In the virtual world of Second Life, there are a number of in-world business and user-groups founded specifically for the game, some of which have become legal entities in their own right, as well as preexisting companies and organizations that have involved themselves in the world. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Shortcut: WP:CSD Current list: Category:Candidates for speedy deletion There are a few, limited, cases where admins can delete Wikipedia pages on sight. Non-admins can ask for an admin to delete such a page, either by listing it on speedy deletions, or by adding either a {{delete}} or... This article is about a virtual world. ...

Originating from Second Life

These businesses and organizations are legally registered or recognized entities created specifically for Second Life. Groups affiliated with preexisting organizations are in the Operated inside Second Life section.

1st TOUCH Magazine

1st TOUCH Magazinewas first launched inworld in March 2007 and made its online debut on 20.07.2007. 1st TOUCH is a portal publication that covers Second Life stories that reaches out to Real Life and touches the heart and soul of the human behind the avatar. Its creators, Marcus A. Link (known in Second Life as Fim Fischer) and Carmen Villadar (known in Second Life as Ysabel Isabella) have certainly walked the talk when it comes to bridging Second Life with Real Life. After meeting on December 24, 2006 and dating in Second Life for four months, the two decided to take their inworld relationship to Real Life and now happily live together in Germany - a story that truly touches any heart!

Accident Designs

Founded in 2006 by Johan Bichel Lindegaard (known in Second Life as Sophie Zhu), Accident Designs offers virtual architecture services, programming, project management and marketing in Second Life.

Advanced Virtual

Advanced Virtual, based in the UK is a full service creative media company whose focus is on taking real-world businesses into Second Life.

Aimee Weber Studio

See Alyssa LaRoche

Alyssa LaRoche (born 1979, Manchester, New Hampshire) is the owner of Aimee Weber Studio Inc. ...

Ancapistan Capital Exchange

ACE is the newest of the SL stock exchanges, founded by BNT Holdings CEO IntLibber Brautigan. ACE is dedicated to compliance with SL Exchange Commission standards, openness, transparency, and community governance. It has already reached similar market volumes as more established exchanges occasionally and its listings are growing.

Anshe Chung Studios

See Anshe Chung

Anshe Chung is the main avatar (online personality) of Ailin Graef in the online world Second Life. ...

Avatrian LLC

Avatrian is a full-service metaverse development shop that delivers products and services for 3D online digital worlds. Its product line includes prefabricated items such as houses, buildings, terrains, and avatars, most of which are listed in SL Exchange and OnRez. Aside from these ready-made products, Avatrian also offers a wide range of services which include but are not limited to content creation, avatar customization, scripting with the Linden Scripting Language and sim terraformation. Linden Scripting Language, or LSL, is the programming language used by residents of Second Life, a virtual world by Linden Lab. ...

Avatrian provides start-to-finish management of small to large-scale projects, such as building out an entire island or creating a large event for many participants. Through the diverse projects it has undertaken, the company aims to help individuals and businesses understand and harness the power of virtual reality.

Beatenetworks

Beatenetworks is a Marketing and Business Development firm based in Dusseldorf Germany, and is focused on providing guidance and solutions to users and businesses in Second Life. It was founded by Alice Klinger and Allison Selene in Second Life. It specializes in areas such as event management in Second Life, Branding, Avatar Design, and Advertising.

BidSL Auction House

BidSL Is a full-service auction house featuring resident-to-resident Second Life auctions as well as live auctions conducted by real life auctioneers completely inside of Second Life. With the opening of the BidSL auction house in Second Life on September 8, 2007, Jim Allen and Shannon Nohkan introduced the Second Life community to a Second Life auction device that allows any resident to instantly list their items, services, and land for auction to other residents entirely in world. In addition to peer-to-peer auctions, BidSL also offers complimentary automated auction and live auctioning services to organizations holding auctions for charity.

Bob Perrys Store

Bob Perry's Store is a company which runs a store and a casino within secondlife, they experienced a high level of growth after floating the company on the WSE in world stock market Bob Perry's Store's prospectus,Bob perrys store.

