Recent developments in a discussion regarding human rights on the web are forcing the consideration of a complex set of issues related to virtual worlds.

During our May 20th Metanomics show, Host Rob Bloomfield suggested that virtual worlds, as providers of platforms where content can…
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by Dusan Writer

Transcript of the Connecting the Dots segment following the interview with Jim Sink of Blue Mars.

I’ve been excited about Blue Mars since I first heard about it 18 months or so ago. Blue Mars reminds me of glee, I guess you’d…
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(June 23, 2009: Updated with Answers). The discussion of the forthcoming Blue Mars virtual world generated significant discussion and audience interest when Jim Sink, Vice President of Business Development, appeared on Metanomics. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough time to have all of…
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Thomas Malaby’s Malaby show on Metanomics provided insight into how Linden Lab, during a period of rapid growth and change, was driven by approaches and philosophies taken from game environments, and an almost “accidental” stumbling into success. Malaby discussed how Linden Lab…
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By Sterling Wright, Metanomics Government and Policy Correspondent

This past February, President Obama instructed the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council to conduct a 60 day review of the nation’s cybersecurity. The 60 Day Cyberspace Policy Review…
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I think pre-interviews are my favorite part of Metanomics, because they provide the moments when I am most surprised.

Yesterday the eye-opener came when Paulette Robinson of the Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds told me that the US Department of Agriculture (of…
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