The Virtual Workplace: Manpower's First Year in Second Life

Metanomics covered the 1st anniversary celebration of Manpower’s Second Life Headquarters. This event, organized by Dancing Ink Productions, features a roundtable discussion with Manpower Inc. Chairman and CEO Jeff Joerres, Linden Lab Chairman and Founder Philip Rosedale, plus many other fascinating speakers.

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Metanomics Returns with Douglas Rushkoff
Submitted by Texas Timtam on 21 January 2010
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Set aside some time on January 27 for the next Metanomics show. It looks like a fascinating lead-up to the PBS Frontline documentary airing in February, Life on the Virtual Frontier. Robert Bloomfield will talk with Douglas Rushkoff, writer, teacher, and all-around expert on the subject.

See the full description and the PBS Frontline trailer at Metanomics site

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Virtual Goods and Linden Lab

Episode 88 Broadcast 23 September 2009

Watch this mixed reality version of Metanomics with host Robert Bloomfield live from Second Life and the Engage Expo in San Jose CA as he talks with guests Philip Rosedale and Tom Hale of Linden Lab plus Harper Beresford and Jeanie Tubbs, both resident content creators

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The Evolution of the Virtual Workforce

Episode 3 Broadcast 1 September 2009

Rita J. King of Dancing Ink Productions hosts this round-table discussion at the Manpower island in virtual world Second Life with Don Tapscott, author of "Grown-Up Digital". Guests include Jeff Joerres & Tammy Johns of Manpower, Amanda Van Nuys of Linden Lab, Chuck Hamilton of IBM, and Spencer Zuzolo of 3D Squared. *** The Evolution of the Virtual Workforce: A Conversation with Don Tapscott and Guests Hosted by Manpower Inc. *** Broadcast live on 01 September 2009

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The Age of Obama

Episode 86 Broadcast 24 June 2009

Kevin Werbach, who played a role in the Obama transition team for the FCC, and is now an advisor to the administration, discusses internet infrastructure in the USA and how broadband access increasingly affects everyday activities. Then Mitch Wagner returns to Metanomics with updates on Twitter, Linden Lab & social media.

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Inside Linden Lab

Episode 84 Broadcast 3 June 2009

Robert Bloomfield talks with author of "Making Virtual Worlds: Linden Lab and Second Life", Thomas Malaby about his experience inside the lab, anthropology and the Whole Earth Catalog. On the Spot catches up with Bettina Tizzy and some creative artists using virtual spaces.

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In Conversation with Mark Kingdon

Episode 80 Broadcast 6 May 2009

Metanomics is back with a new season of great (and great looking) shows looking at business and policy in Virtual Worlds. Robert Bloomfield talks with none other than Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdon on this must see interview.

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Effective Corporate Virtual World Usage

Episode 2 Broadcast 4 May 2009

Find out what corporations and enterprise organizations are doing in virtual worlds that has worked well. Hydra Shaftoe is your host and moderator for this panel discussion with Second Life business people Dusan Writer of Remedy Communications, Logan Linden of Linden Lab, Zha Ewry of IBM, and Digistar Brouwer of Nokia.

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Philip Rosedale

Broadcast 19 January 2009

Metanomics is back on SLCN with the first episode of 2009 called "Philip Rosedale on Hope, Anxiety and Virtual Worlds" where Robert Bloomfield talks with Linden Lab board member, aka. Philip Linden

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The Virtual Chalkboard

Broadcast 28 July 2008

Robert Bloomfield talks to teachers and educators Kathy Schrock, Peggy Sheehy and Linden Lab’s academic evangelist Pathfinder Linden.

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Manpower

Episode 20 Broadcast 7 July 2008

Watch cybergrrl Oh take a tour of Manpower HQ with their Virtual World Liaison Horatio Decosta, aka Dan Darrow

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Mitch Wagner & Steve Prentice

Broadcast 21 April 2008

Mitch Wagner of Information Week and Steve Prentice of Gartner join Robert Bloomfield for this Metanomics episode from CMP amphitheater. Be sure to watch to the end to see a special edition response to the discussion by Linden Lab Zee Linden