+ U.S. wireless data revs up 81.6 percent

+ Web 2.0: CDC invests in Second Life real estate (via Government Health)
$2,000 later you have your own space.

…CDC’s decision to purchase its own island in the virtual world of Second Life makes real-world sense, said John Anderton, an associate director of communications science at CDC. His Second Life avatar, Hygeia Philo, is an attractive woman inspired by Hygeia, the ancient Greek goddess of health.

+ Japanese content community targets YouTube

YouTube is getting backlash from its regionalized launches in June in the form of criticism from content creators in Japan. Even as YouTube parent Google Vice President David Eun was announcing content deals in Tokyo last week, content executives gathered to blast the service for copyright infringement, according to published reports. The Japanese version of YouTube is said to be the most popular of the new regionals, which also include Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom.

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