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In the virtual world of ''[[Software:Second Life|Second Life]]'', there are a number of in-world business and user-groups founded specifically for the game, some of which have become legal entities in their own right, as well as preexisting companies and organizations that have involved themselves in the world.

==Originating from ''Second Life''==
These businesses and organizations are legally registered or recognized entities created specifically for ''Second Life''.  Groups affiliated with preexisting organizations are in the Operated inside ''Second Life'' section.

===Aimee Weber Studio===
Aimee Weber Studio Inc. has provided services for several real-world business, including [[Organization:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]],<ref name="aimeeweberdotcom-portfolio-noaa">{{Cite web
|url=http://aimeeweber.com/Portfolio/NOAA.html
|title=Aimee Weber Studio Inc. - Portfolio - NOAA
|publisher=Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
|accessdate=2007-01-07
}}</ref> {{wipe|United Nations}},<ref name="aimeeweberdotcom-portfolio-united-nations">{{Cite web
|url=http://aimeeweber.com/Portfolio/StandUp.html
|title=Aimee Weber Studio Inc. - Portfolio - Stand Up Against Poverty
|publisher=Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
|accessdate=2007-01-07
}}</ref> American Cancer Society,<ref name="aimeeweberdotcom-portfolio-american-cancer-society">{{Cite web
|url=http://aimeeweber.com/Portfolio/SLRelayforLife.html
|title=Aimee Weber Studio Inc. - Portfolio - SL Relay for Life
|publisher=Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
|accessdate=2007-01-07
}}</ref> American Apparel,<ref name="aimeeweberdotcom-portfolio-american-apparel">{{Cite web
|url=http://aimeeweber.com/Portfolio/AmericanApparel.html
|title=Aimee Weber Studio Inc. - Portfolio - American Apparel
|publisher=Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
|accessdate=2007-01-07
}}</ref> Warner Bros.,<ref name="aimeeweberdotcom-portfolio-regina-spektor">{{Cite web
|url=http://aimeeweber.com/Portfolio/Regina.html
|title=Aimee Weber Studio Inc. - Portfolio - Regina Spektor Audio Kiosk
|publisher=Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
|accessdate=2007-01-07
}}</ref> NBC<ref name="huffingtonpostdotcom-nbc-virtual-debut">{{Cite web
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-j-king/breaking-news-nbc-to-mak_b_35155.html
|title=Breaking News: NBC to Make Virtual Debut in Second Life Tonight!
|author=King, Rita J.
|work=The Huffington Post
|date=November 29, 2006
|accessdate=2007-01-07
}}</ref> and Save the Children.<ref name="nfp-twopointoh-yak-shack">{{Cite web 
 |url=http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2006/12/05/scf-yak-shack/ 
 |title=Save the Children offers yak a Second Life 
 |author=Bridger, Steve 
 |publisher=Not-for-profit 2.0 
 |date=December 5, 2006 
 |accessdate=2007-01-07 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516131647/http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2006/12/05/scf-yak-shack/ 
 |archivedate=2007-05-16 
 }}</ref>

===Anshe Chung Studios===
'''Anshe Chung''' is the main avatar (online personality) of '''Ailin Graef''' in the online world ''[[Software:Second Life|Second Life]]''. Referred to as the "Rockefeller of Second Life"<ref name="moneydotcnndotcom-virtual-rockefeller">{{Cite web
|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364581/index.htm?cnn=yes
|title=The Virtual Rockefeller
|author=Sloan, Paul
|publisher=CNN
|date=December 1, 2005
|accessdate=2007-01-05
}}</ref> by a CNN journalist, she has built an online business that engages in development, brokerage, and arbitrage of virtual land, items, and currencies, and has been featured in a number of prominent magazines such as ''Business Week'',<ref name="businessweekmag-my-virtual-life">{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm 
 |title=My Virtual Life 
 |publisher=Business Week 
 |date=May 1, 2006 
 |accessdate=2007-01-05 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105191002/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm 
 |archivedate=2007-01-05 
}}</ref> ''Fortune''<ref name="moneydotcnndotcom-from-megs-to-riches">{{Cite web
|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361953/index.htm
|title=FROM MEGS TO RICHES
|author=Parloff, Roger
|publisher=CNN
|date=November 28, 2005
|accessdate=2007-01-05
}}</ref> and ''Red Herring''.<ref>http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=19927&hed=Second+Life%25e2%2580%2599s+First+Millionaire</ref>

===Exakt – Made in Sweden===
[http://www.exakt.biz EXAKT - Made in Sweden] is run by Tina Bergman since February 2005. It specializes in lighting and in 50-60 style of architecture. It is based in Stockholm, Sweden.<ref name="exakt-internetworld">{{cite web|
url=http://internetworld.idg.se/2.1006/1.83191/|
title=Så skapar du dig ett bättre liv online|
author=Madelene Hellstroem |
publisher=IDG Sweden |
date=November 25, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref><ref name="exakt-avastar">{{cite web 
 |url=http://www.the-avastar.com/epaper/archive/2007/TheAvaStar_Issue8.pdf 
 |title=Abide by the DCMA 
 |author=Tam Wyler 
 |publisher=Axel Springer Verlag 
 |date=February 2, 2007 
 |accessdate=2007-02-02 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225141318/http://www.the-avastar.com/epaper/archive/2007/TheAvaStar_Issue8.pdf 
 |archivedate=2007-02-25 
 }}</ref><ref name="exakt-mm">{{cite web|url=http://www.metaversemessenger.com/pdf/2007/01/MM20070130.pdf |title=The Swedish are coming! The Swedish are coming! |author=Phoenix Psaltery |publisher=Phoenix Psaltery |date=January 30, 2007 |accessdate=2007-01-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221160057/http://www.metaversemessenger.com/pdf/2007/01/MM20070130.pdf |archivedate=February 21, 2007 }}</ref>