Brautigan & Tuck Holdings

Also known simply as "BNT" for its stock symbol on the Ancapistan Capital Exchange, [http://www.bntholdings.com/ Brautigan & Tuck Holdings, founded in Oct 2006, is an estate company and otherwise diversified conglomerate founded by land baron IntLibber Brautigan. Owning more than 40 sims, it is the largest publicly traded estate company in SL, and holds an asset value in excess of 40 million L$. It primarily focuses on offering an exceptionally designed and constructed urban setting for business and financial interests, but is also home to a diversified community, ranging from residents of four major military groups to malls, residences, banks and stock exchanges, and features multiple lines of the only functioning subway system in SL. A forerunner in estate security, BNT offers protection to its estate inhabitants through its subsidiary, Ng Security, and has developed multiple cutting-edge products and services to assist them with the unique and on-going challenge of combating intruders and security threats.

Catalyst

Catalyst is a virtual marketing and branding company, founded to help businesses manage their Second Life presence and advertising needs. It provides full-service marketing solutions, including ad booking and campaign management, building, scripting, graphic design as well as product design and content creation. Catalyst is the creator of the AdBoard / AdServer system, a networked advertising system released in 2006 to assist advertisers and publishers alike managing their Second Life advertising needs.^{[citation needed]}

Code4Software LLC

Code4Software provides the full spectrum of content creation services, from 3D Modeling, Graphic Design, Software Development, Land Development, Architectural Design, and Product Design. Code4Software just doesn't say we'll get the word out on your project; we have one of the largest in-world networks of centrally controlled advertisements, making us one of the largest Ad Publishers in Second Life®. We can get your message in front of residents in seconds.

Code4Software created and manages the Second Life presence for Coldwell Banker and has the most advanced Virtual World MetricsCapture and Web Based Analysis tool on the market.^[1]

combinedstory

New York-based combinedstory Inc is a media firm specializing in representing your business, brand or artwork in the virtual world. Combinedstory[1] leverages over 20 years of experience in the interactive media industry to create compelling campaigns focused on enriching your virtual experience. Combinedstory offers Second Life development, training[2], tutorials[3], and meeting simulations. Founded in October of 2006, combinedstory[4] brought Joanne Colan from Rocketboom into Second Life for an episode featuring Battery Recycling Organization, Call2Recycle[5].^{[citation needed]}. Combinedstory created FutureWork Island, a diversity and generational simulation for The FutureWork Institute and Advertising Week 2007's Second Life build [6].

Community Chest

Community Chest is a marketing and communication agency established both in Paris and Second Life. Community Chest's team includes experts in strategic marketing, communication, virtual environment (developers, designers, ergonomists) and architecture. Community Chest provides organisations with an end to end design, communication and deployment solution that is about driving competitive advantage for his clients. This is a one-stop-shop defining strategies, implementing and organizing the follow-up of implementations in the Metaverse for brands, companies, NGOs, political parties and social projects.

Cybertek Enterprises

Cybertek Enterprises is a Virtual Real Estate company, buildings an Estate called Cybertopia. At the current time the estate consists of 12 regions. Besides land development, Cybertek Enterprises also creates virtual goods that include, textures, buildings, and amusement park rides. With the experience of building Cybertopia, Cybertek Enterprises can help companies create their own virtual pressences, within Second Life. It's very interesting.

DF Europe

DF Europe is a team of 3D Content Creators whose aim is 'bridging Real Life with the metaverse, one avatar at a time'. Currently located in Frankfurt Germany, the team spans a global reach. Their services range from interior/exterior builds, inworld publishing, a Digital Concierge service and consulting companies with their transition into a 3D Platform. Their belief, that the future trend towards increased involvement in a metaverse will have positive and negative impacts on the personal lives of many is of utmost concern. The website then becomes a platform for dealing with these issues as the world struggles to maintain a balance with their Real Life and a Virtual one.

Designing Digitally Inc.

Designing Digitally Inc Designing Digitally, Inc. is recognized as a leader in Second Life development. They have the knowledge and skill to develop and script thier clients visions in a virtual world. Their specality is making business and educational presences inside Second Life. At the current time they have built over 30 island builds for companies such as TD Ameritrade, Hilton Hotels, Saffron Interactive, Miami Valley Career Technical Center, Nova Southeastern University, Ohio State University, Disney Concert Hall (L.A.), Millenium Concert Park (Chicago), and George Washington University. They have a talented staff that is managed by Andrew Hughes (President) which was a game designer and now is a professor at the Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati. All of the designers are college graduated high end art students that have experience in interactive media, game development, and texture design.

Encore Design Group

Encore Design Group creates purpose-built virtual environments for both commercial and non-commercial use, as well as providing graphic design, decor, scripting, and landscaping. EDG's creation of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon at Mesopotamia was recently featured on NBC's hit series The Office. More information about Mesopotamia (including images) can be found in our portfolio.

