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Great book on wiki adoption!



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News about ING's Our Virtual Holland

Hot news from ING on their Second Life venture today. See their news item in which they call for innovative people interested in plots of Second Life land:

The offer:

  • A limited number of land plots in OurVirtualHolland for one year without costs (average size 600 prims, about 25 plots per sim – that’s over ½ an acre each plot).
  • A community of serious Second Life residents and entrepreneurs.
  • Lots of publicity around OurVirtualHolland.
  • A creative area without gambling and mature content.
  • Regular events and a lot of traffic.
  • Besides the free land plots there will also be some ready-made-homes and business-starter-kits available. Feel free to indicate your interest in these here.

More details will be announced at the first launch event for (future) community members and associates on Friday the 23rd of March.

What ING expects from participants:

  • An innovative concept or project for OurVirtualHolland and the drive to make it a success.
  • A brief proposal for this project. It can be a business, a house, a community place or event or anything that you think is interesting in the Virtual World.
  • Commitment to the community by actively sharing lessons learned and experiences.
  • Regular presence in OurVirtualHolland.
  • No need to be an experienced Second Life resident.

(Disclaimer: I am employed with a subsidiary of ING Group)

Related: all my Second Life articles

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