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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Linden Lab Case Study: Metanomics
Posted in Metanomics forum by Jennette Forager on 18 March 2010
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Linden Labs has added Metanomics to their list of “Success Stories” and rightly so, as we demonstrate week after week, with an audience that arrives prepared to wrestle with the evolution of this innovative new environment. Please, join us today as we continue our explore of “Virtual Worlds, Seriously.”

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Metanomics Returns with Douglas Rushkoff
Submitted by Texas Timtam on 22 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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Education and the SL Ecosystem

Episode 38 Broadcast 13 March 2010

Terrence Linden shares his data analysis info from Linden Lab to show how the education community in Second Life has evolved and how new tools & features considered mainly for enterprise users will also greatly enhance virtual teaching and learning.

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The Turning Point

Episode 31 Broadcast 12 March 2010

Claudia Linden gets the audience involved in a discussion about memorable "Ah Ha" moments experienced or witnessed in Second Life.

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Imagination from Past to Present

Episode 28 Broadcast 12 March 2010

Mark Kingdon, CEO of Linden Lab delivers the opening remarks for the 2010 Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference held in Second Life on 12 & 13 March.

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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

Go to The Evolution of the Virtual Workforce
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