In what can only be described as a bizarre publicity stunt intended to appeal to geeks, former Virginia governor Mark Warner held a townhall-style event online, in Second Life.
HA: Tell us about your background as a high-tech entrepreneur, sir, and how it relates to your efforts now, with Forward Together, and your coming to Second Life.
MW: Clearly, how people communicate, what type of communities they form, is changing real time. At Forward Together, we want to use every tool — including virtual tools! — to communicate some of our ideas about how we get our country back on the right track.
Yeah, I know, undeclared presidential candidate and obscure gaming system do not an innovation make, but the screenshots are pretty entertaining and worth checking out.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
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