The week in New World Notes, October 8-12

Light blogging today, as I'm still recovering from the Virtual Worlds Conference.  While there, I got a hands-on look at the Sheep's new SL viewer (with pics!) and will post on Monday.  Here's some other highlights for weekend reading:

- Hope versus Understanding: the Yankee Group and the Rimm Effect
Relating the acclaim that greeted a dubious anti-SL report with an earlier backlash.
- Herman Miller offers Aerons to Residents... ultimatums to infringers
A real world company throws down the IP rights gauntlet wrapped in a velvet glove.  Be sure to read the post's excellent reader Comments.
- Die Like Marat: Turning David's masterpiece into an interactive experience
"'Everyone wants to Die Like Marat' sounds like a good title for a pretentious high punk song," Patchouli Woollahra notes, and he's right.  Experience the phenomenon!