===Second Life Left Unity===
Second Life Left Unity (SLLU) is an international socialist and anti-capitalist organisation which operates entirely within ''Second Life''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slleftunity.blogspot.com/|title=Second Life Left Unity|website=SLLeftUnity.Blogspot.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> Originally established by members of the Scottish Socialist Party,<ref>[http://www.scottishsocialistvoice.net/back%20issues%2007/issue%20293.htm Scottish Socialist Voice, Issue 293, Page 9 Cyber-fascists forced off ‘land’] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928105834/http://www.scottishsocialistvoice.net/back%20issues%2007/issue%20293.htm |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref> and other left activists,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wayneporter.com/2007/01/20/more-political-strife-in-second-life-sllu-versus-fn/|title=WaynePorter.com|website=www.WaynePorter.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> it challenged the Front National when it attempted to establish a base within the virtual reality world,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jan/20/news.france|title=Exploding pigs and volleys of gunfire as Le Pen opens HQ in virtual world|first=Oliver|last=Burkeman|date=20 January 2007|website=The Guardian|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> demanding that they were only allowed to operate in adult areas of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondlifeherald.com/slh/2007/01/protesters_dema.html|title=Protesters Demand LL Send Le Pen's People to M-rated Sims - The Alphaville Herald|website=www.SecondLifeHerald.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> More recently it has also supported IBM workers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slleftunity.blogspot.com/2007/10/unions-20-how-virtual-protest-can-bring.html|title=UNIONS 2.0: How a "Virtual" Protest Can Bring Us to a "Real" Success|first=Second Life Left|last=Unity|date=2 October 2007|website=SLLeftUnity.Blogspot.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> in Italy protesting against low pay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2199057/italian-ibm-staff-strike-second|title=IBM union calls strike in Second Life|website=Computing.co.uk|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>

===The Electric Sheep Company===
The Electric Sheep Company is a design, building and scripting firm that creates content for three-dimensional online worlds.<ref name="archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.electricsheepcompany.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208001001/http://www.electricsheepcompany.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 February 2007|title=The Electric Sheep Company|date=8 February 2007|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> Originating in ''Second Life'', they have done work on the Virtual Laguna Beach project for MTV,<ref name="nmc-blog-esc-panel-podcast">{{cite web|
url=http://www.nmc.org/sl/2006/05/10/sheep/|
title=Electric Sheep's New Media Consortium Video|
author=Levine, Alan|
publisher=New Media Consortium|
date=May 10, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25|
url-status=dead|
archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214032954/http://www.nmc.org/sl/2006/05/10/sheep/|
archivedate=February 14, 2007}}</ref><ref name="esc-blog-jerry-mnc-video">{{cite web
 |url=http://blogs.electricsheepcompany.com/jerry/?p=160 
 |title=Electric Sheep's New Media Consortium Video 
 |author=Paffendorf, Jerry (aka '''SNOOPYbrown Zamboni''') 
 |publisher=Electric Sheep Company 
 |date=June 17, 2006 
 |accessdate=2006-11-25 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814173333/http://blogs.electricsheepcompany.com/jerry/?p=160 
 |archivedate=2006-08-14 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref> Aloft Hotels,<ref name="virtualaloftdotcom-parallels-fascinating">{{cite web|
url=http://www.virtualaloft.com/2006/08/the_parallels_are_fascinating.php|
title=The Parallels Are Fascinating... and a Bit Eery|
author=Schiller, Marc|
publisher=Virtual Aloft|
date=August 15, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25|
url-status=dead|
archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061021170026/http://www.virtualaloft.com/2006/08/the_parallels_are_fascinating.php|
archivedate=October 21, 2006}}</ref> and Sony BMG Music,<ref name="elc-blog-sony-bmg-launc">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.electricsheepcompany.com/news/?p=30 
 |title=SONY BMG launching Second Life presence 
 |author=Gold, Jonah (aka '''Hank Hoodoo''') 
 |publisher=Electric Sheep Company 
 |date=October 12, 2006 
 |accessdate=2006-11-25 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129143145/http://www.electricsheepcompany.com/news/?p=30 
 |archivedate=2006-11-29 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref> as well as creating the OnRez version fork of the client software.

===World Stock Exchange===
[https://www.wicexchange.com/about.php World Stock Exchange]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (WSE) is a virtual securities exchange developed for use in the virtual world of ''Second Life''. The exchange provides ''Second Life'' companies with the ability to raise capital from the global investment market using the in-world fictional Linden currency and the new World Internet Currency(WIC).

