There is a virtual God. Or at least there was a major service held this past Easter in a virtual world. LiveChurch.TV conducted special services in Second Life this year at their new in-world facility. The organization—which claims almost 20,000 parishioners gathering in metro churches to watch simulcast sermons—drew a diverse collection of avatars, both in terms of appearance and religious perspective, to their April 8th Easter Service. Here’s your weekly meditation, courtesy YouTube
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A photo taken by MSNBC.com’s Rex Sorgatz (fimoculous) at the Zune headquarters a few days ago has received a lot of play in the blogosphere. There is an InfoWorld write-up on this campaign, which was first thought to be a joke. Zune is the Microsoft answer to iPod, released last November and tied heavily to their game platforms.