Business headcount – a different perspective
Over at New World Notes, Hamlet Au discusses SL as the great equaliser for businesses of all sizes – that the relatively low traffic to large corporate sites (as a proportion of overall traffic) and the relative ease of content creation means that smaller operations including individuals can punch well above their weight on one [...]
AIIA makes its SL debut
The Australian Information Industry Association is a peak body representing the Australian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. In their own words:
“AIIA sets the strategic direction of the ICT industry, influences public policy, engages industry stakeholders and provides member companies with business productivity tools, advisory services and market intelligence to accelerate their business growth.”
Their in-world [...]
Interview – Gizzy Electricteeth (Kelly Daly), IBM
Gizzy Electricteeth (aka Kelly Daly) is another Australian in SL that has been a very active participant in a range of areas. As training and technology lead for IBM Australia in SL, she’s busy enough. On top of that she’s played a training role for Aussie residents, recently commencing the Prim School series on ABC [...]
Doing Business in Second Life by Skribe Forti
Aussie SL resident Skribe Forti has directed a machinima video entitled ‘Doing Business in Second Life’. Skribe is part of virtual marketing firm Inside This World and the video provides their perspective on Second Life and its business opportunities.
A figure of $40 000 figure for development costs on an island is quoted as a [...]
Free conference space available
If you’re an educational institution, non-government organisation or charity, we’re pleased to make available SLOz HQ for free. Think of it like the local CWA or Town Hall.
There are three main areas available for small conferences, meetings or social gatherings:
1. Main conference room: this will comfortably seat 40 people and another ten or so [...]
Australian Popularity contest – May 2007
We had a lot of positive feedback the last time we showed the performance of Australian presences in SL, so we thought it time to revisit. One thing that hasn’t changed since last time is the fact that the two major presences are the BigPond and ABC islands.
Some other Australian presences and their respective traffic:
1. [...]
Icons under scrutiny
As reported on news.com.au, there’s increasing scrutiny of iconic Aussie landmarks in SL and the copyright implications of their use. The two under the microscope at this stage are the Sydney Opera House (found on both the BigPond islands and the Australia sim) and Uluru (on the BigPond presence).
The news.com.au article asserts that Telstra [...]
