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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Avatar dress codes might happen sooner than you think]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/03/avatar-dress-codes-might-happen-sooner-than-you-think/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/03/avatar-dress-codes-might-happen-sooner-than-you-think/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/03/avatar-dress-codes-might-happen-sooner-than-you-think/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/second-life/" rel="tag">Second Life</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/344833/Virtual_Worlds_Employee_Avatars_Will_Need_Dress_Codes"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/seradresscode580.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="left">You're in a business. Your business has a presence in <a href="http://www.secondlife.com"><em>Second Life</em></a>. In your business, you have two furries, three hot vixens who probably belong in a strip club, the token emo goth guy, and the dude who made his avatar just like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3d_fqDcN1s">his real world self</a>. Everyone's happy with how they look and how they represent the company, right?<br /><br />Well, according to the analysts at Gartner Inc., the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/344833/Virtual_Worlds_Employee_Avatars_Will_Need_Dress_Codes">winds of change might be blowing</a> through virtual companies. The analysts are saying that over 70% of all virtual companies will end up adopting avatar dress codes by the end of 2013, in a move to look more professional and focused.<br /><br />While avatar dress codes aren't the best option in the world, we too understand that some level of conformity in virtual business is needed. Of course this all depends on the business, as more independent companies can take a looser stance on dress codes. But, in a world where you can be literally anything, you might want to add some level of professionalism to your business avatar.<br /></div>
</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/03/avatar-dress-codes-might-happen-sooner-than-you-think/">Avatar dress codes might happen sooner than you think</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/344833/Virtual_Worlds_Employee_Avatars_Will_Need_Dress_Codes>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/03/avatar-dress-codes-might-happen-sooner-than-you-think/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19220646/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/03/avatar-dress-codes-might-happen-sooner-than-you-think/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>avatar-appearance</category><category>avatar-clothing</category><category>avatars</category><category>business</category><category>dress-code</category><category>gartner-inc</category><category>news-items</category><category>second-life</category><category>sl</category><category>virtual-business</category><category>virtual-workplace</category><category>virtual-worlds</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