Ewing Fashion Agency (EFA)

[7] is a fashion promotion agency specialising in creating commercial opportunities for SL fashion designers and non-fashion related companies (SL or real-world) by aligning common goals and helping them reach their target markets in Second Life. The Agency is run by real-world CEO of a management consulting company called Black Diamond Consultancy based in the United Kindgom. Black Diamond advises global multi-nationals on strategy and operations. EFA leverages on the vast experience gained by its CEO in a real-world environment and uses it to help business operating in Second Life to create and maintain brand salience, presence and integrity.

Exakt – Made in Sweden

EXAKT - Made in Sweden is run by Tina (PetGirl) Bergman [8] since February 2005. Light-setting specialist, with numerous assignments where the ambience is of importance. Specialist in 50-60 style of architecture. Legally registered company, based in Stockholm, Sweden. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Fashion Research Institute

Fashion Research Institute is engaged in developing virtual world-based product design (patent pending) and product life cycle management for the fashion industry using IBM-backed solutions. FRI's SL laboratory is the five island complex of Shengri La where collaborations occur between RL and SL fashion designers, scientists, artists, and philosophers.

HRN Freedom Games

HRN Freedom Games is a virtual games creation company in Second Life. The HRN Freedom Games Headquarters is located in Nangrim (221,39,61). Following the ban on role play casino games in Second Life (wagering in Second Life), HRN Freedom Games has recreated the same games as freeplay versions, and is now dedicated to creating scripted content, that will allow Second Life business owners to better manage the various challenges of doing business in the virtual world of Second Life. HRN Freedom Games was created on December 28th 2006 and is owned and operated by Hilton Harpoon, Rhea Radford and Nino Lassally. HRN Freedom Games software: HRN Freedom Games Software.

i3D inc.

i3D inc. is an application development firm in Second Life, creating both custom projects and in house multimedia products. i3D developed the LSL Test Harness for Linden Lab in June of 2007.

Infinite Vision Media

Infinited Vision Media is a full-service interactive marketing and new media agency. IVM helped usher Dell Computers into Second Life in late 2006.^{[citation needed]} Dell, Inc. ... This article is about a virtual world. ...

Industrial-Design.com

Industrial-Design.com is a full-service design company specializing in building 3D worlds for Rock Bands. Clients include the world famous rock band Journey.

Max March Industries

Max March Industries is a leading creator of metaverse companies in Second Life. The Max March brand has a focus on prestige goods and services. ^[5] In addition to its dozen or so metaverse business operations, Max March owns a considerable amount of virtual real estate and operates "resort residence" destinations branded under the name "The MAX." ^[6] Max March is an official sponsor of the Second Life Community Convention and supports a number of other metaverse organizations. ^[7]

Metaverse Messenger, The

The Metaverse Messenger, or M2, is an online newspaper covering events within Second Life as well as real world news that concerns SL. The paper was founded in August 2005 by Kristan Hall (known in Second Life as Katt Kongo) and Alan Seeger (known in Second Life as Phoenix Psaltery). As with real world newspapers, the M2 offers a broad spectrum of advertising options.

Millions of Us

Millions of Us is an agency specializing in virtual world marketing and communications campaigns. The firm was founded in May 2006 to assist clients in entering Second Life, and now works on multiple virtual world and social media platforms. Clients include Warner Bros., Intel, Microsoft, Toyota Scion, Electrolux and Diageo.

MODA Modeling School

MODA Modeling School graduates some of the best trained fashion models in Second Life. The training is thorough and often intense. Classes cycle every two to four weeks, ending in a comprehensive Internship which give students practical experince in wearing, showing, selling and accentuating designer apparel and accessories. MODA Modeling School was founded by Jujudoll Dancer; an established Fashion Photographer and popular fashion model in SL since August of 2006. For more information see MODA Blog.

My SL Project

The My SL Project is a Second Life project matching/bidding service that allows Second Life residents to match their projects and jobs with freelance Second Life developers and service providers.

Nilsson Development Enterprises

Nilsson Development Enterprises is a company founded wholly within Second Life for the purpose of scripting, building, and consulting for businesses--both those wholly contained within Second Life and those looking to come in and make their mark the right way. Founded in 2005, and became a full-time job for Kenn Nilsson (its founder) in March of 2007. Most notably, NDE scripts protect a replica Sistine Chapel built by Vassar College.

