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SEP 8

The kids are taking over virtual worlds

Although digital realms haven't caught on among adults, future is paved with child-centric fare

Statesman, September 8, 2008 — Remember how we were all supposed to do our real-world shopping in virtual malls and hold our business meetings in virtual offices by now?

Despite the ups and downs of highly detailed 3-D virtual worlds such as Second Life, There.com and Kaneva, that never really happened.

Category: New Media Marketing
Tag: Virtual World

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