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By 2013, Your Virtual Avatar Will Need a Suit and a Haircut

By Lauren Davis Published October 8, 2009, 10:00 am ET

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Analyst firm Gartner predicts that by 2013, 70% of companies will have issued their employees guidelines on how virtual avatars involved in company business should act and dress. The question is: do avatars observe wacky Hawaiian shirt day? [via Slashdot]

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