Planet Video

Planet Video were founded in 2006 by Frank Rickett (known in Second Life as Frankie Rockett). Working in new media since 1982,^[8] they are the first professional organisation to specialise exclusively in the creation of virtual video, or Machinima, in Second Life. They have a permanent purpose-built facility within the region known as Klaw.^[9] Their customers include Microsoft,^{[10] [11]} Intel,^[12] HBO,^[13] Comcast,^[14] and various governmental agencies^{[15] [16]}. A scene from the popular machinima series Red vs. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the largest[1] cable television (CATV) company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ...

Prim & Proper

Prim & Proper has been presenting fine ladies and men's wear since November, 2005. It is now the premiere Victorian clothier on the grid, with a deep emphasis placed on accuracy, hand drawn textures, and professionally developed swatches and prints. With more than 30 years as a couture costumer and as a real life fashion designer, Shenlei Flasheart continues to focus on her love of 19th century fashion. Each piece is drawn from an extent garment, fashion illustration, or accessory and is period accurate to silhouette, color, and type(s) of material. The Prim & Proper line includes day wear, evening attire, bridal wear, outerwear, and a range of accessories including animated fans, boas, jewelry, millinery, gloves, ice skates and shoes. The men's wear line, The Proper Gentleman, offers finely crafted accessories for the period gentleman with discerning tastes. The line's future development includes an extensive Fall collection of sculpti hats for both modern Edwardians and modern Victorians alike. Prim & Proper's flagship store is located in the nature sims of Shengri La, where Shenlei Flasheart sponsors a weekly pearl oyster dive for pearl-jewelry containing oysters hidden around the islands. Her RL fashion design practice sells to the major mass retailers, including Walmart, where her collections are a substantial commercial success with more than $30MM USD sold for Fall 2007. She is the Director of the Fashion Research Institute, Inc., which owns the Shengri La island complex.

rapidSL Development

rapidSL is a full service development Company operating out of Cologne, Germany that provides content creation, application-development and architectural design for real-world business clients.

Second Life Cable Network

SLCN.TV is a virtual television network that broadcasts live resident-produced programs to in-world video screens as well at the web. The SLCN.TV website also includes video archives of all regularly scheduled shows and special event coverage. Started by Wiz Nordberg SLCN is quickly growing and the website includes hundreds of hours of Second Life programming covering special interests ranging from sports, science, education, and lifestyle. All SLCN video clips are archives of live events as they happened in Second Life.

SL Bank

SL Bank, (SLB) is an investment fund which arbitrages inefficiencies of virtual land and currency markets. SL Bank was founded by Joshua Zarwel (SL avatar: Teufel Hauptmann) and went live on June 4, 2006.

SL Bay Auctions

SL BAY Auctions Sl Bay Auctions was developed to purchase real world and Second Life items completely with Linden dollars.

SL Capital Exchange

The SL Capital Exchange (CapEx) is a virtual stock exchange operating in Second Life. The exchange's website allows for continuous trading of virtual securities offered by companies operating within Second Life. Founded by Investor Allen in May 2007 as the AllenVest International Exchange, it was purchased by Arbitrage Wise's JT Financials Bank in August 2007 and integrated into its banking system. Arbitrage Wises avatar in Second Life Arbitrage Wise is the avatar representation of Dallas, Texas (USA) resident Thanh Ho in the virtual world of Second Life. ...

SL Investor's Bank

SL Investor's Bank (SLIB) is a virtual "bank" and financial services company operating in Second Life. SLIB was founded 19th of February, 2007. SLIB is managed, and was founded by Tyrian Camilo. SLIB has been criticized for their practice of "cutting" virtual land parcels into small sections and using those sections for in world advertising or "spamming".^{[citation needed]}

SL-hosting

SL-hosting is a Dutch company that helps other RL companies present themselves in Second Life. SL-hosting serves companies such as Service Apotheek, Rain4all, Creative designz, eatandstay.com.

SLOz

SLOz is a news and community portal created specifically for Australian users of Second Life. It publishes daily news stories as well as providing a forum and in-world presence to help new Australian users of Second Life

SL Pulse

The SL Pulse is a Second Life press release service that allows any individual or business to publish their Second Life related news announcement on the site to be read directly or picked up for syndication by media outlets and bloggers.

SL Reports

SL Reports publishes daily news and business stories allowing comments and input from readers as well as providing a forum and free classified ads. SL Reports also provides a feature called "The People's Voice of SL", allowing users to record voice comments to be played on the web site.