The WSE has been surrounded by controversy since it began operation. Due to the difficulty in regulating "companies" that trade on the exchange, there have been a number of "CEOs" who have run off with IPO funds, leaving investors with nothing. Other issues, such as security and downtime have plagued the exchange, including the theft of funds by an "employee" who "hacked" the system and left with stored funds.<ref>Francesca Di Meglio "Virtual Exchanges Get Real", Business Week, August 10, 2007.</ref>

==Operated inside ''Second Life''==
These are businesses and organizations originating in real life that have operated in ''Second Life'' and were not founded specifically for ''Second Life'', but have involved themselves in the world.
<!--Documents used as citations for the activities of the company with regards to ''Second Life'' should '''NOT''' be housed on domains owned by company (parent, partner or subsidiary etc.) in order to best avoid potential violations of WP:V and WP:ADVERT -->

===0–9===
* 20th Century Fox held a premiere for X-Men: The Last Stand in ''Second Life''.<ref name="secondlifedotcom-events-217357">{{cite web|
url=http://secondlife.com/events/event.php?id=217357&date=1148065200|
title=X-MEN 3: the last stand|
author=Baskerville, Fizik|
publisher=Linden Lab|
date=May 19, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref><ref name="newworldnotes-the-uncanny-xmen">{{cite web|
url=http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/05/the_uncanny_xme.html|
title=The Uncanny X-Men (and News Corp) Come To Second Life|
author=Au, Wagner James|
publisher=New World Notes|
date=May 22, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>

