Pirated content deleted from Second Life
Linden Lab has deleted objects from the virtual world in response to DMCA complaints, according to resident reports.
Interview with Martin Sorrell
Bureau chief Adam Pasick interviewed Martin Sorrell at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Sorrell, known for making closely-followed pronouncements about the health of the advertising market, is the chief executive of WPP, the world’s second-largest advertising and marketing firm.
Interview with Mitch Kapor
Bureau chief Adam Pasick interviewed Mitch Kapor at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Kapor founded Lotus Development Corp and created the groundbreaking Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet. He was also a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Interview with Philip Rosedale
Bureau chief Adam Pasick interviewed Philip Rosedale at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Rosedale, the founder and CEO of Linden Lab, was previously chief technology officer at RealNetworks.
Interview with Stelios Haji-Ioannou
ureau chief Adam Pasick interviewed Stelios Haji-Ioannou at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Haji-Ioannou kickstarted the low-cost aviation revolution when he founded easyJet and has since created an empire under the easy brand, including car rental, hotel, cruise ship and Internet access businesses.
Interview with Robert Scoble
Bureau chief Adam Pasick interviewed Richard Scoble at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Scoble is a tech enthusiast and video podcast evangelist. After stints at Microsoft and Podtech, he now works at Fast Company.
Davos 2008 biographies
Biographies for the Reuters/Second Life interviewees at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Live from the World Economic Forum in Davos
Reuters is back next week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. We’ll be interviewing guests such as Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale, Linden Lab Chairman Mitch Kapor, Robert Scoble, and Tim O’Reilly, live in front of a Second Life audience at the Reuters Auditorium.
Prince Charles goes virtual, and other SL ecology news
The heir to the British throne, facing criticism for burning who knows how much jet fuel to fly to New York with his entourage and accept an environmental award from Al “Inconvenient Truth” Gore, sounds like he may be thinking about getting a Second Life.
Interview with Skype’s Niklas Zennstrom
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed Swedish Internet entrepreneur Niklas Zennstrom from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Zennstrom has changed two industries with the launch of the peer-to-peer file-sharing program Kazaa and p2p telephony service Skype, and he is trying for a third with the recent launch of the p2p Internet video company Joost.
Interview with Newsweek’s Fareed Zakaria from Davos
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria on Friday from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Zakaria is the host of a new weekly PBS show, “Foreign Exchange” which focuses on international affairs, and is the author of the recent book “The Future of Freedom.”
Interview with Publicis CEO Maurice Lévy in Davos
Bureau chief Adam Pasick interviewed Publicis CEO Maurice Lévy from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Publicis is the fourth-largest advertising and marketing company, home to agencies such as Leo Burnett and Saatchi & Saatchi.
Interview with WPP’s Martin Sorrell from Davos
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed WPP Chief Executive Martin Sorrell from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. WPP is the world’s second-largest advetising and marketing company, home to agencies such as Young & Rubicam, JWT and Ogilvy & Mather.
Second Life Kool-Aid: To drink, or not to drink?
During an interview on Friday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Linden Lab Chairman Mitch Kapor had some stark advice about how to deal with the inevitable Second Life backlash:
“Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid.”
(view the Second Life video here)
Nine time zones away at the SF Beta event, Linden Lab was sending a different message. [...]
Interview with Linden Lab chairman Mitch Kapor in Davos
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed Linden Lab chairman Mitch Kapor on Friday from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he talked about why we shouldn’t care about the coming Second Life backlash, whether residents should have a seat on the board, and his in-world mind altering experience.
Interview with SF Mayor Gavin Newsom in Davos
SECOND LIFE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Friday from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland about the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, the political repercussions of his decision to issue same-sex marriage licenses, and whether he will campaign in Second Life.
Interview with Jarne Elleholm in Davos
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed biotech pioneer Jarne Elleholm on Friday as part of a series of interviews from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Elleholm’s company, Aresa, has created a bio-engineered plant that changes color in the presence of land mines.
Expanding the Davos conversation on Reuters Island
Conversation about the World Economic Forum is taking place face to face in the Reuters auditorium in Second Life, prompting discussion between some people who would otherwise have to sneak past the armed guards that have saturated Davos.
Interview with Stelios Haji-Ioannou in Davos
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed easyGroup boss Stelios Haji-Ioannou on Thursday as part of a series of interviews from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Interview with John Osborn in Davos
Osborn is president and CEO of BBDO New York, home to clients such as GE and FedEx. The youngest boss in the agency’s history, he spearheaded the “New York Miracle” campaign that ran after 9/11.