The Electric Sheep Company

The Electric Sheep Company is a design, building and scripting firm that creates content for three-dimensional online worlds. Originating in Second Life, they have done work on the Virtual Laguna Beach project for MTV,^[17] Reuters,^[18] New Media Consortium,^{[19] [20]} Starwood Hotels/aloft,^[21] and Sony BMG Music^[22], as well as creating the OnRez version fork of the client software. This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Reuters Group plc (LSE: RTR and NASDAQ: RTRSY); pronounced is known as a financial market data provider and a news service that provides reports from around the world to newspapers and broadcasters. ... OnRez is a forked version of the Second Life viewer software, created by the Electric Sheep Company. ...

Titan Industries Inc.

Titan Industries is a development group that produces and sells weaponry, armors, vehicles, and other related products in Second Life. Originally founded in 2005 by Keno Pontopiddan, it remained dormant until late 2006 when the company was passed over to Aryte Vesperia. Its "second founding" originated from a group of former military community members (Novus Ordo Imperialis) that retired from combat roles to build. Titan is currently based out of the Azure Island's simulator Ratin, pending a change after the first of the company's estate simulators (Titan) came online during May of 2007. Titan Industries is a profit-share organization, utiziling returns from their sales to benefit group projects rather than to individually profit. The company is currently run by Aryte Vesperia (President), Steff Flintoff (Vice President), Timmahy Widget (Director of Scientific Advancement), Demo Radio (Director of Development), and Xang Xiao (Director of Public Relations).

U.S. Black Operations

U.S. Black Operations is a very high-quality provider of firearms, military uniforms and a staunch supporter of anti-griefing within Second Life, owning a large quantity of locations over the landmass of Second Life, and several simulators. Black Operations' gross income to date is unknown, but it is believed to have become one of the most profitable retail businesses in Second Life since its inception in June 2006. The business includes several renowned residents of Second Life, such as Grey Blankes (founder and current owner), Kayla Stonecutter (scripter), Ben Dmytryk and Mavericus Nelson (modelers) and Mark Karlfeldt (animator).

V3 Group

V3 Group's creative lead is avatar Liam Kanno, who created the sims for the Transformers, Die Hard and 300 movies for Picture Production Co. As a full service developer, it builds for corporate clients such as SAP and Steelcase on the key elements of the virtual world in Second Life - Consulting, Sim Design & Development, and Events, dedicated to creating a fully immersive virtual reality environment driven by branding needs and functional requirements. Producers of the International SL Technology Expo 2007 on Silicon Island sim.

Virtual Vision Studios

Virtual Vision Studios is a Creative Design Agency providing many services such as full HTML and Flash-based web design, Logo Design, Branding and in-world Architecture, AVV have worked with many in-world companies such as Catalyst, WIC, WSE, SL Marketing, Krystal Epic and KAITO, and their slogan is "AVV Studios - Design & Distinction".

VistaLogic Limited

VistaLogic Ltd specialises in mobile strategy, integrated social media, web design & automation, 2D/3D digital brand, modelling, content design, creation & management. In Second Life VistaLogic is known as L-Tek.

Web Star Japan

Web Star Japan provides full services and solutions about Second Life ( 3D virtual world ): 3D Modeling, Animation, Avatar, Machinima, Virtual Marketing, Programming and Project Management.

World Stock Exchange

World Stock Exchange (WSE) is a virtual securities exchange developed for use in the virtual world of Second Life. The exchange provides Second Life companies with the ability to raise capital from the global investment market using the in-world fictional Linden currency and the new World Internet Currency(WIC).

The WSE provides users with a fully automated trading platform that operates 24 hours, 7 Days per week. Traders have access to real-time and historical trading data and charts. The client administration system provides companies with the ability to post regular announcements and updates on key financial data to shareholders along with the ability to distribute dividends.

The WSE has been surrounded by controversy since it began operation. Due to the difficulty in regulating "companies" that trade on the exchange, there have been a number of "CEOs" who have run off with IPO funds, leaving investors with nothing. Other issues, such as security and downtime have plagued the exchange, including a stealing of funds by an "employee" who "hacked" the system and left with stored funds.^{[citation needed]}

Operated inside Second Life

These are businesses and organizations originating in real life that have operated in Second Life and were not founded specifically for Second Life, but have involved themselves in the world.

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• 20th Century Fox held a premiere for X-Men: The Last Stand in Second Life.^{[23] [24]}

Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ...

