a SLurl-like tool that enables you to enter the island name and coordinates of your land. Five minutes later, Peek360 sends to your email address a URL that, when entered into a browser, plays an interactive movie of your land just as it actually looks in SL!
Nice article on building communities in virtual worlds. Some very real insights there that were new to me. I was hoping to add a comment on the importance of providing community members with a "place to call their own" but could not figure out how to do that.
Avatars Can Surreptitiously and Negatively Affect User in Video Games & Virtual Worlds. Research on self-projected identity and affect on teams and thoughts