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What is Second Life?

While it takes awhile to get used to a virtual world, it's all possibility once you're in. Philip Rosedale is the founder of Second Life, an online virtual world.

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Second Life founder Philip Rosedale thinks that, someday, we'll all be living in a virtual...
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Our Virtual Future
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How to Use a Virtual Mirror
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posted February 2, 2010

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