Monthly Archives: June 2009

Mirror worlds anyone? Warsaw, Prague, Oslo, Toronto, Indianapolis on Google Earth

Another batch of cities hit Google Earth and the SketchUp 3D Warehouse (http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/) Of note:  :These cities have models made by techniques Google has yet to share: but is at least a semi-automated method which includes aerial photography for photo-realistic … Continue reading

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Cisco Live virtual conference June 30 – July 1

Hi, Lots of interesting sessions on telepresence, LAN, Internet of Things and more, much of it can be attended virtually and free. Combination virtual conference using screen-based and Second Life. The Second Life sessions are: (1) June 30 at 2:45pm … Continue reading

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China says no more “virtual” currency for “real” goods & services

Photo via:  (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-12/26/content_767613.htm) China says no more “virtual” currency for “real” goods & services Via: xinhuanet.com “China bars use of virtual money for trading in real goods ” (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/27/content_11610478.htm) Could this be due to the coverage of virtual currencies in … Continue reading

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