===A–F===
* ABN AMRO Bank has opened a virtual branch in ''Second Life''.
* Adidas Reebok have created a permanent presence in ''Second Life''.<ref name="gigaom-adidas-toyota-come-to-sl">{{cite web 
 |url=http://games.gigaom.com/2006/08/20/adidas-toyota-come-to-second-life/ 
 |title=Adidas, Toyota come to Second Life 
 |author=Au, Wagner James 
 |publisher=GigaOM 
 |date=August 20, 2006 
 |accessdate=2006-11-25 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004232642/http://games.gigaom.com/2006/08/20/adidas-toyota-come-to-second-life/ 
 |archivedate=2006-10-04 
 |url-status=dead 
 }}</ref><ref name="3pointd-adidas-reebok-runs-to-sl">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.3pointd.com/20060819/adidas-reebok-runs-to-second-life/
 |title        = Adidas Reebok Runs to Second Life
 |author       = Wallace, Mark
 |publisher    = 3pointD.com
 |date         = August 19, 2006
 |accessdate   = 2006-11-25
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061207151431/http://www.3pointd.com/20060819/adidas-reebok-runs-to-second-life/
 |archive-date = 2006-12-07
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>
* American Apparel opened a branch inside the virtual world selling digital renderings of clothing modeled after real-life merchandise.<ref name="businessweekdotcom-american-apparel-virtual-clothes">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jun2006/id20060627_217800.htm?campaign_id=bier_innj
 |title       = American Apparel's Virtual Clothes
 |author      = Jana, Reena
 |publisher   = Business Week
 |date        = June 27, 2006
 |accessdate  = 2006-11-25
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060629052932/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jun2006/id20060627_217800.htm?campaign_id=bier_innj
 |archivedate = June 29, 2006
}}</ref>
* American Cancer Society has held a version of its Relay For Life national fundraising event inside ''Second Life''.<ref name="american-cancer-society-sl-relay-for-life">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.cancer.org/docroot/GI/content/GI_1_8_Second_Life_Relay.asp 
 |title=Second Life Relay For Life 
 |publisher=American Cancer Society 
 |accessdate=2006-11-25 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116132913/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/GI/content/GI_1_8_Second_Life_Relay.asp 
 |archivedate=2006-11-16 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref>
* Axel Springer AG, together with Build. T-Online, have produced a tabloid-style newspaper for Second Life, ''The AvaStar'' in December 2006.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} AvaStar Island<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slurl.com/secondlife/The+AvaStar/128/128/20/|title=Second Life Maps - The AvaStar|website=Slurl.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> was built by Aimee Weber.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
* BBC Radio 1 recreated the 2006 One Big Weekend event on a {{convert|64|acre|m2|adj=on}} virtual island in Second Life.<ref name="bbc-news-online-big-weekend">{{cite web|
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4766755.stm|
title=BBC starts to rock online world|
author=Fildes, Jonathon|
work=BBC News|
date=May 12, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>
* Bigpond has created 11 islands called "The Pond" for their broadband, cable and ADSL members.<ref>[http://www.my.bigpond.com/pond/secondlife Bigpond's Second Life] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311213250/http://my.bigpond.com/pond/secondlife/ |date=2007-03-11 }}</ref>
* Centric, an advertising agency based in Los Angeles, opened its ''Second Life'' office in October 2006.  Centric has also started a de-advertising campaign by buying adspace in Second Life and turning it into public parks.<ref name="centric-parks-not-ads">{{cite web|url=http://www.centric.com/blog/2006/10/24/building-parks-not-ads/|title=Building Parks, Not Ads|author=Jason Stoddard|date=October 24, 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118160425/http://www.centric.com/blog/2006/10/24/building-parks-not-ads/|archivedate=January 18, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Company:Cisco|Cisco]] has a 4-sim presence in ''Second Life'' to promote products and demonstrations along with live presentations and was designed by SL Brand.
* Colonius Colonius, a direct replica of the telecommunications-tower in Cologne, was created by rapidSL Development in Second Life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapidsl.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=27|title=rapidsl.de jetzt kaufen!|website=RapidSL.de|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[Organization:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] is building a community in ''Second Life'' around Creative Commons licenses and standards through events and projects in the virtual world.<ref name="creativecommons-wiki-sl">{{cite web|
url=http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Second_Life|
title=Second Life|
publisher=[[Organization:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]]|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>
* [http://www.crescendodesign.com Crescendo Design] uses ''Second Life'' to help clients visualize residential design concepts and to educate them about the value of sustainable design principles.
