IBM in Second Life
We are poised for the next major step. We can now bring these exciting capabilities, already in wide use in science, engineering, defense and consumer applications, into the worlds of business, education, health care and government. This was the step that led to IBM’s e-business strategy ten years ago. Could we be at the onset of v-business? Based on my initial experiences in Second Life, we are all in for an incredible ride.
A number of organizations are tuning into IBM’s presence in SL. IBM’s two Metaverse Evangelists tasked with spreading the word among their 320,000 colleagues worldwide have been speaking publicly about their roles. Roo Reynolds was interviewed by Johnatan Fildes last week and Ian Hughes was interviewed by Lukas Chadbourne today. Irving Wladawsky-Berger both shared his first steps in SL and reiterated IBM’s interest in virtual world going forward. Interesting times indeed.
UPDATE : Adam Reuters has a great post on IBM and Virtual Worlds here
UPDATE 2 : Kate Sixgallery on IBM CEO Sam Palmisano upcoming RL/SL global town-hall event and IBM activities within SL
UPDATE 3 : Shaun Nichols sheds more light on the $100M global innovation jam