In 2008, Rita J. King began collaborating with Linden Lab, the makers of Second Life in telling the story about how brick-and-mortar companies were using Second Life very creatively and successfully. The collaboration has resulted in a series of Case Studies written by Rita J. King. A sampling of those essays are below.
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The Linden Lab Second Life Case StudiesTweet
by DIP on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 | 
No Comments | Tags: Case Studies, IBM, Linden Lab, metanomics, NOAA, Nortel, Rita J. King, ROI, second life, virtual worldThe Linden Lab Second Life Case Studies
DIP on Metanomics: July 21, 2008, Noon Pacific/3:00PM EasternTweet
by DIP on Friday, 18 July 2008 | No Comments | Tags: imagination, Manpower, Inc, metanomics, Understanding IslamDIP on Metanomics: July 21, 2008, Noon Pacific/3:00PM Eastern
Metanomics.net
On Monday, July 21, 2008 at Noon Pacific/3:00PM Eastern, DIP CEO and Creative Director, Rita J. King and Chief Global Strategist, Joshua S. Fouts are appearing on Second Life’s Business and Economics program, Metanomics.net (simulcast on the web here and in Second Life — click here to teleport [SLURL]) discussing The Imagination Age, as well as recent projects including Understanding Islam through Virtual Worlds.
DIP and Manpower Inc. publish “Power of Collaboration”Tweet
by DIP on Friday, 18 July 2008 | No Comments | Tags: Manpower, Inc, metanomicsDIP and Manpower Inc. publish “Power of Collaboration”
Manpower Island in Second Life
On July 14, 2008 DIP in collaboration with Manpower Inc., released a new report, “Power of Collaboration: Manpower’s First Anniversary in Second Life,” as part of a major event in Second Life featuring discussion with Manpower CEO Jeff Joerres; Second Life Founder and Chairman, Philip Rosedale; Manpower Senior Vice President for Global Workforce Strategy, Tammy Johns; Heron Sanctuary Founder, Alice Krueger (SL’s Gentle Heron); and Harvard Business School Professor Lynda Applegate among others. The event included an immersive, experiential virtual work space created by SL’s Toran Cult in colloboration with Kathee Gibbs and Gentle Heron of SL’s Heron Sanctuary.
You can download a PDF of the report here. Video of the event, edited by Draxtor Despres, can be viewed at DIP’s YouTube page.
