As strange as it may sound, thousands of real-world employees are beginning to use avatars as part of their regular jobs. A research by Stanford University has shown how employees at American companies like IBM, Accenture, Cisco, State Farm, Intel, BP and Wells Fargo log into virtual worlds and use avatars to brainstorm with colleagues, recruit employees, sell to customers, attend leadership training, manage programs, direct operation centers, and collaborate with company groups around the world.

Read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/01/avatars_at_work.html

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For those of you who missed out on the OG version of the Lucy Exposed figure, Made By Monsters announces its special Japanese version of Ron English’s “Lucy Exposed.” This new version is set to drop on January 20th, 2010, standing 8″ tall and limited to only 100 units worldwide. Retail is set around $110 USD

OK our latest installment to Sony Football Asia – introducing the KICKATHON. Can you kick your way to South Africa? Well if you can there are some 2010 World Cup tickets in it for you – check it out here.

Want the ultimate football experience in your living room? Check out our latest Sony HD World football centre and get your creative juices flowing.

Get your football brain out and test your skills in our new Facebook game for Sony Football Asia – Click here.