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KZero's Nic Mitham wraps up the first year of Metanomics on Monday, August 25th, Noon PST. A strong focus on brands sets KZero at ground zero of the most volatile hype cycle in the metaverse. Join us as we examine marketing hits and misfires of the past, and map out directions for branding as new worlds come on line. We also put ThinkBalm's Erica Driver "On the Spot" to focus on enterprise uses of the immersive internet, a tortoise that is quietly and steadily overtaking the flashy hare of brand management.

Zain Naboulsi, Microsoft’s Developer Evangelist, comes to Metanomics on Monday, August 18th, at Noon PST, to talk about Second Life’s new role in the Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN), what the rise of virtual world technology means to Microsoft, and what Microsoft’s plans in the industry might mean for the rest of us.

Join us for a special TUESDAY edition of Metanomics, August 12, at 2 PM SLT/PST for a special Metanomics presentation on the Second Life viewer. In ENHANCING YOUR VIEW, Dusan Writer will reveal the winners of his L$800,000 contest to design a better user interface. Then Adam Frisby will discuss his exploration of the viewer possibilities associated with OpenSim, including XBAP, one possible method for creating a viewer that meshes seamlessly with your browser. We will also consider the future of the Second Life viewer, with an eye to the challenges developers face when trying to create an experience which works well for both new and skilled virtual world residents.

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Metanomics sponsor Language Lab teaches foreign languages in Second Life. The staff of certified instructors and role-playing actors immerses students in a foreign land, where they are guided to use the native tongue in homes, restaurants, job interviews and even airports. Hear the story straight from Language Lab’s Managing Director David Kaskel (Edgware Marker in SL). Find out why Bettina Tizzy of "Not Possible in Real Life" has said "Human Resource departments all over the world will soon be ponying up and sending their corporate executives in droves to Second Life to make use of this brand."

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The collaboration between Linden Lab, IBM and an eclectic collection of software adventurers on the Open Grid may be the most direct step taken so far toward a true ‘metaverse’. Come hear IBM’s Zha Ewry and Linden Lab’s Zero Linden talk about the progress they have made, and the implications of their work, at Metanomics, Noon PST on Monday, August 4th. We start the show with Dusan Writer announcing the follow-up to his much-lauded competition to design improvements to the Second Life viewer.

To attend in the virtual world go to one of our Second Life® Event Partners or watch live on the web with Chatbridge to connect you to the online discussion.

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Join Metanomics at Noon on Monday, July 28th, to learn about how K-12 teachers are using the Virtual Chalkboard. Hear superstar educator Kathy Schrock of "Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators", Teen Grid pioneer Peggy Sheehy, and Linden’s Boston Operations Director (and academic evangelist) Pathfinder Linden. But first, we put the grid-spanning group ISTE “On the Spot” to talk about the Second Life activities of the International Society for Technology in Education.

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Bridging the Virtual Worlds of Business & K-20 Education

Metanomics is proud to be partnering with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to bring our audiences together in the hopes of facilitating dialogue, networking, information sharing, and creating innovation in Second Life. On Tuesday, July 22, at 6 PM SLT, ISTE's Kevin Jarret (KJ Hax in SL) will interview Robert Bloomfield (Beyers Sellers in SL) and Chris Collins (Fleep Tuque in SL) in a lively, open discussion surrounding the question, "How can Metanomics, and the Metanomics archives, inform K-20 educators, librarians and instructional technologists who would like to use information about business and policy in virtual worlds?"

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At Noon on Monday, July 21, 2008 Rita J. King and Joshua S. Fouts of Dancing Ink Productions join Metanomics to discuss the roles virtual worlds can play in global diplomacy and business. Find out about governmental uses of virtual worlds, the evolution of IBM’s thriving virtual community, and one of Dancing Ink’s newest projects, “Understanding Islam Through Virtual Worlds.”