* [[Company:Dell|Dell]] sells PCs in ''Second Life''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dell.com/secondlife|title=Dell Island in Second Life|website=www.Dell.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
* depo consulting ltd,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depoconsulting.com/|title=Depoconsulting.com|website=Depoconsulting.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> a management consultancy specialising in the Internet and new media, were notable in that they closed their physical office to run their business using a ''Second Life'' office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brother.co.uk/display.cfm/id/122042 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-03-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610004853/http://www.brother.co.uk/display.cfm/id/122042 |archivedate=2009-06-10 }}</ref> Their in-world services have included design, build and events for clients including Field Fisher Waterhouse, [[Company:Informa|Informa]] and the BBC. They blog on their experiences in ''Second Life'' and social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depoconsulting.com/blog/|title=Daftar Isi|website=Depoconsulting.com|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206221302/http://www.depoconsulting.com/blog/|archive-date=6 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Disney employed ''Second Life'' resident '''Fizik Baskerville''' (and others in his team) to create content based on  production designer's specs for the films ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'',<ref name="newworldnotes-hitchhiker-guide-to-avalon">{{cite web|
url=http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/04/hitchhikers_gui.html|
title=Hitchhiker's Guide to Avalon|
author=Au, Wagner James|
publisher=New World Notes|
date=April 17, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> ''Pirates of the Caribbean''<ref name="newworldnotes-the-hitchhiker-of-avalon">{{cite web|
url=http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/04/avalon_hitchhik.html|
title=The Hitchhiker of Avalon|
author=Au, Wagner James|
publisher=New World Notes|
date=April 17, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest''<ref name="newworldnotes-the-hitchhiker-of-avalon" /> and ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''<ref name="newworldnotes-the-hitchhiker-of-avalon" /> and ''The Chronicles of Narnia''<ref name="newworldnotes-the-hitchhiker-of-avalon" />
* Rheinturm Düsseldorf Tower was created in ''Second Life'' by Beatenetworks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beatenetworks.com|title=Beatenetworks|website=Beatenetworks.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
* Endemol has created a version of ''Big Brother'' in ''Second Life''.<ref name="endemoldotnetherlands-endemol-in-sl">{{Cite web
 |url         = http://www.endemol.nl/Organisatie/default.aspx?fID=6365&rID=1047
 |title       = Endemol opent filiaal in Second Life
 |publisher   = Endemol
 |language    = NL
 |date        = November 6, 2006
 |accessdate  = 2006-12-01
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140327/http://www.endemol.nl/Organisatie/default.aspx?fID=6365&rID=1047
 |archivedate = September 28, 2007
}}</ref><ref name="digitallifetsylesdotinfo-big-brother-in-sl">{{Cite web
|url=http://digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=cm&id=3852
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218001057/http://digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=cm&id=3852
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=February 18, 2013
|title=Big Brother Heading to Second Life
|author=Perry, Simon
|publisher= digital-lifestyles.info
|date=November 7, 2006
|accessdate=2006-12-01
}}</ref>
* Enel launched its own island in ''Second Life'' in July 2007, Enel Park,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slurl.com/secondlife/EnelPark4/234/20/29|title=Second Life Maps - EnelPark4|website=Slurl.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> with power plants projects under construction in real life, moto and racing circuit, movie theater, contest and engaging games, commercial area and offices.  Enel Park can show how the future of energy will be and the prospective of a real sustainable development. On the Hydrogen Park, thanks to Enel sponsor of [[Company:Ducati|Ducati]] Bike, all users can drive a moto with the real sound of its engine.
* Faber Maunsell is an engineering consultancy firm that is currently developing a space within ''Second Life'' to be able to display the buildings that they design. Faber Maunsell is also looking to use ''Second Life'' as a marketing tool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fabermaunsell.com/|title=Faber Maunsell|website=www.FaberMaunsell.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
* Forward Together, the [[Social:Political action committee|PAC]] headed by former Virginia Governor Mark Warner, is integrating ''Second Life'' into its campaign strategy.<ref name="newworldnotes-the-2ndlife-of-gov-mark-warner">{{cite web|
url=http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/08/the_second_life.html|
title=The Second Life of Governor Mark Warner|
author=Au, Wagner James|
publisher=New World Notes|
date=August 31, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref>

