Concerts get 'Second Life' on Internet
 

*Source: News.com (http://news.com.com/Concerts+get+Sec...tag=nefd.top)*
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DENVER--In a small abandoned warehouse in an industrial area north of Denver, local bands Bad Weather California, Born in the Flood and Meese are playing a very unusual gig.

At first glance it seems pretty straightforward. The warehouse contains the headquarters and studios of Internet video outfit ManiaTV, which is streaming the performances live via its Internet TV network.

Nothing new there. Ever since the online success of the worldwide Live 8 music festival--during which some 5 million viewers tuned in to AOL to view the concerts--companies like Control Room (formerly Network Live) have emerged to air concerts live online, while such venues as the Knitting Factory, the Gig, CenterStaging's rehearsals.com and various Live Nation properties now record and broadcast almost all their performances.

What makes this Denver concert different is that it is also being simulcast in the popular virtual world Second Life.

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