In France, a hotly contested presidential campaign will wind up on April 11. In the meantime, the candidates are battling it out in the three-dimensional Internet fantasy world Second Life. This parallel universe allows players to construct alter-egos in cartoon form. In France, politicians have discovered what businesses already know: if they build a virtual headquarters in cyberspace, real people will come. That's according to Molly Moore, Paris Bureau Chief with the Washington Post.
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