===G–L===
* Property Solutions created the Gabetti Island containing the company Headquarters and a perfect replica of one of the houses they sell in Real Life (RL): the aim of the presence is communicate the brand in foreign markets and develop a virtual business strategy by buying, selling and intermediating digital real estate properties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gabettigroup.com/eng/secondlife/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318012033/http://www.gabettigroup.com/eng/secondlife/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-03-18 |title=Gabetti enters Second Life |accessdate=2007-03-08 }}</ref>
* Graphico are a creative digital design and development agency that works with clients at strategic levels for their [[Finance:Direct digital marketing|direct digital marketing]] needs with solutions that leverage web, mobile and ''Second Life'' technologies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,2099252,00.asp|title=Baseline Magazine: Second Life: Is Business Ready For Virtual Worlds? |accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1397,2098913,00.asp|title=Baseline Magazine: Second Life Insiders |accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref>
* [http://www.htfr.com Hard To Find] has launched the world's first DJ Equipment megastore [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928044452/http://www.htfr.com/latest-news/secondlife HTFR] within ''Second Life''. A virtual representation of its real world store, it contains a wide range of vinyl, DJ equipment and accessories for users of ''Second Life'' to not only look at but to also purchase. The aim is to not only bring HTFR to a wider worldwide audience, who may not be able to visit their real world store in Birmingham, UK. But to also give like minded DJs a haven to meet up and chat in.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.htfr.com/latest-news/secondlife |title=HTFR launches new store in Second Life |accessdate=2007-09-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928044452/http://www.htfr.com/latest-news/secondlife |archivedate=2007-09-28 }}</ref>
* Harvard Law School and Harvard Extension School offered a course called "CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion" within ''Second Life'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/ |title=CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion |accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/11/13/second.life.university/index.html |title=Educators explore 'Second Life' online - CNN.com |website=CNN |accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref>
* [[Company:IBM|IBM]] met in ''Second Life'' in 2006 to discuss the effects of Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) on business.<ref name="el-reg-developer">{{cite web|
url=http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/09/21/ibm_secret/|
title=IBM's 'secret island'|
author=Banks, Martin|
publisher=The Register|
date=September 21, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> The initial forays into SL were driven by a group in the UK called Eightbar. A team of IBMers led by Ian Hughes (aka epredator) and algernon spackler (Andrew Reynolds) working out of IBM Hursley near Winchester. Other IBM companies joined SL, such as IBM Italia, founded by avatar Eadoin Welles.
* [[Organization:Imperial College London|Imperial College London]] (ICL) developed a virtual hospital and a series of documentary films (machinima) that describe what healthcare of the future could look like from the patient's perspective. The design of the virtual hospital campus, Second Health,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.secondhealth.org.uk/ |title=Second Health |website=www.secondhealth.org.uk |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120052051/http://www.secondhealth.org.uk/ |archive-date=20 November 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> is based on the principles and recommendations outlined in the ''Healthcare for London: A Framework for Action''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.healthcareforlondon.nhs.uk/ |title=Home |website=healthcareforlondon.nhs.uk}}</ref> This work was initially managed by Dave Taylor at NPL who subsequently moved to ICL, where the  Medical Media and Design Lab continue to undertake research to evaluate the effectiveness of this new medium for public engagement, collaboration, professional education and patient information and safety in the National Health Service.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-12 |title=Medical Media and Design Laboratory (MMDL) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212031917/http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/research/researchthemes/healthtechnologies/simulation/mmdl/ |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
* [[Company:ING Group|ING Group]] has established a virtual community with a presence in ''Second Life'', called [https://web.archive.org/web/20070519094451/http://www.ourvirtualholland.nl/ ourvirtualholland].
* Leo Burnett Worldwide has established a creative hub in ''Second Life'' for globally dispersed staff to interact within.<ref name="brandrepublicdotcom-leo-burnett-in-sl">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/br/article/595241/leo-burnett-opens-virtual-agency-second-life/
 |title       = Leo Burnett opens virtual agency in Second Life
 |author      = Bussey, Noel
 |date        = September 28, 2006
 |accessdate  = 2006-11-25
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061124055135/http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/br/article/595241/leo-burnett-opens-virtual-agency-second-life/
 |archivedate = November 24, 2006
}}</ref>
* Lichtenstein Creative Media has set up a {{convert|16|acre|m2|adj=on}} virtual broadcasting facility in ''Second Life'', from which it has delivered live radio broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lcmedia.com/secondlife/ |title=LCMedia and Second Life: The New Public Media |accessdate=2007-01-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126091126/http://www.lcmedia.com/secondlife/ |archivedate=2007-01-26 }}</ref>
* LTS Productions<ref>[http://www.ltsvideo.com LTS Productions]</ref> established a virtual machinima production presence in ''Second Life'' in 2006, called Machinima by Silver and Goldie.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080528072936/http://www.silverandgoldie.com/ Machinima by Silver and Goldie]</ref>
* Institute of Rural Health: Rameshsharma Ramloll, faculty at the Institute of Rural Health at Idaho State University has led the implementation of play2train*, a {{convert|32|acre|m2|adj=on}} virtual environment for emergency preparedness training in ''Second Life''. This project is funded by (Health Resources and Services Administration) HRSA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.play2train.org/ |title=Play2Train: Emergency Preparedness Training|accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref>

