H&R Block and Second Life or Why You Shouldn’t Always Listen to Your New Media Intern
If you are like me your inbox has been inundated with free offers to file your federal tax return. On the way to the trash folder, this H&R Block ad caught my eye, not for the cheap stock photo or “Uh Oh. My W2 is Wrong!” podcast, but for the laughable offer to receive tax advice from an online accountant in Second Life.
Virtual worlds might be useful for somethings — but sharing confidential financial information is not one of them.
