Interesting TV News about Virtual Worlds – Part 2

The global recession has greatly affected the United States and everyone’s looking to keep their jobs except for this couple who quit their day jobs to make a living from Second Life’s housing market. CNN Money interviewed these real estate barons and they talked about how they managed to make a stable living out of a virtual world.

Stealing can happen anywhere and even the kid named Timmy (a.k.a  Hellslayer H) got hacked by another player in Runescape. People spend money and time on this game so even it’s just a make-believe world, stealing cannot be tolerated. ABC News exposed how online security dangers are rampant nowadays that even unsuspecting child can become a victim if left unsupervised.

ABC News shared the first documentary shot in a 3D online universe called Second Life. It’s part of the new way of independent television making using computer world to film a virtual reality. Take a closer look at Molotov Alva who gives up his real life to escape into a virtual one. Featuring Paisley Beebe, Leonie Smith and Starr Sonic of Treet.tv

This is a promotional video on Reuters as the first news bureau in Second Life. They cover the news on what is happening on the other side of the world. With Adam Reuters, the first full-time business reporter in the Reuters Island is giving High-profile interviews, and covering virtual events for the real world and delivering real news to the virtual world.

The growing trend in the country and one of the most talked about website is the 3D online world known as the Second Life. Be it good or evil, religion today is finding ways to break through the gates and create a computer generated secular world to interact and reach out to their 6 million users worldwide.

While everyone is preparing for their graduation, there’s one college that’s going to break the tradition and make an entirely different ceremony. In June 2009, FOX News covered the first ever live graduation for Bryant & Stratton College Online in Second life featuring the inaugural commencement addressed by Philip Rosedale, Founder and Chairman of SL.

As we all know, social networking has taken the world by storm and as a parent how would you know if your kids are safe and in the right place online to interact and socialize with other people? Now, tune in to Balancing Act and learn from a Mom and her children about their thoughts on guiding kids to appropriate websites.

Political activity has been mushrooming all over the internet including the virtual worlds. ABC News explored the virtual campaigning of Barack Obama’s supporters and how they attend the rally without leaving their homes. Keith, a Chicago lawyer and an ardent supporter of Obama shared with us on how he set up a campaign headquarters in the online playground called the Second Life.