===M–R===
* Market Truths Limited<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sl.markettruths.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210000456/http://sl.markettruths.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2007|title=Market Truths Limited - Second Life|date=10 February 2007|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> provides quantitative and qualitative market research services to both organizations in ''Second Life'' and organizations interested in ''Second Life''. Research methods include surveys, [[Focus group|focus group]]s, interviews, and observational and experimental research.<ref name="research-agency-opens-in-second-life">{{cite web
|url=http://www.research-live.com/index.aspx?pageid=30&newsid=2543
|title=Research Agency opens for business in Second Life
|author=Tarran, Brian
|publisher=Research Magazine
|date=November 22, 2006
|accessdate=2007-02-07
}}</ref> Market Truths won the SL Business Plan competition run by The Electric Sheep Company and Edelman.<ref name="market-truths-wins-second-life-business-plan-competition">{{cite web
|url=http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/2007/02/market_truths_w.html
|title=Market Truths Wins Second Life Business Plan Competition
|author=Zimmer, Linda (aka '''ZNetLady Isbell''')
|publisher=Business Communicators of Second Life
|date=February 20, 2007
|accessdate=2007-03-01
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222195526/http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/2007/02/market_truths_w.html
|archivedate=February 22, 2007
}}</ref>
* Max March Industries operates a radio station called MaxMarchRadio that plays inside the virtual world, develops high-end virtual estates and high-rise residences, and operates several businesses that operate inside ''Second Life'' such as STYLEMAKERS (avatar makeovers including skin, hair, and clothing) and The GIFT, a creator of virtual gift boxes and shopping bags that can package objects purchased elsewhere inside ''Second Life'' so they can be given to other users as gifts. Another site, Max Updates, is maintained with blogs and news from Max March Industries.<ref name="meet_max">{{cite web
|url=http://www.maxmarch.com/
|title=Meet Max
|author=Maximilian March
|publisher=Max March Industries
|date=January 30, 2007
|accessdate=2007-02-18
}}</ref><ref name="max_updates">{{cite web
|url=http://www.maxupdates.com/
|title=Max Updates
|author=Maximilian March
|publisher=Max March Industries
|date=March 18, 2007
|accessdate=2007-02-18
}}</ref>
* [[Company:Mazda|Mazda]] is giving away their [[Engineering:Concept car|concept car]] Hakaze on ''Nagare Island'' and is presenting kite surfing.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
* MLB.com broadcast the Home Run Derby and a Red Sox-Yankees game into ''SL'', with the help of the Electric Sheep Company.
* MTV held a fashion show which was later broadcast on ''G-Hole'', a show on MTV's [[Engineering:IPTV|IPTV]] channel '''Overdrive'''.<ref name="newworldnotes-and-your-chicks-for-free">{{cite web
|url=http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/01/and_your_chicks.html
|title=And Your Chicks For Free
|author=Au, Wagner James
|publisher=New World Notes
|date=January 9, 2006
|accessdate=2006-11-25
}}</ref>
* National Physical Laboratory, UK (NPL) developed nanotechnology Island in ''Second Life'' in the Science and Technology dedicated SciLands region. This work was initiated by Dave Taylor, one of the founders of the SciLands, who later moved to [[Organization:Imperial College London|Imperial College London]]. Whilst at NPL he also developed a virtual hospital for and under medical direction from [[Organization:Imperial College London|Imperial College London]] (ICL) and a series of documentary films (machinima) that describe what healthcare of the future could look like from the patient's perspective.
* The New Media Consortium, led by CEO Dr. [[Biography:Laurence F. Johnson|Laurence F. Johnson]], built a virtual campus in spring 2006 that includes a library, museum, planetarium, auditorium, classrooms, and a welcome center. In fall 2006, the community affiliated with the campus had grown to nearly 1000 educators, and the NMC Campus expanded from 1 sim to 7.  Plans included a machinima school and a life sciences center.  The NMC has hosted several events on the virtual campus including IBM's Global Innovation jam,<ref name="nmc-blog-ibm-at-nmc">{{cite web
|url=http://www.nmc.org/sl/2006/09/28/jam/
|title=Yes, Big Blue Was Jamming At NMC Campus
|author=Levine, Alan
|publisher=New Media Consortium
|date=September 28, 2006
|accessdate=2006-11-25
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117115152/http://www.nmc.org/sl/2006/09/28/jam/
|archivedate=January 17, 2007
}}</ref> a Howard Rheingold keynote speech,<ref name="nmc-blog-rheingold-keynote">{{cite web
|url=http://www.nmc.org/sl/2006/10/21/rheingold/
|title=Howard Rheingold Keynote
|author=Levine, Alan
|publisher=New Media Consortium
|date=October 21, 2006
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130214906/http://www.nmc.org/sl/2006/10/21/rheingold/
|archivedate=November 30, 2006
}}</ref> and a ''Second Life'' artists event<ref name="nmc-blog-artists-on-the-green-pics">{{cite web
|url=http://www.nmc.org/sl/2006/08/13/on-the-green/
|title=Artists on the Green in Pictures and Audio
|author=Levine, Alan
|publisher=New Media Consortium
|date=August 13, 2006
|accessdate=2006-11-25
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828035833/http://www.nmc.org/sl/2006/08/13/on-the-green/
|archivedate=August 28, 2006
}}</ref>
* Omnitel, the leading mobile communications company in Lithuania, has created a Lithuania-shaped island. The island offers oak-planting game, documentary "Flight over Lithuania", other activities and events. On March 19, 2008 the first Lithuanian concert in ''Second Life'' was organized – Lithuanian rock musician Andrius Mamontovas presented his new album to the ''Second Life'' community. The island has become the meeting place for Lithuanians participating in ''Second Life''.
* PA Consulting Group have established a presence in ''Second Life''.<ref name="PACG">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.paconsulting.com/news/press_release/2006/Second+Life+launch.htm
 |title        = PA joins leading retail and higher education brands in new communications medium
 |author       = Nehmzow, Claus
 |publisher    = PA Consulting Group
 |accessdate   = 2006-11-26
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061125110443/http://www.paconsulting.com/news/press_release/2006/Second%2BLife%2Blaunch.htm
 |archive-date = 2006-11-25
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> The firm uses ''Second Life'' to host virtual conferences and recruitment events, and as a tool for its clients to simulate new product and service offerings.
* Reperes market research institute launches Reperes Second Life, a virtual platform of watch and research thanks to the creation of a community: a panel of avatars which may be called upon to address issues faced by brands seeking to establish themselves or develop their offer on ''Second Life''.<ref name="reperes-secondlifedotcom">{{cite web
 |url=http://reperes-secondlife.com/
 |title=Reperes the 1st Market research Institute on Second Life
 |author=labidoire (aka '''Reperes Link''')
 |publisher=Reperes
 |accessdate=2006-12-01
 |url-status=dead
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209000928/http://www.reperes-secondlife.com/
 |archivedate=2006-12-09
 }}</ref>
* {{wipe|Reuters}} has a news bureau which reports news in the virtual universe.<ref name="esc-blog-chris-reuters">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.electricsheepcompany.com/chris/?p=150 |title=Reuters Bureau Open for Business |author=Carella, Chris (aka '''Satchmo Prototype''') |publisher=Electric Sheep Company |date=October 16, 2006 |accessdate=2006-11-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529034144/http://blogs.electricsheepcompany.com/chris/?p=150 |archivedate=May 29, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="reuters-sl">{{cite web
 |url=http://secondlife.reuters.com/
 |title=Reuters Second Life News Center
 |author=Pasick, Adam (aka '''Adam Reuters''')
 |publisher={{wipe|Reuters}}
 |accessdate=2006-11-25
 |url-status=dead
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125064036/http://secondlife.reuters.com/
 |archivedate=2006-11-25
 }}</ref>

