Archive for December, 2006
AvaStar Rising Falling: Dec. 21 Launch for SL’s “First” Tabloid
by Walker Spaight So sedate and august a publication is the Second Life Herald that we’d normally take no notice of the smutty mutterings of the salacious classes — but this is just too much. Attentive readers will recall the recent accouncement that German publishing company Axel Springer would launch what the Guardian idiotically called [...]
Full StoryIBM’s Islands – Circuit City Partnership?
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk IBM Circuit City prototype IBM is expected to open it’s 12 island mini-continent in Second Life to the public in the next few days, apparently as part of the computer services giant’s initiatives in the 3D metaverse. The Herald managed to slip quietly onto the islands for a quick [...]
Full StoryJack Linden in Drag – Girls’ Night Out
Jack Linden joins the girls for a shopping spree by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk These sort of things always sounds promising in the beginning – and how could I resist? An e-mail delivered to the Herald offices said, “iVillage, the leading online destination for women, cordially invites you to join us at our new [...]
Full Story2 million residents customers served visitors accounts created
The explosive recent growth of Second Life continued today, with the total number of residents customers served visitors accounts created crashing through the two million mark, as shown in this graph. Ooops, wrong one. Here we go…
Full StoryPR Flack Busted for Having Feelings!
Those PR d00dz just can’t win for losing. First it was the kaffufle over false firsts, and the horribly unfair abuse they took from somebody over on Strumpette. Remember? When they got called fucktards and all? In the spirit of conciliation and good humor, Bubba Scaggs , irl Adam Zand of Topaz Partners PR firm, [...]
Full StoryHave you finished your homework?
*sigh*, we do our best with these marketing and PR experts. We take them by the hand, show them the ropes, remove the sharp objects from their tiny hands, but we can’t watch *all* of them. There are so many these days. People who put up a shingle and say “I’m a freaking expert on [...]
Full StoryThere Ought to be a Law
Rube-Goldberg-style government plan for Neufreistadt; best to eat sausage than watch how it is made. By Prokofy Neva, Communitiy Affairs Dept SL is teeming with lawyers and judges! With Big Business coming into SL, can the litigators be far behind? Law, after all, is a business, too. Remember those two college kids who made the [...]
Full StoryAnother World…Kinda?
A gallery opening…that isn’t in Second Life. By Prokofy Neva, Dept. of Planets, Solar Systems, Universes, Multiverses and Omniverses Wait. I’m pinching myself. I got something in my mailbox from this company called Caligari which makes hugely expensive 3-D stuff which I never looked at too closely, until they…announced an event in a virtual world [...]
Full StoryRik Riel Trolls – Unwary New Media Expert Bites
Viral marketing experts may not be immune to viral blogging by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk When Rik Riel cast a bogus blog entry into the metaverse blog-o-sphere last night claiming the Internet naming authority ICANN would be regulating names and addresses within virtual worlds – was he hoping to catch a marketing/new media expert? [...]
Full StoryConan O’Brien Sunburned in Second Life
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Second Life avatar caricature artist Christophe Hugo contacted the Herald to warn us that he will continue to humiliate a virtual Conan O’Brien in the metaverse until the real life talk show host pays a visit to Second Life to rescue his alter ego from Mr. Hugo. This is [...]
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