Chris Bennett, a computer science engineering sophomore, said he especially enjoys the networking aspect of his visits to the 3D printing area.

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IMVU, a social networking and instant messaging client which uses 3D avatars to represent its users, announced Thursday that they have hired David Fleck to serve as vice president of marketing for the company.

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Since joining KPCB, Hearst has taken board seats on companies ranging from pure new media plays--like AllApartments, an online apartment hunting service and Preview Travel, a popular travel service site--to more esoteric high tech companies like Juniper Networks, a networking company and Viewpoint DataLabs, a 3D graphics company.

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