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The most innovative companies in business services for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Another honoree, HeyGen , launched a streaming avatar that enhances real-time interactions, creating more useful chatbots and tutors. Over the intervening years, the company has introduced increasingly sophisticated fintech tools to facilitate invoicing and expand payment options.In market of more than $76 billion by 2030.

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What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

The Verge

Neal Stephenson famously coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , where it referred to a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatars of real people. Real-time 3D computer graphics and personalized avatars. Is using one avatar or item across different worlds as simple as it sounds?

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Nonprofits in Second Life: Avatar Marketing, Fundraising, and TechSoup's Plans

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I attended a meeting at the SLTechSoup Office, a discussion forum on Avatar Marketing hosted by Harvard Berkman Center , and visited a donation site for the Make A Wish Foundation. Then I teleported off to the Berkman Center discussion on Avatar Marketing. It is like sending a personal email to the entire listserv by mistake.

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Best Practices for Running a Virtual Trade Show

AccelEvents

Facilitate Networking. When planning your trade show, be careful to include events and sessions that will actively facilitate networking. Some things you should consider when elevating your virtual trade show experience: Custom Avatars: Allow attendees to build their own avatar that can be used to navigate the virtual environment.

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Encouraging Networking at Your Virtual Event

AccelEvents

A virtual event means that those face-to-face interactions will not be possible but that does not mean that you can’t facilitate and encourage networking all the same. . Show them how to develop their avatar, fill out their profile, or use the text and video chat features. Does your platform allow for virtual business cards?

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7 Original Networking Ideas for Your Virtual Event

AccelEvents

Event gamification elements, like a virtual scavenger hunt, can go a long way to facilitating networking at your virtual event. . Over time, group members will naturally start to connect with one another, reducing the need for major facilitation or oversight. . 7 Original Networking Ideas for Your Virtual Event. Virtual Scavenger Hunt.

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