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• ABN AMRO Bank has opened a virtual branch in Second Life.
• Adidas Reebok have created a permanent presence in Second Life.^{[25] [26]}
• American Apparel opened a branch inside the virtual world selling digital renderings of clothing modeled after real-life merchandise. ^[27]
• American Cancer Society has held a version of its Relay For Life national fundraising event inside Second Life. ^[28]
• Avnet, Inc. has opened a virtual Avnet Technology Museum in Second Life based on their real world museum located at their corporate headquarters.
• Axel Springer AG together with Bild. T-Online, have produced a tabloid-style newspaper for Second Life, The AvaStar in December 2006.^{[citation needed]} AvaStar Island was built by Aimee Weber.^{[citation needed]}
• BBC Radio 1 recreated the 2006 One Big Weekend event on a 64 acre virtual island in Second Life.^[29]
• Bigpond has created 11 islands called "The Pond" for their Broadband, Cable & ADSL members. Bigpond's Second Life
• Centric, an advertising agency based in Los Angeles, opened its Second Life office in October 2006. Centric has also started a De-advertising campaign by buying adspace in Second Life and turning it into public parks^[30].
• Cisco Has a 4 sim's presence in Second Life to promote products and demonstrations along with live presentations and was designed by SL Brand.
• Colonius [9] a direct replica of the telecommunications-tower in Cologne was created by rapidSL Development in Second Life. [10]
• Creative Commons is building a community in Second Life around Creative Commons licenses and standards through events and projects in the virtual world.^[31]
• Crescendo Designuses Second Life to help clients visualize residential design concepts and to educate them about the value of sustainable design principles.
• Dell sells PCs in Second Life. [11]
• Disney employed Second Life Resident Fizik Baskerville (and others in his team) to create content based on production designer's specs for the films The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,^[32] Pirates of the Caribbean^[33] Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest^[33] & Pirates of the Caribbean 3^[33] and The Chronicles of Narnia^[33]
• Rheinturm Düsseldorf Tower was created in Second Life by Beatenetworks
• Endemol has created a version of Big Brother in Second Life.^{[34] [35]}
• Eudoxa became the first public policy think tank to host a seminar in Second Life
• Faber Maunsell is an Engineering consultancy firm that is currently developing a space within Second Life to be able to display the buildings that they design. Faber Maunsell is also looking to use Second Life as a marketing tool. [12]
• Forward Together, the PAC headed by former Virginia Governor Mark Warner, is integrating Second Life into its campaign strategy .^[36]

ABN AMRO (Euronext: AAB, NYSE: ABN) was in the period of 1991 till 2007 one of the largest banks in Europe and had operations in about 63 countries around the world. ... This article is about the company. ... American Apparels main factory and headquarters in Los Angeles American Apparel, LLC is a vertically integrated clothing company based in downtown Los Angeles, California. ... The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a medical organization with a corporate attitude in the United States. ... AvnetItalic text is a technology B2B distributor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Axel Springer AG is one of the largest newspaper publishing companies in Europe, claiming to have over 150 newspapers and magazines in over 30 countries, including several central and eastern european countries: Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia and western european countries: Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, more than 10,000... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of the year and will begin in 2 day(s). ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... See also: 2006 in British music Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... Telstra BigPond is Australias largest Internet service provider providing internet services such as ADSL2+, cable, dialup, satellite and wireless broadband (using EVDO and HSDPA under the Next G brand). ... Cisco may refer to: Cisco Systems, a computer networking company Cisco IOS, an internet router operating system CISCO Security Private Limited, a security company in Singapore Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation, a statutory board in Singapore Abbreviation for San Francisco, California Cisco (wine) The Cisco Kid, a fictional character created... Colonius Colonius is the name of the Cologne telecommunications tower, which was finished in 1981. ... The Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others legally to build upon and share. ... This article is about the corporation Dell, Inc. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Specification may refer to several different concepts: Specification (standards) refers to specific standards Specificatio - a legal concept Specification (regression) refers to the practice of translating theory into a regression model Category: ... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy film based on the book of the same name by Douglas Adams. ... This article is about the franchise. ... Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End is the third and final part of the trilogy begun by the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, following the 2006 film Dead Mans Chest. ... The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy films from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, based on the series of novels, The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis in the 1950s. ... Rheinturm At night, showing the clock The Rheinturm Düsseldorf is a 240. ... Endemol (Euronext: EML) is a television production company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Poland, Netherlands, India, South Africa, Lebanon, Morocco and Australia among others. ... Big Brother is a reality television format. ... Eudoxa AB is a Swedish think tank, formed in 2000. ... This article is about the institution. ... Forward Together is a political action committee, of which former Democrat Governor of Virginia, Mark Warner, is the Honorary Chair. ... In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group organized to elect or defeat government officials in order to promote legislation, often supporting the groups special interests. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. ...

