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BlogHer brings conference to Second Life

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blogher-sl.jpgBlogHer, a blogger community of women who write about various topics, announced today a virtual presence for its upcoming conference July 27-29 in Chicago. The chosen medium for this virtual extension? Second Life.

BlogHer plans to use the Second Life platform as a way to offer up the conference to those who cannot make it in person. It will be complete with general sessions, audio feeds, and a virtual cocktail party. BlogHer hopes the Second Life experience will provide “an interactive format designed to inspire discussion.”

The host of the BlogHer Second Life event will be BlogHer Contributing editor Erin Kotecki Vest of the Queen of Spain blog. Vest writes for the Huffington Post as well as covering politics and news for BlogHer.

“BlogHer is committed to providing leadership to women online about exciting new technologies that give us the power to connect with people and issues we care about,” said Lisa Stone, BlogHer Co-founder. “When Erin approached us about bringing BlogHer ’07 to Second Life, we saw the opportunity as one more way to serve our mission of creating opportunities for women who blog to gain additional exposure, education and community.”

Originally posted on June 20, 2007 @ 5:36 pm

Comcast opens Second Life virtual theme park

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comcast-second-life.jpgComcast announced today the joining of the Second Life online community bandwagon. Their new destination in this popular virtual world is called Comcastic Island.

Comcastic Island, said Comcast, is a virtual theme park which offers a number of “speed-themed” experiences for Second Life users to enjoy. These include a race track, jet ski track and jet pack course. Second Life residents also can visit the Comcastic Island Entertainment Center, which will host a range of concert performances by Second Life and real-world artists.

Other offerings of Comcastic Island, which can be visited here by Second Life users, include an expo center housing “speed” exhibits and the labs where people can enjoy other themed experiences. Comcast plans to add more attractions in the future.

Originally posted on June 14, 2007 @ 1:28 pm

Die Hard in Second Life

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Exclusive footage of a Bruce Willis interview in Second Life is now online. The Second Life Cable Network, the Melbourne-based company that covered the media event, says the footage provides an insight into how 20th Century Fox is using Second Life to promote the next Die Hard movie.

Gary Wisniewski, Second Life Cable Network CEO said “SLCN made it possible for invited guests, including the executives at Fox, to be able to witness the action as it happened. SLCN is the HBO and CNN of virtual worlds.” SLCN was started in March 2007 and has now established itself as the leading cable channel for Second Life residents.

Die Hard fans who won a competition to attend the exclusive press event were able to ask Willis questions and have him respond immediately. Willis showed real interest in online communication tools like Second Life.

The hour long event was broadcast live to a limited audience on June 1st, 2007, and is now being released to the widest possible audience via YouTube and other video sharing websites.

Originally posted on June 7, 2007 @ 10:04 am