Second life: A strong communication tool in social networking and business

Information Technology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 524-534

  Gajendra, Sharma ^a   Sun, Wenjun ^a   Ye, Qiang ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Business opportunities; Online games; Second life; Social networking; Virtual reality; Virtual world

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES; ON-LINE GAMES; SECOND LIFE; SOCIAL NETWORKING; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPETITION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 77749273624     PISSN: 18125638     EISSN: 18125646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2010.524.534     Document Type: Article

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