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The Archives
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08.10.10Second Life Growth: New Groups versus New UsersIt sometimes feels to me like there are two types of users in Second Life: the single dots, and the multi-dots. I remember the early days of Second Life - the map was a friend and a mystery. As I wandered the Grid, I'd use the map not because the geography that it showed seemed particularly relevant - I mean, most sims on the map look like a random collection of squares and squiggles and don't tell you much about what's there before you arrive. But the presence of green dots became a sort of pulse-taker of activity on the Grid. The ...
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09.15.08Snagging Police Force Talent, the Virtual WayApparently, police forces around the world are experiencing a personnel crunch. As they find themselves with less applicants from the younger Gens X and Y who are willing to join the force, some departments have had to develop unique strategies to reign in talent, according to ITBusiness.ca. One such force, the Vancouver Police Department, under the leadership of the Web-savvy IT specialist Kevin McQuiggin, decided to stretch the recruiting boundaries by holding a recruitment seminar in Second Life. Said McQuiggin: Tech-savvy police officers are key to the success of future investigations. As society changes, policing has to change as well. We're ...
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09.06.08Recruiters peg Second LifeAccenture, one of the world's largest recruitment agencies, has opened up a careers island in Second Life, according to ThinkBalm's Erica Driver. Again, this use of Second Life is about streamlining cost and setting up as many in-world recruitment meetings as possible (Accenture is in 49 countries). The advantage is that more people can meet with recruiters online, and the company has simplified the process within SL to make it much easier for internal recruiters to use. The Accenture island looks pretty much like a traditional office, which means it is using SL as a brand extender. And Accenture, by ...
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