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Immersive Second Life experience, The Virtual Mine, receives an Emmy Nomination.

World Finder, has been created by virtual world specialist's Daden Limited to help businesses and organisations choose between competing platforms for their projects.

Pearson and Languagelab.com are pleased to announce an innovative collaboration that takes textbook-based learning to a new level.

Daden develops multi-user training exercises using their PIVOTE virtual learning authoring system to enable students to learn, through practice, to use the in-world accounting tools developed by Dr Hornik at the University of Central Florida

Snowcrash Digital™ is proud to announce the launch of the Hermes™ Hit Charts, January 2011. The Hermes™ hit charts will reflect the most popular CDs published in Second Life by Hermes publishers, based on the active listens the content gets.

A new white paper on the future of virtual worlds has been released by virtual worlds and chatbot solutions provider Daden Limited.

Environmental Documentary Deep Down Launches Interactive Virtual Mine in Second Life for Communities and Educators to Take Action in Solving the Power Crisis

Virtual world solution specialists Daden have been awarded a contract to create the laboratory functionality to enable scenario-based training as part of the University of Leicester's SWIFT project in Second Life.

Science and education projects in the UK have registered their UK Science projects and Daden have used the data provided to indicate their locations on a live Second Life map as part of British Science Festival.

Daden Limited announce dates for a programme of half day seminars designed to help businesses develop a greater understanding of how virtual worlds and chatbots can be used within their organisations.

A virtual scientific map is being created by Birmingham-based computer specialists Daden Limited, to enable the public to take a 3D journey into UK based science.

An innovative new way of linking small businesses with Universities has been launched by virtual worlds solution provider, Daden Limited.

UK Virtual Worlds solution provider Daden Limited has won first place and second place prize respectively in two categories of this years inaugural US Federal Government's Virtual World Challenge (FVWC).

SofTutor for Second Life (academic) gets teachers and students up to speed in Second Life's free virtual 3D world in minutes, freeing teachers to focus on teaching their student and explore the learning capabilities of the virtual world.

A double success has been scored by UK Virtual Worlds consultancy Daden Limited by being the only UK company to become a finalist in two categories of the U.S. Federal Government's Virtual World Challenge (FVWC).

Ridha Ibrahim performs his latest song "Kan Ya Makan" in Second Life March 13th for residence of the virtual world. The music video for the song has been widely received across the world and this will be the first live performance of the song.

After a five-month expedition through abandoned sectors of Second Life, a group of literary explorers has returned safely to First Life. On the-last-days-of-second-life.de they introduce i.e. the recently deleted island of the News-Agency Reuters.

Monday, February 15, 4pm PST, Jonena Relth, TBD Consulting President and Leadership Evangelist, will be the keynote speaker for Virtual Worlds Keynote, a Second Life© live discussion hosted by Caleb Booker.

Kreate'10 India's first B-school event on virtual space saw IIFT and IIM Lucknow teams winning the first and second place! The unique first of its kind contest using the popular virtual tool Secondlife

Author Peter May has revealed that he is the man behind Flick Faulds Detective Agency. He set up the agency in order to research the novel Virtually Dead. The book was published in the USA this week by Poisoned Pen Press.

On November 2, TBD Consulting will host the grand opening of the Learning Innovation Campus (LIC), a unique learning incubator in the virtual world of Second Life®. The event will be held at 11am PST and 5pm PST in Second Life®.

On November 2, TBD Consulting will launch Learning Innovation Campus (LIC), a unique learning environment in the virtual world of Second Life®.

On Sunday Oct 4 at 8:00pm PDT, San Francisco band This Device will present a mixed-reality concert, merging the real world with the virtual world. The interactive 3D virtual world Second Life has become a mecca for live music concerts of all types.

New Series is on the Cutting Edge of Animation Technology Called “Machinima”

NEOVIA Continues Expansion into Multiplayer Gaming Through Virtual Currency Trading Exchange

Virtual Museum of Robots Screens Sci-Fi Web Series, Space Hospital, as part of its Friday Night Flicks

The ASTD Cascadia chapter has selected Mike Abrams as one of their general session speakers for the upcoming September 23-24 conference titled The Evolution of Learning.

