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Communities
	Three-dimensional virtual worlds are the next frontier for social networks. Among them Kaneva stands out for its simplicity. Forbes.com Special Report Rocking The Virtual World - Matthew Schifrin 12.24.07, 12:00 AM ET On the Web Facebook is the flavor of the moment, with 55 million users and a valuation (if you want to extrapolate from what Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) paid for a sliver) of $15 billion. So what's the next big thing? Three-dimensional communities. In a recent study Gartner predicted that by 2011 up to 80% of active Internet users, or 250 million people, will participate online in virtual worlds.
	TheFunded.com is an online community of entrepreneurs to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide. In addition, TheFunded.com allows entrepreneurs to view and share term sheets, to assist one other finding good investors, and to discuss the many facets of operating a business.
	CIOB - The Chartered Institute of Building. With over 42,000 members the CIOB is the international voice of the building professional, representing an unequalled body of knowledge concerning the management of the total building process. CIOB members are skilled managers and professionals with a common commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards. Chartered Member status, represented by the designations MCIOB and FCIOB, is recognised internationally as the mark of a true professional in the construction industry. With its increasing international membership and growing profile in the UK, the CIOB is making a hugely influential contribution to one of the world's most important industries.

	CNN Future Summit: Virtual Worlds aired on June 13th on CNN International. Originating from Singapore and Palo Alto, California, the program features creative visionaries and entrepreneurs leading us into a new age of creativity and imagination.

	Welcome to the SL4 Wiki! "SL4" stands for Shock Level Four, referring to a set of categories for grouping technologies and ideas according to the amount of future shock they generate. (See SL4's [home page], and the [original essay] on future shock levels.)
	Chatham House is one of the world's leading organizations for the analysis of international issues. It is membership-based and aims to help individuals and organizations to be at the forefront of developments in an ever-changing and increasingly complex world.
	Plazes - Join a Plazes Group to stay connected with your favorite people and Plazes - or, better yet, create one of your own. Share where you are right now and what you are doing there. Let others know where you will be later today, tomorrow or next week. Stay on top of your friends' activities and plans Update your activities and plans on-the-go with Plazes Text Messaging.
	orkut is an online community designed to make your social life more active and stimulating.orkut's social network can help you maintain existing relationships with pictures and messages, and establish new ones by reaching out to people you've never met before.
	(From MSNBC News) Technology becomes a coping mechanism - Popular social networking site becomes bulletin board for information. Horrible, real-world happenings are unfolding almost simultaneously in the virtual world, as Virginia Tech students and people from all over the world gather online to grieve and vent.
	Communities World CommunitiesWorld.com is a site about online communities, virtual communities and social networking.
	SANESOCIETY.ORG is an international website which offers an unprecedented power of communication to people with creative inclinations: artists, musicians, writers, painters, photographers, intellectuals..; a truly virtual city of extraordinary sophistication, with its debating forums, personal areas, communication centre, companies and public spaces where works are exhibited and commented on by its own inhabitants.
	Zaadz (from the Dutch word zaad, meaning seed; pronounced "Zahdzz") is a social networking website launched in 2005. Zaadz states its purpose as "changing the world."
	FriendCircles is the Circle of Friends Network. Start connecting with people and friends. Form activity partners, social groups, clubs. About FriendCircles.com: FriendCircles.com is dedicated to the members of our online community - which we affectionately refer to as ' Friendizens '. "Our goal is to help our Friendizens form lasting, fruitful relationships in a fun and vibrant atmosphere. We also strive to assist our members in organizing their social, professional, personal and family lives through the many free tools we offer.” Hyves is an online friends community and social networking site. *Hyves.net Always in touch with your friends*. Het vrienden netwerk Hyves is binnen een jaar uitgegroeid tot een van de grootste sites van Nederland
	Realpeoplerealstuff - World's first Web 3.0 site It leverages all the features of Web 2.0 including media-rich content, adds the social networking and commerce of CraigsList, then it goes a step further than YouTube by incorporating a proven revenue model – making it the world's first Web 3.0 site.
	Het project Plantage Doklaan De plantage doklaan is een collectief project waarin samenwerken en samenleven centraal staan. Werken en wonen is niet strict gescheiden. Materiaal, kennis en ideeën worden voortdurend uitgewisseld en getoetst. Kunst is een belangrijk resultaat van deze uitwisseling maar dit staat niet los van het pand als ontmoetingsplaats. De betrokkenheid van de plantage-dokgroep is ook maatschappelijk en politiek georiënteerd. De ongeveer dertig mensen die zich bijna dagelijks door het pand bewegen hebben uiteenlopende leeftijd en achtergrond. Ze delen eigenzinnigheid en gevoel voor het collectieve. Ze stellen hun denkbeelden graag ter discussie maar lijden vooral aan een gebrek aan zitvlees. *Dingen maken, mooie dingen maken!*
	Inspire Action, the Mind & Media corporate blog. Our mission is to cut through the increasingly chaotic din of contemporary communications, inviting conversations that speak to the real value of new media. Mirroring our business approach, we weigh this value based on intelligence and insight, not just innovation.
	Kore Kalibre has created a unique and interactive community of innovators comprised of managers, executives, investors, thinkers and founders to improve the odds of success in our fast-changing world. Kore Kalibre is a media and information services firm dedicated to building a community for innovation and the necessary resources. In Trendopedia you can observe patterns of change. In the Marketplace you can buy or sell information, licenses and research result. In our Directory you can find collaborators and know your value chain firms. You can subscribe to our Innovate magazine – the only magazine that illustrates how architects of our future think, decide, and act creating results that really become their epitome of success.