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• Gabetti Property Solutions created the Gabetti Island containing the company Headquarters and a perfect replica of one of the houses they sell in Real Life (RL): the aim of the presence is communicate the brand in foreign markets and develop a virtual business strategy by buying, selling and intermediating digital real estate properties. ^[37]
• Graphico are a creative digital design and development agency that works with clients at strategic levels for their direct digital marketing needs with solutions that leverage web, mobile and Second Life technologies.^[38][39]
• Hard To Find has launched the worlds first DJ Equipment megastore HTFR within Second Life. A virtual representation of its real world store, it contains a wide range of vinyl, DJ equipment and accessories for users of Second Life to not only look at but to also purchase. The aim is to not only bring HTFR to a wider world wide audience, who may not be able to visit their real world store in Birmingham, UK. But to also give like minded DJs a haven to meet up and chat in. ^[40]
• Harvard Law School and Harvard Extension School offered a course called "CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion" within Second Life in 2006.^[41][42]
• IBM recently met in Second Life to discuss the effects of Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) on business.^[43] The initial forays into SL were driven by a group in the UK called Eightbar. A team of IBMers led by epredator potato (Ian Hughes) and algernon spackler (Andrew Reynolds) working out of IBM Hursley near Winchester. Recently other IBM companies joined SL, as for instance IBM Italia, founded by avatar Eadoin Welles.
• ING Group has established a virtual community with a presence in Second Life, called ourvirtualholland.
• Leo Burnett Worldwide has established a creative hub in Second Life for globally dispersed staff to interact within.^[44]
• Lichtenstein Creative Media has set up a 16-acre virtual broadcasting facility in Second Life, from which it has delivered live radio broadcasts.^[45]
• Institute of Rural Health: Rameshsharma Ramloll, faculty at the Institute of Rural Health at Idaho State University has led the implementation of *play2train*, a 32 acre virtual environment for emergency preparedness training in Second Life. This project is funded by (Health Resources and Services Administration) HRSA ^[46]

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• Market Truths Limited provides quantitative and qualitative market research services to both organizations in Second Life and organizations interested in Second Life. Research methods include surveys, focus groups, interviews, and observational and experimental research.^[47] Market Truths won the SL Business Plan competition run by The Electric Sheep Company and Edelman.^[48]
• Max March Industries operates a popular radio station called MaxMarchRadio that plays inside the virtual world, develops high-end virtual estates and high-rise residences, and operates several businesses that operate inside Second Life such as STYLEMAKERS (avatar makeovers including skin, hair, and clothing) and The GIFT, a wildly-successful creator of virtual gift boxes and shopping bags that can package objects purchased elsewhere inside Second Life so they can be given to other users as gifts. Another site is maintained with blogs and news from Max March Industries, that is Max Updates^[49]

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• Mazda is giving away their concept car Hakaze on Nagare Island and is presenting kite surfing.^{[citation needed]}
• MLB.com broadcast the Home Run Derby and a Red Sox-Yankees game into SL, with the help of the Electric Sheep Company.
• MTV held a fashion show which was later broadcasted on G-Hole, a show on MTV's IPTV channel, Overdrive.^[51]
• National Physical Laboratory, UK (NPL) developed a virtual hospital for and under medical direction from Imperial College London (ICL) and a series of documentary films (machinima) that describe what healthcare of the future could look like from the patient's perspective. The design of the virtual hospital campus, Second Health,is based on the principles and recommendations outlined in the recently published Healthcare for London: A Framework for Action. NPL and ICL are conducting research using Second Health to evaluate the effectiveness of this new medium for communicating complex healthcare delivery messages.
• The New Media Consortium, led by CEO Dr. Laurence F. Johnson, built a virtual campus in the spring of 2006 that includes a library, museum, planetarium, auditorium, classrooms, and a welcome center. In the fall of 2006, the community affilitated with the campus had grown to nearly 1000 educators, and the NMC Campus expanded from 1 sim to 7. Plans included a machinma school and a life sciences center. The NMC has hosted several events on the virtual campus including IBM's Global Innovation jam,^[52] a Howard Rheingold keynote speech,^[53] and an Second Life artists event^[54]
• PA Consulting Group have established a presence in Second Life.^[55] The firm uses Second Life to host virtual conferences, recruitment events and as a tool for its clients to simulate new product and service offerings.
• Reef Ball Foundation has a site in Second Life, trying to create more online awareness for their ecological preservation activities.^{[verification needed]}
• Reperes market research institute, launches Reperes Second Life, virtual platform of watch and research thanks to the creation of a community: a panel of avatars which may be called upon to address issues faced by brands seeking to establish themselves or develop their offer on Second Life.^[56]
• Reuters has a news bureau which reports news in the virtual universe.^{[18] [57]}