The Mt. Diablo chapter of ASTD, through a partnership with TBD Consulting, were awarded ASTD National’s “Sharing Our Success” (SOS) recognition for an innovative virtual learning experience.

A new virtual reality version of the Apollo 11 landing has been created in Second Life (TM) by Birmingham UK based virtual world specialists Daden Limited.

Animated internet TV talk show Life On Line takes a playful look at how people use their online time for news and entertainment, creativity, love, friendship, business, shopping, political engagement, work and play.

Beta Technologies has been designated a Gold Solution Provider by Linden Lab, creator of Second Life virtual world; the company offers 3D design and programming capabilities, and helps arts organizations do business in Second Life.

Beta Technologies has been designated a Gold Solution Provider by Linden Lab, creator of Second Life virtual world; the company offers 3D design and programming capabilities, and help clients do business in Second Life.

Bryant & Stratton College announced today that Philip Rosedale, Founder and Chairman of Second Life, will speak at its graduation

From June 15th to the 21st 2009, thousands of Second Life residents and creators will come together to support the American Cancer Society's vision of a world without cancer. Fantasy Faire 2009. A Relay for Life project.

Following a thorough application and vetting process, Daden Limited has been accepted into Linden Lab's new Gold Solution Provider Program.

Brainband Technology Services has created a new Emergency Management online course that integrates Second Life, today’s most popular virtual reality software, into training.

150 year old Bryant & Stratton to Hold First-ever Live Second Life Graduation

A new way of bringing information together and sharing it amongst users has been launched today by Birmingham based virtual worlds consultants Daden Limited.

Knexus Digital has teamed up with Mary Ellen Gordon, MD at Market Truths to provide insights on media exposure via ‘Habbo Hotel’, ‘Second Life’ and the like!

New ART especially created for visually impared people to enjoy with software VOICE and webcam. Black and White ART Show features virtual Graphic ART by SL Artist BuHu Hoobinoo and is LINKED to Gallery with a new PRINT ON DEMAND service.

This edition of Life On Line focuses on recent developments in Tibet where news is hard to come by. SpaceJunky dedicates the song ‘Temple of Love’ to the hope that the Dalai Lama may one day return to Tibet.

A new open-source learning system called PIVOTE has been launched today which lets educators and trainers build learning exercises on the web and then play them in virtual worlds, on the web, and even on mobile phones.

Australian artist Joni Kamaru features her digital voice as an AUDIO addition to artworks displayed on the virtual 3D world of Second Life. Melbourne Garden Fairies are the Show's theme and Joni's AUDIO tells a story as 'Lil' Pippa'.

Top selling scripting product designer - zFIRE XUE - has refined his already innovative zFIRE Product VENDOR 4.0. The Vendor is featuring a quick and easy return to the popular scripting product zFIRE ANIMATOR, a constant target for advertising.

The current issue of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT)’s peer-reviewed journal, ALT-J, is a special issue devoted to Learning and Teaching in Immersive Virtual Worlds.

From the early days of the internet to www.hub.eu.com - a radically new on-line community featuring a secure and easy to set up online store, combined with a revolutionary 3D commercial space in Second Life.

The Ewing Fashion Agency will once again be joining forces with the Amsterdam-based real-world talent managers, The Artist Advice for another Second Life/Real World simutaneous fashion event.

World Music performing artist Ridha Ibrahim announces the release of his latest album Amalgam Feelings. The international online community of Second Life will serve as the venue for the debut of Amalgam Feelings on December 19th at 1pm PST.

Question: How do you listen to music or live events in Second Life? Answer: On SLCN.TV! This resounding fact will soon come to pass as SLCN.TV and Pop Art Lab join forces to bring live and pre-recorded musical events to residents gridwide.

Join us November 27, Thursday, for the third recruiting job fair event for GAX Technologies. This time Working Worlds will have some of the biggest employers in Europe present and they will be interviewing candidates in their virtual offices.