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Thursday, November 02, 2006

How the CDC Participates in Second Life

Nedra Weinreich has a fascinating post looking at how the Center for Disease Control in the US (a government organization) is participating in Second Life. The CDC is using blogs, podcasts and wikis internally too. I particularly like how they view Second Life as an extension of one's first life. The CDC feels people can merge good health practices in real life with the fun and play of Second Life.

 

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