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Second Life Hosts Web 2.0 Government Discussion Group - MuniGov 2.0

November 4, 2008View for printing

Governments have proved willing to experiment with Second Life, a popular online 3-D community in which users create virtual worlds and interact with one another via computer-generated characters. For instance, Missouri recently announced it hired its first IT employee recruited directly from Second Life; the employee attended a Second Life job fair as a computer-generated cat wearing a bow tie. Several universities also have held classes in the virtual world.

By Matt Williams, Assistant Editor

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/427330
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