:
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Transition Overlap: Molds to Fabbers
It’s been a while since I’ve posted something on the RepRap project, but that doesn’t mean I don’t continue to follow it. Funny enough, the reason for this post isn’t to alert anyone to a developmental milestone, but to call attention to something that might seem counter to the whole purpose of the project: the [...]
Afterworld Redux
For the few of you who recall my earlier mention of the webisodic video series, Afterworld (reLink), it’s getting some attention today as a result of a deal made with MySpace to syndicate the series. From an article over on the LA Times (Link):
“What we’re trying to do is create a unique form of entertainment [...]
Wu on Worlds In Motion
There’s a decent article/interview with Charles River Ventures representative Susan Wu over on the Worlds In Motion website (Link). Here are a few excerpts:
“The distinction between what Facebook and an MMO looks like is going to disappear,” Wu says. “All social interaction online will be driven by game mechanics.
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