Tuesday. Second Life. Be ThereLooking for a reason to dip your toe in Second Life? Next Tuesday, VARBusiness editor Lawrence Walsh goes virtual, hosting a Channel 2.0 town hall in Cisco's Virtual Campus' Bandwidth Amphitheater, in Second Life. He knows you're sceptical, (Shadowram certainly is) but Larry's confident: "Vendors leading the charge into Second Life say this is very different from the conventional conference call, Web site or Webex meeting. Participants can interact with the presentation and each other in real time. It's not uncommon for people attending Second Life events to spin off into a private meeting to discuss mutual challenges, exchange ideas and forge partnerships." Meanwhile, Jill Aitoro reports that Second Life might just be the place to track down your next government contract, as well: "The opportunity to get in front of government customers in Second Life is huge, and programs like Safecom that require collaboration will be more apt to accept pitches in the virtual world than via telephone, e-mail or in-person meetings. It's a safe harbor, in a sense, for solution providers to approach government with ideas without necessarily having an initial in, or struggling through the red tape to get a formal bid submitted." Posted by Joe Caponi at 12:15 PM, May 9, 2007 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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