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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by Robert Bloomfield

Longtime followers of Metanomics know I often rely on the standard business-school rubric of identifying opportunities and challenges. For this Wednesday’s show, I am expecting guest Paulette Robinson to make a strong case for the opportunities virtual worlds…
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Mark Kingdon’s recent appearance on Metanomics had hundreds of audience members in attendance at viewing partners and the main venue in Second Life, and on the Web. With such a large and engaged audience there were more questions for Mark (M Linden) than could be…
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When Metanomics started in Fall, 2007, I was just some guy who pulled together some public talks in Second Life. As we became more systematic and professional about our events, I became the ‘host’ of Metanomics. Now, with the resources of Remedy Communications behind me,…
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