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Science 7 March 2008:
Vol. 319. no. 5868, pp. 1338 - 1339
DOI: 10.1126/science.1154771
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Dan Hunter

The Second Life Herald
The Virtual Tabloid That Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse
by Peter Ludlow and Mark Wallace
MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. 311 pp. $29.95, £19.95. ISBN 9780262122948.
Drawing on Ludlow's experiences as a "virtual journalist," the authors explore such topics as conflicts between the owners and users of virtual worlds, among groups of users, and among individuals.
The reviewer is at the University of Melbourne Law School, Australia, and the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 3730 Walnut Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6340, USA. E-mail: hunterd{at}wharton.upenn.edu

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