Dublin in Second Life

Tourism Ireland Launches First Marketing Drive in "Second Life" Tourism Ireland launched a new marketing campaign in Second Life, which is the promotion of the first marketing of a destination or the "real world" Tourist in the virtual world Internet-based Second Life. Since its founding in 2003, Second Life has grown significantly and now has more than nine million registered users or "residents", 1.6 million are regular users are taken into account. Sixty percentUK, USA, Germany and France: Second Life users come from Ireland four major tourism markets. Half of the users are over 30 years - a key demographic for tourism to the island of Ireland. These "residents" to explore, socialize, participate in activities related to foreign trade and services with the currency of Second Life, the Linden dollar. As part of this marketing campaign, Tourism Ireland has sponsored a series of events and activities between now and St. Patrick's Day 2008 in Second LifeReplica city of Dublin. The kick-off event this weekend (26-28 October) in Dublin with the virtual "Discover Ireland Festival". Five bands and seven DJs will play on a stage in Grafton Street. A fashion show took place on a bridge Liffey, there was photographic exhibitions of Irish landscapes Grafton Street, and large screen provides a showcase for the promotional videos of Ireland. Some experts predict that the web in three dimensions over time of a decade and virtual worlds...