Find the latest breaking news from around the world on Reuters.com, including news articles on politics, technology, business, entertainment and more. http://www.reuters.com/ 2009-11-28T07:28:00+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2008-04-22T23:45:58+01:00 2008-04-22T23:45:58+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN2236466220080422 Adam Pasick

NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - The company that created Web-based virtual world Second Life said on Tuesday it selected online marketing executive Mark Kingdon as its new chief executive, replacing founder Philip Rosedale.

2008-04-02T21:46:09+01:00 2008-04-02T21:46:09+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0235293920080402 Adam Pasick

NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM said on Wednesday it would become the first company to host private regions of the virtual world Second Life on its own computer servers.

2008-03-14T16:39:40+01:00 2008-03-14T16:39:40+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSN1431079320080314 Adam Pasick

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Linden Lab, the company that runs the popular virtual world Second Life, said on Friday it has begun a search to replace founder Philip Rosedale with a chief executive who has more management expertise, following a time-honored start-up ...

2008-01-24T20:11:14+01:00 2008-01-24T20:11:14+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/gc07/idUSL2428386520080124 Adam Pasick

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The theme of this year's World Economic Forum is "collaborative innovation," but there's still nothing like a bit of bare-knuckled verbal sparring from Davos veterans Martin Sorrell and Maurice Levy.

2008-01-24T11:18:44+01:00 2008-01-24T11:18:44+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/gc07/idUSL2489454420080124 Adam Pasick

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The world's second-largest advertising and marketing company WPP's <WPP.L>'s fourth-quarter results are in line with analyst expectations, Chief Executive Martin Sorrell said on Thursday.

2008-01-24T16:22:45+01:00 2008-01-24T16:22:45+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL246677720080124 Adam Pasick

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 24 (Reuters) - EasyGroup, which owns British low-cost airline easyJet <EZJ.L> and a range of other 'easy' brands, is not being thrown off course by the latest market turmoil, its chairman and founder said on Thursday.

2007-09-04T19:22:57+01:00 2007-09-04T19:22:57+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN0444783420070904 Adam Pasick

NEW YORK (Reuters) - HBO said on Tuesday it has acquired the rights to a short-form documentary shot entirely within Second Life, as entertainment companies increasingly turn to virtual worlds as a source for new content.

2007-04-04T11:05:02+01:00 2007-04-04T11:05:02+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSHUN43981820070404 Adam Pasick

NEW YORK (Reuters) - FBI investigators have visited Second Life's Internet casinos at the invitation of the virtual world's creator Linden Lab, but the U.S. government has not decided on the legality of virtual gambling.

2007-03-09T10:13:52+01:00 2007-03-09T10:13:52+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL0863356720070309 Adam Pasick

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Gabetti Property Solutions has joined the Second Life land rush, laying claim to being the first real-life property company in the booming virtual world.

2007-01-27T17:48:07+01:00 2007-01-27T17:48:07+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSL2792285920070127 Adam Pasick

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Advertising's most influential players predicted a strong market in 2007 at the World Economic Forum on Saturday, adding weight to already high levels of confidence at the meeting of business leaders.