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• Simpson Millar LLP is a real life UK based national firm of solicitors. Simpson Millar LLP opened an office in Second Life during 2007 to help the firm better understand the use and practical application of 3D worlds, the legal implications of such worlds and to explore the opportunities to host training, presentations and other events in a 3D virtual world. The Second Life facilities of Simpson Millar LLP are available to other businesses wishing to experiment with internet technology such as Second Life.^{[citation needed]}
• Sky News has a virtual newsroom, where vistiors can visit the newsroom and see how Sky News is made, reporters and presenters also can be seen from time to time. Also all visitors can take home a TV to watch Sky News.
• SL-hosting is a Dutch company that helps other RL companies present themselves in Second Life.
• Slacker Astronomy planetarium in the Carmine region displays audio and video shows about astronomical topics and hosts chats with professional astronomers.
• SL Police is a law Enforcement type group that has a partnership with Linden Labs to protect the MMORPG from trolls and griefers.
• Social Media is a consulting company founded by Gunnar Langemark (Second Life: Gunnar Langset) and is physically located in Denmark. Social Media is in Second Life to do research and to consult with clients who want to know about virtual realities like Second Life. Gunnar Langemark has 20 years experience with next generation computer media. You can find Social Media in Second Life by doing a search for "Social Media".
• Starwood Hotels in conjunction with The Electric Sheep Company and marketing firm Electric Artists is premiering their new hotel brand, aloft, in Second Life via a virtual construction of the hotel before the actual hotels are built.^[21] The building process was documented on virtualaloft.com. More information about Aloft and Second Life on Starwood Aloft leaves Second Life.
• Sun Microsystems
  • Sun held a metaverse press conference at the launch of their Second Life region Sun Pavilion in October 2006.^{[citation needed]}
  • Sun participated in a press briefing at the CNET headquarters in Second Life in October 2006.^{[citation needed]}
• Telecom Italia launched four islands in "Second Life" in July 2007, offering a football stadium, Formula 1 circuit, drive-in movie theater, beach party area and various offices. Telecom Italia also developed the "First Life Communicator", a device allowing avatars to call and send SMS to other avatars and Italian telephone numbers (in limited beta period).^[58]
• TELUS Mobility (TELUS) opened a Second Life retail outlet offering replica mobile phones with Second Life specific features. In the near future the store may be offering its real lineup of mobile phones with a twist, to Canadian avatars.^{[citation needed]}
• Text 100, a leading global technology PR firm opened its virtual office in Second Life in August 2006.^{[verification needed]}
• Toyota (via Millions of Us) have offered a virtual replica of the Scion xB^[25]
• TrendTown Travel Germany has a virtual office for their travel community in the Dutch VIP Beach Resort in Second Life. (Willow Resort, 192, 23, 22)
• Universal Motown Records Group created a presence within Second Life.^{[59] [60]} The Universal SoundScape Music venue was created by InWorld Studios to promote the rock band Hinder and the hip-hop sensation Chamillionaire.
• The University of Southern California's Center on Public Diplomacy owns its own Second Life island. The island is used by the Center's Public Diplomacy and Virtual Worlds Project to host events and displays on the role of MMOGs, in public diplomacy.^{[61] [62]}
• The World Transhumanist Association has used Second Life to recruit and organise a transhumanist following within the virtual world and established a large island and conference centre called "Uvvy Island" to disseminate transhumanist ideas and provide unrestricted access to useful materials (including, among other things, videos and webcasts from WTA) to interested but geographically unrelated parties. Uvvy Island is organised like a regional Chapter, and even holds Chapter status within the WTA, holding weekly meetings, talks, and debates on various subjects.^{[63] [64]}
• YearlyKos Convention 2007 - this Net Roots based political organization simulcast their annual convention (at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center) into Second Life. The event included 4 days of LIVE streaming video from the convention including the Democratic Presidential Candidates Round Table forum debate and was a groundbreaking event in Netroots political activism.

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