Reuters opens virtual news bureau in Second Life
By Eric Auchard and Kenneth Li SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reuters Group Plc is opening a news bureau in the simulation game Second Life this week, joining a race by corporate name brands to take part in the hottest virtual world on the Internet. Starting on Wednesday, Reuters plans to begin publishing text, photo and video news from the outside world for Second Life members and news of Second Life for real world readers who visit a Reuters news site at: http://secondlife.reuters.com/ Created by Linden Lab in San Francisco, Second Life is the closest thing to a parallel universe existing on the Internet.