Playboy has opened a virtual mansion in Second Life. Which makes sense, I guess, since “the avatars of Second Life” were named #95 in Maxim magazine’s “Hot 100” for 2007.

Bad writing
Blogging
Branding
Cancer survival
Client presentations
Computer ethics
Dad
Detective fiction
Email
Flowcharting
Gambling
Getting off my ass
Golf etiquette
Good listening
Google
Great copywriting
Great customer service
Guitar playing
IMing
Internet
Internet marketing
Jamming
Kite flying
Link building
Love
Math
Meetings
Networking
Online worlds
Oral presentations
PC security
Pet ownership
Politics
PowerPoint presentations
Project management
Road rage
Salary negotiations
Search
Stress management
Volunteering
Web 2.0
Web site accessibility
Wine tasting
Wireless use
Youth marketing

In a world where search engine optimization and improving organic listings seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue, one might think that a Google search for “search engine” would find Google the number-one result.

Nope. Google comes up number six, below the fold and beneath Alta Vista and Dogpile.

I guess this demonstrates that nepotism isn’t a factor in Google’s search algorithms.

Takeaway for marketers: Are you caught up in a race to be #1 on Google? Do you need to be #1 on Google?

… this Mother’s Day Proclamation.

If this article from the New York Times the other day doesn’t get your brain crackling about some very cool possibilities, get your pulse checked.

Ten years ago, who would have imagined that high-quality printers in one’s home would be so commonplace? Imagine the possibilities when spitting out objects from a rapid prototyper in your upstairs office is as easy as printing a dozen party invitations today.

Here’s a blog post about 3-D printing a Second Life avatar. Here’s the Wikipedia entry on 3-D printing. Here’s a pretty cool Engadget post about printing candy.

Sweet.