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The Loss of Teen Grid to Education

02.09.2010

So now its official and time is moving by quickly. Second Life's Teen Grid will be shutting down at the end of this year, so if you have an island there then you will be moved to the main grid and your kids will most likely be thrown out.

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Tameside Withdraw Funding to Second Life Presence

21.07.2010

In March 2010 Tameside Council withdrew the funding for their presence in Second Life which was built and maintained by Second Places. During the year previous over 7,000 people had visited the presence, gaining information about Tameside and the services hosted by the council

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Second Places Awarded Two New Contracts

13.07.2010

Second Places announces the winning on 2 contracts won over May and June 2010

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Public Sector Nomads Article

22.03.2010

Second Places profile on the Public Sector Nomads website.

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The Slope of Enlightenment to the Plateau of Productivity

27.11.2009

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Second Places in ISEA2009

27.08.2009

Second Places are helping the University of Salford and Liverpool John Moore University with their immersive art installation in ISEA2009

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Herald Scotland CANVAS Feature

27.08.2009

News story about Second Places' virtual gallery built for CANVAS.

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Second Places Story on Hypergrid Business

27.08.2009

News story about Second Places' involvement in immersive art installations

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Second Places Rejects Criticism of Virtual Worlds

23.03.2009

Virtual worlds specialist Second Places today responded to criticism by a Conservative MP who claimed online virtual communities were a "waste of time and money".

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BSEC 09

26.02.2009

Second Places exhibited at BSEC 09 demonstrating the classroom of the future

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Peter Mandelson and LabourList in Second Life

14.01.2009

Weblinks to Online News Reports on Second Life Politics

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Press Release - 12th January 2009

12.01.2009

Pioneering technology has brought to life an interactive semi-detached house which offers internet users help and guidance on planning and building regulations.

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Press Release - 1st December 2008

01.12.2008

Aberdeen-based Second Places, which specialises in developing online virtual worlds for corporate clients, has won a clutch of new contracts.

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Online Sales Bolster Domino's Pizza Results

01.12.2008

News report on www.computing.co.uk about Domino's Pizza online sales.

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Energy industry's virtual world

28.10.2008

HAVING a `second life' has, until now, has been for teenagers and those with too much time on their hands. But Second Places has created a virtual world for the energy industry.

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Meet Mark Kingdon, Second Life's governor

27.10.2008

The new chief executive of Second Life says that his virtual world is thriving thanks to the credit crunch

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Press Release - 23rd October 2008

23.10.2008

A groundbreaking training tool for the global energy industry, which uses virtual worlds to simulate potential disasters, is being previewed at the major Virtual Worlds London event this week.

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Second Places New Website Launched

20.10.2008

Second Places launch their new re-branded website.

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