International Business News - Virtual http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif European culture went digital--but it only lasted a day. A massive online library and museum project crashed within 24 hours of its launch after millions sought to view treasures collected from museums, national libraries and archives, the European Union said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/european-library-site-crashes-hours-after-launch.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:27:54 EST Attention all culture-craving couch potatoes: Cultural riches from over 2,000 years of European civilization are going digital. It's part of a new European Union online library project that is set to rival Google and aims to create a one-stop-shop to access history, art, literature, cinema and music from across the continent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/european-history-culture-and-art-goes-digital.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:31:27 EST Attention all culture-craving couch potatoes: Cultural riches from over 2,000 years of European civilization are going digital. It's part of a new European Union online library project that is set to rival Google and aims to create a one-stop-shop to access history, art, literature, cinema and music from across the continent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/european-history-culture-and-art-goes-digital.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:10:28 EST A virtual affair is ending a real-life marriage in southwest England. Amy Taylor filed for divorce when she discovered her husband cheating in Second Life--an online community where players adopt personas called avatars, mingle with others and teleport themselves into a series of artificial worlds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/virtual-affair-yields-real-divorce-for-uk-couple.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:25:28 EST Obviously, there were no satellites to snap pictures of Rome two millennia ago. But that hasn't stopped experts from giving Web surfers a bird's eye view of the ancient city. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/ancient-rome-goes-online-with-google-earth.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:17:47 EST Ever wonder how a gladiator fight looked like from the front row of the Colosseum? "Rewind Rome," a 3-D simulation presented Thursday in a theater a few steps from the ruined arena, will offer visitors the chance to experience daily life in the ancient capital. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/ancient-rome-revived-in-3d-show-near-colosseum.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:48:22 EST Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter no longer supports a plan to allow pari-mutuel betting on computer-generated horse races starting in November following objections from House and Senate lawmakers who want the 2009 Legislature to consider the matter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/idaho-gov-retreats-from-virtual-horse-racing-plan.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:20:01 EDT An Idaho panel of lawmakers said that the 2009 Legislature, not the state commission that oversees horse racing, should decide whether pari-mutuel betting on cyberspace races should be allowed alongside existing gambling on events featuring live animals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/idaho-lawmakers-say-whoa-to-virtual-horse-races.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:31:56 EDT It's not just Earthbound voters who are intensely following the U.S. presidential campaign: The race also is a hot topic in the virtual world of Second Life. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157863-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/get-real-virtual-campaign-draws-followers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/get-real-virtual-campaign-draws-followers.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:39:14 EDT A Dutch court has convicted two youths of theft for stealing virtual items in a computer game and sentenced them to community service. Only a handful of such cases have been heard in the world, and they have reached varying conclusions about the legal status of "virtual goods." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/dutch-court-convicts-2-of-stealing-virtual-items.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:53:24 EDT Virtual Radiologic Corp., which helps doctors interpret X-rays and provides other radiological services, on Monday lowered its third-quarter and annual forecast following a drop in patient procedures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/virtual-radiologic-lowers-profit-forecast-for-year.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:09:54 EDT An $8.9 million online campus launched by the University of Illinois nine months ago has had disappointing enrollment and fewer course offerings than expected, but the man who created it isn't giving up. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/university-of-ill-virtual-campus-flounders.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:07:57 EDT Families of illegal immigrants in Arizona are increasingly being targeted by an extortion scam in which criminals falsely claim to have kidnapped their loved ones as the immigrants tried to sneak across the U.S. border with Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/virtual-kidnappers-target-immigrant-families.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:57:56 EDT Plans for virtual fence towers are compatible with a southern Arizona wildlife refuge's purposes and a special use permit will be issued, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/fed-agency-oks-towers-for-wildlife-refuge-in-ariz.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:21:51 EDT As recently as three years ago, many elderly residents in this part of southeastern North Dakota were forced to order their medications by mail. These days, customers have a real drugstore and can talk to a real person about their health needs--albeit via the Internet. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/128322-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/telepharmacy-project-expands-across-country.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/telepharmacy-project-expands-across-country.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:47:29 EDT Construction on "virtual fence" projects scheduled along Arizona's border with Mexico is on hold indefinitely because the Interior Department hasn't signed off on use of its lands, federal officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/virtual-fence-construction-in-arizona-put-on-hold.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:39:01 EDT Construction on "virtual fence" projects scheduled along Arizona's border with Mexico is on hold indefinitely because the Interior Department hasn't signed off on use of its lands, federal officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/virtual-fence-construction-in-arizona-put-on-hold.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:22:26 EDT Gibson Guitar Corp. has begun promoting its instruments in the virtual world. The Nashville company is following the trend of other companies such as IBM and Nissan North America, which have set up venues on the Second Life online community for consumers to interact with their products in a virtual 3-D world. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/tenn-s-gibson-promotes-guitars-in-virtual-world.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:43:55 EDT In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more fantasizing on the Web. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88489-google.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/google-ventures-into-virtual-reality-with-lively.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/google-ventures-into-virtual-reality-with-lively.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:45:55 EDT In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more fantasizing on the Web. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/google-ventures-into-virtual-reality-with-lively.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:02:51 EDT