===S–Z===
* Simpson Millar LLP is a real-life UK-based national firm of solicitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/|title=Simpson Millar LLP Solicitors - Legal Advice Services - UK Law|website=www.SimpsonMillar.co.uk|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> Simpson Millar LLP opened an office in  ''Second Life'' during 2007 to help the firm better understand the use and practical application of 3D worlds, the legal implications of such worlds and to explore the opportunities to host training, presentations and other events in a 3D virtual world. The ''Second Life'' facilities of Simpson Millar LLP are available to other businesses wishing to experiment with Internet technology such as ''Second Life''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}}
* Sky News has a virtual newsroom, where visitors can visit the newsroom and see how Sky News is made, reporters and presenters also can be seen from time to time. Also all visitors can take home a TV to watch Sky News.
* SL-hosting is a Dutch company that helps other RL companies present themselves in Second Life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sl-hosting.nl/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011222855/http://sl-hosting.nl/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2007|title=SL-hosting|date=11 October 2007|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
* Slacker Astronomy planetarium in the Carmine region displays audio and video shows about astronomical topics and hosts chats with professional astronomers.
* SL Police is a law enforcement type group that has a partnership with Linden Labs to protect the MMORPG from trolls and [[Social:Griefer|griefer]]s.
* Social Media is a consulting company founded by Gunnar Langemark (Second Life: Gunnar Langset) and is physically located in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socialmedia.dk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306112713/http://www.socialmedia.dk/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2007|title=Social Media - - sociale medier for organisationer|date=6 March 2007|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> Social Media is in ''Second Life'' to do research and to consult with clients who want to know about virtual realities like ''Second Life''. Gunnar Langemark has 20 years experience with next-generation computer media. Social media can be found in ''Second Life'' by doing a search for "Social Media".
* Starlife Srl is a consulting company which provides a full service of development in the virtual world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starlife.it|title=starlife.it|website=www.Starlife.it|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> The company also opened  its own bases on Starlife Island in ''Second Life'' where it has organized and promoted events such as Festa del Cinema, Forum PA award and the Rome fiction festival. Starlife has realized Enel Park island for Enel SpA.
* Marketing firm Electric Artists<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electricartists.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205055911/http://www.electricartists.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 1998|title=Electric Artists - Shaping the Future of Music on the Internet|date=5 December 1998|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> is premiering Aloft Hotels in ''Second Life'' via a virtual construction of a hotel before the actual hotels are built.<ref name="virtualaloftdotcom-parallels-fascinating" /> The building process was documented on virtualaloft.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualaloft.com/|title=Virtual Aloft|website=www.VirtualAloft.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[Company:Sun Microsystems|Sun Microsystems]]
** Sun held a metaverse press conference at the launch of their ''Second Life'' region '''Sun Pavilion'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sun+Pavilion/128/128/|title=Second Life Maps - Sun Pavilion|website=Slurl.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> in October 2006.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
** Sun participated in a press briefing at the CNET headquarters in ''Second Life'' in October 2006.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
* Telecom Italia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telecomitalia.com|title=English|website=Telecom Italia Corporate|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> launched four islands in ''Second Life'' in July 2007, offering a football stadium, Formula 1 circuit, drive-in movie theater, beach party area and various offices. Telecom Italia also developed the "First Life Communicator", a device allowing avatars to call and send SMS to other avatars and Italian telephone numbers (in limited beta period).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supercom.it/web/001818/00181877.html |title=Anche Telecom Italia sbarca su Second Life |accessdate=2007-07-17 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114032638/http://www.supercom.it/web/001818/00181877.html |archivedate=2007-11-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [http://www.telusmobility.com/ Telus Mobility] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020914172347/http://www.telusmobility.com/ |date=2002-09-14 }} (Telus) opened a ''Second Life'' retail outlet offering replica mobile phones with ''Second Life'' specific features. In the near future the store may be offering its real lineup of mobile phones with a twist, to Canadian avatars.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
* Toyota (via Millions of Us<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061206234756/http://www.millionsofus.com/ Millions of Us]</ref>) have offered a virtual replica of the [[Engineering:Scion xB|Scion xB]]<ref name="gigaom-adidas-toyota-come-to-sl" />
* Union Island<ref>[http://www.slunionisland Union Island] {{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is a shared international community for trade unions with its own island sim as a base for events. The project was initiated in 2008 by Trades Union Congress, Union Network International and the New Unionism Network, with support from organisations including ver.di, UNISON and RSU IBM Vimercate.
* Universal Motown Records Group created a presence within ''Second Life''.<ref name="3pointd-universal-artists-in-sl">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.3pointd.com/20060614/universal-artists-hit-second-life-june-2526/
 |title        = Universal Artists Hit Second Life June 25/26
 |author       = Wallace, Mark
 |publisher    = 3pointD.com
 |date         = June 14, 2006
 |accessdate   = 2006-11-25
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061207151647/http://www.3pointd.com/20060614/universal-artists-hit-second-life-june-2526/
 |archive-date = 2006-12-07
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref><ref name="prohiphopdotcom-marketing-music-in-sl">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.prohiphop.com/2006/08/marketing_music.html
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114080737/http://www.prohiphop.com/2006/08/marketing_music.html
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=November 14, 2006
 |title=Marketing Music In Second Life: SoundScape, Chamillionaire, Talib Kweli 
 |publisher=ProHipHop 
 |date=August 15, 2006 
 |accessdate=2006-11-25 
}}</ref> The Universal SoundScape Music venue was created by InWorld Studios<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inworldstudios.com/|title=InWorld Studios|website=www.InWorldStudios.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> to promote the rock band Hinder and the hip-hop artist Chamillionaire.
* The [[Organization:University of Southern California|University of Southern California]]'s Center on Public Diplomacy owns its own ''Second Life'' island. The island is used by the Center's Public Diplomacy and Virtual Worlds Project<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/index.php/projects/mmog|title=Public Diplomacy and Virtual Worlds Project|website=USCPublicDiplomacy.org|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> to host events and displays on the role of [[Massively multiplayer online game|MMOGs]], in public diplomacy.<ref name="metaversemessenger-2006-05-02">{{cite web|url=http://www.metaversemessenger.com/pdf/2006/05/MM-2006-05-02.pdf |title=Metaverse Messenger: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 |publisher=Metaverse Messenger |date=May 2, 2006 |accessdate=2006-11-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225356/http://www.metaversemessenger.com/pdf/2006/05/MM-2006-05-02.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="metaversemessenger-2006-09-26">{{cite web|url=http://www.metaversemessenger.com/pdf/2006/09/MM-2006-09-26.pdf |title=Metaverse Messenger: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 |publisher=Metaverse Messenger |date=September 26, 2006 |accessdate=2006-11-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107063316/http://www.metaversemessenger.com/pdf/2006/09/MM-2006-09-26.pdf |archivedate=January 7, 2007 }}</ref>
* Wells Fargo has created a game called ''Stagecoach Island'' within ''Second Life'', in which young players earn virtual money by answering financial questions, thereby teaching them the basics of managing their money.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4248074.stm|title=Money matters in cybercash game|accessdate=2007-01-21 | work=BBC News | date=2005-09-15}}</ref> Shortly after opening Wells Fargo closed down the site and re-opened Stagecoach Island in There.com.
* The World Transhumanist Association has used ''Second Life'' to recruit and organise a transhumanist following within the virtual world and established a large island and conference centre called "Uvvy Island" to disseminate transhumanist ideas and provide unrestricted access to useful materials (including, among other things, videos and webcasts from WTA) to interested but geographically unrelated parties. Uvvy Island is organised like a regional chapter, and even holds Chapter status within the WTA, holding weekly meetings, talks, and debates on various subjects.<ref name="transhumanismdotorg-wta-chapter-formed-in-sl">{{cite web| url=http://www.transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/more/wtasl200609/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061002104806/http://www.transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/more/wtasl200609/| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 2, 2006|
title=WTA Chapter forms in Virtual World Second Life|
author=exec director|
publisher=World Transhumanist Association|
date=September 6, 2006|
accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref><ref name="uvvy-island-wiki">{{cite web|
url=http://www.uvvy.com/|
title=Uvvy Island Wiki|
publisher=World Transhumanist Association|
accessdate=2006-11-25|
url-status=dead|
archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060403001920/http://uvvy.com/|
archivedate=2006-04-03}}</ref>
* YearlyKos Convention 2007 – this Net Roots-based political organization simulcast their annual convention (at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center) into ''Second Life''. The event included 4 days of LIVE streaming video from the convention including the Democratic Presidential Candidates Round Table forum debate and was a groundbreaking event in Netroots political activism.

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