The Job Interview, Starring Your Avatar
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As big companies spread their brands to Web-based social networking communities, some employers are also exploring Multi-User Virtual Environments, or MUVEs.
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By Dan Voelpel, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 4--Imagine yourself an ÃÂÃÂ¼ber-talented minion lost in the bureaucratic sea of Large Corporate America Inc.
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Gerald Rubin is looking for someone who can take a picture of a thought.
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Would any black resident please stand up? NSFW Column Roleplay in Second Life begins with the creation of one's avatar, or one's primary character. For many residents, the avatar, while certainly a character, also reflects something of the owner's real-life self. Sometimes this will involve a desire or a curiosity for which real life offers no route to satisfaction or exploration.â¦
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Morphing two faces together helps scientists understand how we recognise faces.
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Columnist Katherine Spencer Lee has some advice about gauging your fit with a company's culture before you accept that job offer.
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How you can set yourself apart from the competition with your follow-up letter to interviewers.
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In an exclusive interview, the blogger everyone wants to know the identity of talks about Apple, Bill Gates, the iPhone and more.
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It used to be the last word in youth culture. Can a virtual world of 3-D avatars help the network get its groove back? By Mark Wallace from Wired magazine.
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An avatar made up to look like French presidential candidate Segolene Royal has made an appearance in the popular virtual world of Second Life, though it is not piloted by the politician or her any of her supporters.
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Participate in our interview with Chris Anderson next week by submitting your questions.
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The new quiz master for a filmi quiz gets quizzed, and emerges with flying colours.
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Reporter Alexander Gelfand has his likeness immortalized with new 3-D printing technology. Photographs by Ryan Brenizer.
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Blog: Device from Immersive Media may be  funny looking, but boy does it get all the angles.
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All employees are encouraged to be at least a little paranoid. Meet the man who was the first to put it in a job title.Photos: A peek at Yahoo 'Paranoids'
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Disguised con artists want your personal information -- and you may be offering it to them.
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Akash Mehta mentions on the Developer Tutorials Blog about some of his experiences with interviews, specifically dealing with the certifications people list on their resumes.  As he sees it, there's three categories:  The Good - things like the ZCE The Bad - proof of testing but no proof of experience The Ugly - failing to have anything to show your ability/knowledge   It's all about image, even when it comes to hiring a good programmer. Employers are looking first for someone who even vaguely looks like they know their stuff, then they dive deeper into the real skills and talents that potential employee might have.