January 23, 2007
Virtual World: Second Life

In a recent article on CNN.com, the Second Life virtual world is seen to be a real marketplace. Now that virtual worlds such as this are being taken seriously, perhaps a medical virtual world that makes money could flourish.

"Second Life: It's not a game

Fortune's David Kirkpatrick reports on why IBM's Sam Palmisano and other tech leaders think Second Life could be a gold mine.

January 23 2007: 2:24 PM EST

NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Last November in Beijing, IBM gathered 2,000 employees, with 5,000 more watching on the web, to unveil a series of global initiatives on digital storage, branchless banking, and the like. During the presentation, CEO Sam Palmisano walked up to an onstage PC, logged onto the online three-dimensional virtual world called Second Life, and took command of the cartoon-like "avatar" that represents him there."

More: CNN.com - Why tech leaders think second life could be a gold mine

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