With Good Reason, I must add.

One Avatar, Many Worlds

An avatar, the image a person uses in a virtual world, is currently bound to the particular world in which it was created. But at the Virtual Worlds Conference 2008 in New York City last week, several companies showcased their efforts to allow people to carry their avatars from one virtual world to another, and even out onto ordinary Web pages. These developments point to a convergence between virtual worlds and social networks.

(via Posthuman Blues)

This right here is Charles Stross would call a Halting State moment.