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On Monday, July 14, 2008, at 5:45 AM SLT (yes that's right! 5:45 AM!) Metanomics will be covering the first anniversary celebration of Manpower’s Second Life Headquarters. This event, organized by Dancing Ink Productions, features a roundtable discussion with Manpower Inc. Chairman and CEO Jeff Joerres, Linden Lab Chairman and Founder Philip Rosedale, among many other fascinating speakers (including Second Life resident Gentle Heron, co-founder of the Heron Sanctuary, a support group for disabled people in Second Life.) Roundtable discussions will be separated by machinima from the incomparable Draxtor Despres. Host Robert Bloomfield will provide live commentary from the event via slcn.tv, at our event partners and on the web and ChatBridge at www.metanomics.net/WatchNow.

Topics for the roundtable include:

• Manpower's commitment to social responsibility and to the UN Global Compact.
• The evolution of a global workforce and of virtual work.
• Opportunities for Second Life residents, especially those who have real-life disabilities or who are focused across several cultures.

Metanomics’ live coverage of this event is part of our new series, The Virtual Workforce, which focuses on how virtual worlds and related technologies change the nature of employment, management, and organizations. The Virtual Workforce series is brought to you by all of the sponsors of Metanomics, with special thanks to Kelly Services for their insights in helping us map out this emerging area.

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Join Metanomics on Monday, July 14th, to explore the web with ROCKETON, the virtual world that layers right in your web browser. Rocketon’s co-founders, CEO Steve Hoffman and VP Eric Hayashi will take our avatars to our favorite websites, while we discuss Rocketon’s revenue model, marketing opportunities, business challenges, and implications for the metaverse. We start the show by putting David Levine of IBM On the Spot, to talk about progress toward interoperability of Second Life and OpenSim.

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On Monday, July 7th, at Noon PST, Metanomics will host Bettina Tizzy, Second Life’s tireless advocate for the creation and celebration of content that is Not Possible in Real Life (NPIRL). Join us for a rare interview with Bettina, who has earned the respect of the most elite content creators in the metaverse and curates the NPIRL blog. Expect her to offer frank opinions on matters from Linden Lab’s intellectual property policies and public relations strategies to the state of the metaverse development industry. Bettina will also be announcing an opportunity for in-world fashion designers to join forces with top-level real-life fashion designers in a path-breaking crossover endeavor.

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Join host Robert Bloomfield on Monday, June 30, at Noon PST, when he interviews Christian Renaud, Chief Architect of Networked Virtual Environments for the Cisco Technology Center. Renaud announced Friday that he will be leaving Cisco. From the heart of Cisco's incubator for emerging virtual technologies, we'll explore Renaud's experience, and you'll find out why he believes that "Second Life and its walled/closed ilk will fade into the sunset in the next 24-36 months." In our new Metanomics format, you'll also hear from Metanomics' Legal Correspondent Benjamin Duranske of www.virtuallyblind.com

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Metanomics, the web's premier program about the business and policy of virtual worlds, begins an exciting second season on Monday, June 23rd at Noon PST. For the kick-off program Metanomics host Robert Bloomfield will feature USC's Second Life and the Public Good Community Challenge, with guests Douglas Thomas (Doctor Ludovico in SL) Associate Professor, USC School of Communication, and Rik Panganiban (Rik Riel in SL) from Global Kids. And hear from our new expert correspondents Fleep Tuque (Education), Hydra Shaftoe (Gaming) and Joey Seiler (Industry).

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Join us on Monday, June 16 at 11 AM SLT for a "Best of Metanomics" presentation of IBM in the Metaverse. This was a 3-world event with Sandra Kearney, IBM's Global Director of 3D-Internet and Virtual Business. This mind-stretching show seamlessly integrated real-world feeds from a Cornell (Johnson School) classroom, a feed of Sandra's avatar in IBM's ActiveWorlds space, and our audience in Second Life.

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Join us on Tuesday, June 17 at 3 PM SLT for a "Best of Metanomics" presentation of Professor Bloomfield's interview with Mitch Kapor, Chairman of the Board of Linden Lab, who appeared on a special edition of Metanomics to discuss his vision for virtual world technology and business strategy, the future of Linden Labs and Second Life, and the motivations and implications of the announcement that Philip Rosedale would be stepping down as CEO of Linden Lab.

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