International Channel Shanghai

International Channel Shanghai

Maria Korolov Trombly (center) appeared several times as a guest on the Culture Matters television talk show, airing on the International Channel...

Hyperica directory launched

Hyperica directory launched

My latest project is the Hyperica directory of hypergrid destinations. It’s currently up with over 250 different places to visit on the OpenSim-based 3D...

‘A Changing China’ released

‘A Changing China’ released

The China Speaker’s Bureau First book — A Changing China — is now out in print and available from Amazon. Maria Korolov edited the...

About

MARIA KOROLOV TROMBLY is president of Trombly International, an editorial services company that provides news and features about business in emerging markets to U.S. publications. Latest projects include Hypergrid Business, covering the enterprises uses of virtual worlds, and Hyperica, a directory of destinations on the 3D Web.

She is also the chief operating officer of the China Speakers Bureau, which places more than 300 China experts into speaking engagements around the world.

Recent Articles

ReactionGrid discontinues $25 region hosting


July 27, 2010

ReactionGrid no longer offers $25 regions, offering only entire servers starting at $150 a month, with a $500 setup...

Virtual event networking hindered by multiple channels


July 22, 2010

Back in February, the Virtual Edge Institute — a virtual events consulting firm — conducted a conference for virtual...

Virtual good losses lower than other digital goods sales


July 22, 2010

A recent Wall Street Journal article proclaimed, Fraudsters Like Virtual Goods: Fast-Growing E-Commerce Segment Seems More Vulnerable to...

Teleplace adds Sharepoint integration


July 20, 2010

Enterprise virtual world vendor added support for the Microsoft Sharepoint service, the company announced today. Teleplace is one of the...

Media-on-a-prim coming to OpenSim in two months


July 19, 2010

Earlier this year, Linden Lab released Second Life Viewer 2 which, though it had a large number of usability...

Hypergrid upgrade may cause travel hiccups


July 19, 2010

The OpenSim community is currently in the process of upgrading to Hypergrid 1.5, a more secure version of the...

OSGrid loses regions, other grids continue to grow


July 15, 2010

The top 40 public grids lost 20% of their reported area this past month — from 11,717 to 9,343...

UBM Studios launches virtual seminar center


July 15, 2010

Press Release: UBM Studios Introduces the Virtual Seminar Center, a 3D Environment for Conferences Chicago, IL — UBM Studios...

The grid is another country


July 9, 2010

For the past year that I’ve been attending meetings in Second Life and OpenSim, I’ve been thinking of the...

Virtual design group formed


July 9, 2010

Press release: Professional Virtua Designers Society Announced An integral part of the Fashion Research Institute is the Fashion Research Foundation,...

Grant available for virtual butterfly exhibit


July 9, 2010

The New York-based Fashion Research Institute, Inc. is giving away five copies of its ground-breaking butterfly exhibit to researchers...

Study: Virtual goods help build brands


July 5, 2010

Press Release: Researchers Find Link Between Immersion and Virtual Buying Habits Planet Calypso and Florida State University proves...

Hypergrid Business 3D Web Report 2010 H1


July 1, 2010

This 63-page report is a baseline compilation of statistics about the emerging 3D web, including grid and commerce...

New report: state of the 3D Web


July 1, 2010

A new report was released today, providing a baseline measure of the state of the 3D Web, with contributions...

Fear of piracy can be more damaging than piracy itself


June 30, 2010

According to information presented at a recent U.S. International Trade Commission hearing, piracy may be hurting companies less than...

Hedge Funds: Ready, Set …

June 28, 2010

Emerging markets pose regulatory obstacles and provide fewer trading options but offer the biggest opportunities. When Lou Gerken first...

Is China Too Hot to Handle?

June 28, 2010

The Chinese government takes steps to put a lid on an overheated stock market. New Chinese investors are rushing...

GLOBAL: Save money switching to OpenSim

June 28, 2010

Educators in post-secondary institutions, colleges and schools looking for lower costs, better controls and no age restrictions might...

Founder returns to Linden helm


June 24, 2010

Press release: Linden Lab Announces Management Changes SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 — Linden Lab®, creator of 3D...

Gaming grid picks XR JEVN for commerce


June 22, 2010

Avination, a new OpenSim-based role playing virtual world focusing on combat play, has chosen the XR JEVN e-commerce platform...