rss-virtual worlds by: nick lansing, laura duppstadt, viliami latu
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RSS-Virtual Worlds
By: Nick Lansing, Laura Duppstadt,
Viliami Latu
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RSS
Rich Site Summary (Really Simple Syndication)
Easy to keep updated- favorite sites
Subscribe to social media (Blog entries, News headlines)
Who has a Facebook?
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“Old way” Before RSS
Bookmarking, manually checking back
Confusing/Complicated tracking many sites
Miss info, if you don’t check back
Seeing same info, if sites don’t update
RSS makes life easy
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RSS in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy-EjFhdl_I
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Virtual Worlds
Online community of people from around the world
Create your own avatar
Can be used for entertainment, education, and business
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Entertainment
Create a Dream life
Examples: The Sims, Second life
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Second Life Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r74hkI-JcHY
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Second life
Has over 36 million registered users
Grossed over $3.2 billion
AVG 400,000 register new (monthly)
220,000 YEARS!!! users have spent
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Business Applications
Meet with people from all over the world
More clients = more money
Not required to all be on at the same time
Simple feed back system
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Questions
What are Two examples of virtual worlds?
What is at least one website that uses RSS?
How many users are on Second Life?
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Sourceshttp://massively.joystiq.com/2013/06/20/second-life-readies-for-10th-anniversary-celebrates-a-million-a/
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/25604/virtual-world
http://www.problogger.net/what-is-rss/
http://www.virtual-round-table.com/profiles/blogs/open-mic-session-and-party-in