Article: WHAT DO VIRTUAL WORLDS MEAN FOR BUSINESS?

Article: DELEGATES GATHER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA FORUM IN LONDON
Strategic Communication Management;  April 1, 2007 ;     504 words ......RESEARCH Melcrum's Social Media Forum for Internal...managing and measuring social media. Around 100 delegates...online video and even virtual worlds within their organizations...videocasting, wikis and virtual worlds. His broad overview...cultural impact that ...

Article: SOME CORPORATE VIRTUAL WORLDS HAVE BECOME "GHOST TOWNS"
Strategic Communication Management;  October 1, 2008 ;     486 words ......their time. But virtual worlds are actually developing...Life and other virtual worlds to collaborate...specializing in applying social media to business communications...more than 200 virtual worlds. He feels Second...better adapted virtual worlds." But ...

Article: Wyndstorm Unveils Flash-Based 2.5D Social Media
Wireless News;  April 21, 2008 ;     313 words ......Unveils Flash-Based 2.5D Social Media WIRELESS NEWS-April...Unveils Flash-Based 2.5D Social Media (C)2008 10Meters - http...fully-browser-based Flash platform for virtual worlds, social media, online training and...of feature- rich 3D virtual worlds, the ...

Article: STUDY REVEALS SOCIAL MEDIA USE
Strategic Communication Management;  April 1, 2007 ;     433 words ......Melcrum has found that social media is increasingly being adopted...respond to the arrival of virtual worlds, such as second Life, and...primary benefits of using social media within the organization...executives" that they felt social media could enable. Risk or ...

Article: Virtual Worlds Schedules Expo.
Entertainment Close-up;  May 15, 2008 ;     386 words ...ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-15 May 2008-Virtual Worlds Schedules Expo(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Virtual Worlds Management, the virtual worlds trade media company, announced that the second annual Virtual Worlds Conference and...

Article: VIRTUAL WORLDS RESEARCH: A CONCEPTUAL PRIMER
Journal of Electronic Commerce Research;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The development of Virtual Worlds is not really new and probably...text-based or simply animated Virtual Worlds were the spark, lightning a rapid...emergence of highly sophisticated Virtual Worlds such as Active Worlds, There...

Article: From Technology Engineering to Social Engineering: 15 Years of Research on Virtual Worlds
Database for Advances in Information Systems;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Virtual worlds have a long history, and it also...oriented and community-supporting virtual worlds. Instead of technical factors...a research agenda for studying virtual worlds in the next five years. The sets...

Article: USER ACCEPTANCE OF VIRTUAL WORLDS
Journal of Electronic Commerce Research;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT Virtual Worlds enable new ways of communication...at assessing user acceptance of Virtual Worlds by applying the Technology Acceptance...user acceptance and adoption of Virtual Worlds are empirically tested. Our results...

Article: Contractors market with social media: community technology yields fresh audiences.
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;  March 9, 2009 ;     700+ words ......contractors to move beyond the traditional. Social media, the Web 2.0 buzzword of the millennium...completely clear what the successful social media application package for the HVACR industry...medium possible. According to Boyd, social media potentially increases the viral ...

Article: Muslim social media website is one of Europes fastest growing dotcoms
Al Bawaba;  April 15, 2008 ;     565 words ...Muslim social media website is one of Europes...most popular Muslim social media website in the world...time its vital that social media is engaging, user-friendly...El-Fatatry explains: As all social media websites, we are continuously...personalized-homepage and ...

Article: Factfile: Brands increasingly discover their niche in virtual worlds.
PR Week (US);  September 8, 2008 ;     388 words ......heralded as the key driver in virtual worlds and companies clamored to open...Life allure has faded since 2007, virtual worlds created for niche audiences are again finding success. Virtual Worlds Management (VWM), a media company...

Article: Identity Formation, Learning Styles and Trust in Virtual Worlds
Database for Advances in Information Systems;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Avatars in virtual worlds exhibit many of the social behaviors...may not necessarily apply to virtual worlds. In fact, we know little about...insight into this, we look at how virtual worlds impact three behaviors: forming...

Article: Opening up virtual worlds
New Straits Times;  October 15, 2007 ;     483 words ......Straits Times 10-15-2007 Opening up virtual worlds Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section...forces to knock down walls separating virtual worlds on the Internet. The US firms are using a Virtual Worlds Expo and Conference in San Jose...

Article: Centric and Metabirds Form Virtual Worlds Development Partnership.
PR Newswire;  June 5, 2007 ;     518 words ......Position as Provider of Virtual Worlds in Asia LOS ANGELES, June...PRNewswire/ -- Centric, a social media and virtual world development...international brands entering virtual worlds. I am glad to have a partnership...and the leading Japanese social networking site. ...