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Impact of cloud computing on virtual worlds

The promise, and the challenge, of virtual worlds and cloud computing.

Tags: technology , virtual worlds , Mike Nelson , Georgetown University , National Defense University ,

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:08pm EDT

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Virtual Worlds: the next-generation of web 2.0

Going beyond Facebook and Twitter for the government.

Tags: technology , virtual worlds , Paulette Robinson , National Defense University ,

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:08pm EDT

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Pentagon uses challenges to fuel solutions

Agencies are turning to innovation challenges as a way to solve problems and get people from outside the government involved in coming up with solutions. The White House launched Challenge.gov Tuesday and 15 agencies already are using the platform to hold contests. DoD has four challenges on the platform looking at a variety of issues.

Tags: technology , Gov 2.0 , Gov 2.0 summit , DoD , Tammi Griffith , Army , virtual worlds , Bev Godwin , GSA , DARPA , challenges , Challenge.gov , Max Cacas

Thursday - 09/09/2010, 07:08am EDT

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GAO: Cyber data sharing is lacking

CyberWatch launches virtual cybersecurity world, Cameron Diaz tops list of riskiest celeb searches

Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , McAfee , GAO , Cameron Diaz , Julia Roberts , Jessica Biel , Gisele Bundchen , Brad Pitt , Adriana Lima , Jennifer Love Hewitt , Nicole Kidman , Tom Cruise, Heidi Klum , Penelope Cruz , Anna Paquin

Thursday - 08/19/2010, 08:30am EDT

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Virtual tools near actual federal use

Let's face it, meetings are a necessary evil for the federal workforce. But what if you could use a collaboration tool that lets you participate digitally? The next generation of virtual collaboration tools are almost the next best thing to being there.

Tags: technology , virtual worlds , Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds , National Defense University , iCollege , NOAA , Erick Hackathorn , Barack Obama , Max Cacas

Thursday - 07/22/2010, 07:04am EDT

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Feds expand virtual worlds use

Over a year ago, the U.S. Army, and other branches of the military, were experimenting with the use of the virtual worlds social media site "Second Life" as a recruitment tool. Since that time, the military has branched out into using virtual worlds technology as a tool for collaboration. Now, civilian branches of government are looking to do the same thing. Federal News Radio's Max Cacas has our exclusive coverage of the Third annual Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds Conference, which concludes today at the National Defense University here in D.C..

Tags: technology , best practices , virtual worlds , Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds Conference , Army , Douglas Maxwell , U.S. Army Simulation and Training Center , MilLands , Paulette Robinson , iCollege , NDU , Barrack Obama , USDA , Max Cacas