09-09-2007, 09:58 AM
Quote:In a wide ranging keynote address at the 2007 Influence Forum, ICANN CEO Paul Twomey told the audience that virtual worlds are the future of global commerce.
Twomey used The Sims Online as an example of the sort of interface all companies in the future will be using, in fields including retail, client services, B2B and advertising. Twomey cited the interface behind Google Earth as another example of a game-like interface that has been put to real world use...
full article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/08/vir...icann-ceo/