It's time for virtual worlds to go to work

LindenLabs have smartly given Secondlife, well a secondlife with the SL grid. An OS that allows developers to close off SL and use it in applications however they wish.

One of the more interesting uses we've seen is ImmersiveWorkspaces by developer Rivers Run Red.
ImmersiveWorkspaces enable people in disparate physical locations to come together in one place for the purpose of collaboration and communication using a suite of web based tools.

Farm spoke to Justin Bovington, CEO of Rivers Run Red

'We're just about to enter a new era of immersive collaboration, the need to reduce travel costs, tap into collective intelligence and create a more open ideas environment. This gives organisations a tangible ROI.'

While we're sticking to iChat for now, maybe we'll hook up for a meeting and some virtual soggy sandwiches and cold coffee soon.