thought this news article might be of interest to some on this list; IBM to Build Virtual Stores in Second Life AP http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/01/09/tech-ibm.html best, Alexandra Boutros Postdoctoral Fellow (FQRSC) Center for Religion and Media New York University 726 Broadway NY NY 10003 http://www.nyu.edu/fas/center/religionandmedia/ alexandra.boutros@nyu.edu