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Become the first virtual millionaire
Created: 07/28/2006
Video description: Entrepreneur and Hipcast cofounder Eric Rice has built a 3D convention center in the virtual world of Second Life. Content creators and marketers no longer have to visit Las Vegas--now they can rent Hipcast\222s meeting center for a negotiated fee and stream live media-events virtually.

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