These are my links for septembre 21st through septembre 28th:

• Linden Lab to step up Second Life marketing with Amsterdam office – Massively –
• I used to be worried about Cloud Computing – François Nonnenmacher (EN) –
• MixedRealities :: Evaluating Second Life as a learning network, and evaluating the criteria (update) – A Blog about Philosophy, Economics and Virtual Worlds
• Alphaville Herald : Strokerz Toyz/Eros LLC Takes Linden Lab to Court in Class Action Lawsuit!!! – Lawsuit seeks injunction against Linden Research to prevent intellectual property rights infringement in Second Life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Shannon Grei and Kevin Aldermann's Eros LLC have filed a complaint in US District Court in Northern California against…
• Maxping – Microsoft’s Virtual World Presence Moves to ReactionGrid – Second Life loses one of the most remarkable companies when Microsoft closes down their virtual island. Opensim based ReactionGrid offers apparently better support and performance at lower prices.
• Explaining the Real-Time Web in 100 Words or Less – Here's a challenge – can you explain the phenomenon of the Real-Time Web in simple terms and few words? From Facebook to the New York Times to blogs …
• Stock Photography Consolidation: Shutterstock Buys BigStockPhoto – More news from the stock photography world this morning, after leader in the field iStock announced it would be expanding its services to …
• Qwaq Changes Name to Teleplace, Launches Version 3.0 – 3D TLC – 3D Training, Learning and Collaboration – Qwaq, one of the premier providers of virtual collaboration spaces for enterprise, has changed its name to Teleplace and have rung in the bell of this new name with the release of the latest version of its secure, highly-scalable virtual work space. "We have invested heavily in enterprise-class capabilities and security over the last four years, and the new Teleplace brand reflects that focus," said Teleplace CEO Greg Nuyens. "Customers in many sectors have transformed the way their teams work together. Teleplace 3.0 enables them to scale this productivity to thousands of employees behind the firewall or in the cloud."…
• Google Steps Where Many Have Stumbled: Sidewiki – By 2001 web startup Third Voice, which let people annotate websites via a browser plugin, was done. Website owners just didn't like the …
• Google Sidewiki Is a Universal Commenting System for the Web – Google Sidewiki – Lifehacker – Windows/Mac/Linux: Google Sidewiki is a new browser plug-in that adds a universal commenting system to the web, allowing users to comment and read other people's comments on any page on the internet. It's not a new idea, but, well, it's Google.
• Maxping – realXtend viewer gets an update – version 0.42 now available – While realXtend project concentrates on Naali, the next generation virtual worlds viewer, they still maintain the old viewer, which now hits 0.42 and brings some previously unseen and exciting features.
• Customer Listening Blog: Feedback from Esomar word of mouth measurement workshop – Last week I had the chance to run my second workshop on "word of mouth measurement and beyond" at the Esomar annual congress in Montreux (Switzerland). The first one was in Sweden earlier this year. The overall feedback seems to…
• New World Notes: Web-to-World Graffiti: Tag Second Life Train With Images Uploaded From Web Drawing Program – "Sometimes They Rise", the latest installation from metaverse artist AM Radio, comes with a truly marvelous innovation: When you approach the cargo train in the center of exhibit, be sure to pick up a spray can on a nearby table….
• Microsoft’s Looking Glass Will Let Marketers Peer Into A Real-Time Social Stream – Microsoft is going to let marketers and advertisers dip their toes toes into the social stream. The tech giant is planning to launch …
• New World Notes: New World Newsfeed: Former Detractor Now Describes Second Life As Fun, Innovative, Business Friendly – Marketing Conversation: Second Life is All Growed Up and Doing Business Only a few months ago, marketing executive Chris Abraham dismissed Second Life for not being like Internet darling Twitter, "light, cheap, and open" — and I enjoyed pointing out…
• What the US government is doing in Second Life – Betterverse: Nonprofits in the Virtual World – Federal Computer Week recently published a fairly comprehensive list of current sites in Second Life where the United States federal government has a presence. It's not a long list of sims, which I have supplemented with a few more that I know about: NASA Virtual CoLab NASA JPL Explorer Island Lunar Exploration Island NOAA Islands Meteora and Okeanos US Armed Forces Coalition Island SciLands Virtual Continent CDC Island IRS Career Island Smithsonian Latino Museum In addition to this list are several one-off events, like the opening of the 110th US Congress and the FCC simulcasting workshops on broadband access involving…
• The Top Ten Twitter Apps On The iPhone Among Early Adopters – What are the top Twitter apps on the iPhone? It's hard to say because the iTunes store doesn't have a Twitter category (Twitter …
• Linden Lab says Second Life huge, shows numbers – Massively –
• Most Valuable Global Brands Recovering Faster Than S&P 500 – Slightly off-topic, but likely worth a look to anyone with a vested interest in how the global economy fares (which means pretty much …
• Avatars: Love and Desire in the Digital Age | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com – How new technology is changing the way we think about love, lust and desire in the digital age.
• New World Notes: Last Week’s Five Important Second Life Things – Meet Charles Bristol, 87 year old bluesman becomes avatar-based musician. Read why two top Second Life content creators are suing… Second Life creator Linden Lab. Ponder whether changing your avatar's size makes you feel different about your real life self….
• FCC Proposes New Rules to Ensure Net Neutrality – Launches OpenInternet.Gov – FCC Chaiman Julius Genachowski outlined a number of new principles today that will guide the commission's rulemaking with regards to net neutrality. As Genachowski points out, openness was …