With the Web 2.0 conference going on this week, Dow Jones VentureOne put out a timely release (Excel download here, PDF here) stating that Web 2.0 startups raised $455.5 million in 79 deals in the first three quarters of this year, more than double last year’s take during the same period. At the Web 2.0 conference itself, startups like 3B unveiled themselves. 3B lets you create a 3-D environment out of your MySpace page, photos, and other digital media by creating a 3-D room or environment where the walls are clickable Webpages (or digital photos or other media). You can also walk through your room/world with a 3-D avatar. Think Cyworld
meets Second Life. (I’ll take Second Life, thank you. 3B seems like a gimmick—projecting Webpages and other digital content onto the walls of its 3-D realm).
http://blogs.business2.com/business2blog/2006/week45/index.html
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