Sheila Webber
Sheila Webber is senior lecturer in the Department of Information Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK. She is director of the Centre for Information Literacy Research and owner of the SL island ‘Infolit iSchool". She blogs information literacy at http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/ and her Second Life (in a Bridget Jones fashion) at http://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.com/.
Her avatar"s proudest moment is being called a "blue haired babe" in the Guardian newspaper.
Articles by Sheila Webber:
Second Life for Business: Ten Techniques
Tuesday, 7th October 2008
Virtual worlds (VWs), like Second Life and World of Warcraft, have been all the rage on the consumer side for some time, but it's not always clear whether or how businesses can make use of those brave new worlds. Sheila Webber and her avatar provide tips for making the most of a corporate presence in a virtual world.
Second Life for Business: Ten Techniques [ABSTRACT]
Tuesday, 7th October 2008
Virtual worlds (VWs), like Second Life and World of Warcraft, have been all the rage on the consumer side for some time, but it's not always clear whether or how businesses can make use of those brave new worlds. Sheila Webber and her avatar provide tips for making the most of a corporate presence in a virtual world.
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