Archive for February, 2008
Op/Ed: SL- What Went Wrong & How Do We Fix It?
2007 was a difficult year for Second Life. 2008’s not looking much better. by Deltango Vale The establishment of anonymous accounts in June 2006 opened the doors to underage players. This resulted in international legal scrutiny, increased exposure to legal liability and damaging media coverage. Linden Lab responded by intruding into residents’ sexual relationships and [...]
Full StoryRed Light Center Exposed — Part 1
Free basic account for clothed platonic friendship – VIP accounts for naked pixel-sexThe Herald explores worlds beyond Second Life by Jessica Holyoke, virtual world explorer Red Light Center (RLC) is a virtual world that touts itself as a socialized meeting place where you can make friends and even have sex with them. Because some residents [...]
Full StoryKittyCat Caldwell – Post 6 Grrrrl
[Note from Justine- Much to my amusement, KittyCat's wait on the Post 6 list was long enough to have erased any memory she might have had of Post 6, The Herald or that she had ever signed up for anything. Once I reacquainted her with this fine paper, I guess she figured she'd waited on [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Standing United in the Virtual War On Griefer Terrorism!
Residents way of life, under attack by virtual terrorist acts by Maximilian Proto, concerned resident Good evening. Our fellow residents, our way of life, our very freedom are under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims are in clubs, or in their houses; dancers, content creators, businessmen and women; family, [...]
Full StoryNaked Truth?
by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate Have you ever wondered if, when a pair of avies mate,If the owners on the other side sit and masturbate?When the avies join as one in order to copulateAre they really getting a sandwich and watching News at Eight? Is the girl whose name is Pam a big fat hairy [...]
Full StoryIBM Sending Nasty Break-up Note to SL?
Spurned corporate lover Philip Linden watches IBM ad, thinks: “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”? What’s it do?Business – its innovation – its all the rage – I have my own islandMaking any money on your island?Virtual money or actual money?The point of innovation is to make actual money My avatar doesn’t know how to do that Ouch.
Full StoryIntellectual Property Party With FlipperPA Peregrine!
Lawyers, content creators spend night together – discussing DMCA takedown notices by Jessica Holyoke Firday night party at the Peregrine pay-per-view salon Friday night, FlipperPA Peregrine hosted an event to discuss in-world intellectual property protection with attorney Extinct Darwin. In real life, Extinct Darwin is Frank Taney from Buchannon, Ingersoll & Rooney – the firm [...]
Full StoryPixel Clothes, Virtual Fashion Summit, IMVU, and HiPiHi
The Celebrity Trollop interview by Pixeleen Mistral, fashionable reporter IMVU fashionista Recently, Celebrity Trollop took time from her busy schedule for an interview about the pixel clothes scene in SL, IMVU, HiPiHi and elsewhere. Celebrity also mentioned what promises to be a very interesting event – The Virtual Fashion Summit – a conference for virtual [...]
Full StoryWhy Griefing = Drama: Broken Immersion
A virtual “world” creates an environment where griefers can do the most damage by Mudkips Acronym [I recently invited the founder and retired leader of the notorious PN invasion/griefing group to write an expanded version of his recent thesis on the serious business of griefing. Here is his response - the Editrix] “Griefing” takes many [...]
Full StoryAd Farmers Face Game-God Induced Drought!
Resident urged to conserve ads as abuse reports fly!!!Visual Spam cleanup – or ban on unreasonably land value increases? by Jessica Holyoke fewer roadside attractions? Jack Linden announced a new ban on Ad Farms this past week. While advertising is still allowed, it will be an abuse reportable offense when “it crosses the line into [...]
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