Does talk about Britney make anyone else think of a phantasy world? ... as in "la la land."

Some may or may not have heard of the website Second Life, where Dell has created a "Dell Island." In Second Life, gamesters create their virtual world, spend their virtual money, and reap virtual fortunes. Apparently, one can virtually "spec" a virtual Dell PC there and it is virtually delivered to ones virtual home if paid for with the virtual money in use; but there is also the option to pay in $US and have the virtual computer (virtually?) delivered to ones real home.

The Dell Island also contains a virtual Dell factory, and a virtual computer museum where one can virtually view the virtual bathroom where Michael Dell claims he virtually had to hide his computer parts from his parents while building his first machines.

The new "island" was announced in a virtual press conference on Second Life, of course. Dell declines to say how much they paid for the rights to "build their island," but it's rumored to have been virtually a fortune.

It all sounds about as real as most stuff about Britney.


Second news flash:

I think I've heard of this one before, but they're claiming it's something new.

The gift (secret Santa?) for the 'catter who has everything.

John