Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The Second Coming of Virtual Worlds

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday October 28, @03:28AM

from the when-someone-asks-if-you're-a-god-you-say-yes dept.
CommunicationsThe InternetGames
An anonymous reader writes"Things have been a bit quiet on the virtual world front recently but according to an article in Silicon.com, things are about to change. Apparently it's only now that virtual worlds are really going to become a force to be reckoned with. 'Now experts predict the virtual world phenomenon is entering a second phase in which businesses will become shrewder about their involvement in such environments and look more carefully at the tangible benefits they can realize. Emerging technology specialist at IBM, Robert Smart, is confident virtual worlds will become more important to businesses in the coming years.'"

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