SAN FRANCISCO -- In Second Life, the online virtual universe that is attracting 3.7 million users, you can light virtual candles for Shabbat, teleport to a Buddhist temple or consult the oracle for ...

While the public version of the Second Life virtual world remains primarily a playground for self expression and social networking, military and government agencies are taking a more serious look at ...

Virtual resiliency center will offer everything from exercise classes to tools for coping with the stress of multiple deployments. The Army is bringing a program to improve troops' physical and ...

Second Life is going corporate. The virtual world already has more than 1,400 companies staging meetings and conferences inside its virtual landscapes. But Linden Lab is now taking Second Life into ...

The U.S. Military Veterans Center in Second Life island features a beach for informal gatherings and recreation. Former service members convey experiences and support in Second Life. U.S. military ...

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Sun isn’t shy about taking advantage of new Internet technologies – it was one of the first firms to launch employee blogs – so it wasn’t too surprising to see the server maker become the first ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - FBI investigators have visited Second Life's Internet casinos at the invitation of the virtual world's creator Linden Lab, but the U.S. government has not decided on the legality ...

IBM and Linden Labs, the operator of the Second Life virtual world, said on Tuesday they will work on ways to eventually let people use the a single online persona in different online services.

Stealing a page from the Second Life playbook, Red Hat Inc. is inviting users of its JBoss Java-based middleware to an online conference where people will use avatars to attend the event virtually.