The ‘Immernet’ – A coming virtual world for real business
Takeaways from the crowd listening to 3-D and virtual worlds pioneer Julian Lombardi of Duke University show that the coming ‘iWeb’ is all about context in which the currency is information.
Dr. Julian Lombardi stresses the reality of the coming "Immernet"
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Web 3.0 = Virtual worlds: Tweeting news from ‘Immersive Internet’ event
WRAL.com’s Beth Lavin and Sabrina Wood deliver the headlines from Local Tech Wire’s “Immersive Internet” event featuring entrepreneur and virtual worlds pioneer Julian Lombardi of Duke University.
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