Archive for November, 2008
Op/Ed: US$2,356,250 Reasons For LL’s OpenSpace Policy
Open Space sims and how Linden Lab got it right – for themselves by Maximilian Proto, Department of Random Guy Posting After Linden Lab introduced a new pricing policy for its highly popular Open Space (OS) sim product, residents joined to celebrate the cherished tradition of feverishly complaining about price increases (“they’re making it too [...]
Full StorySomething Wicked This Way Come
by Fiend Ludwig In a sum-up of the 20008 Second Life Community Convention (SLCC), Eric Reuters reported that “notably absent from the conference were any real-world businesses from outside the virtual worlds industry,” but that “the breakout star of SLCC was the burgeoning virtual world educational community.” As the platform matures, Second Life is proving [...]
Full StoryYes You Did Protestors!
by Jessica Holyoke Yesterday, M Linden announced a dramatic change in plans for OpenSpace Sims. http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/11/05/a-letter-to-second-life-residents/ In light of the protests and the different ways OpenSpace sims are used, OpenSpace sims, those used as parks and ocean front, will remain the same price. In the future, various restrictions will be applied to keep these [...]
Full StoryMacsnob Halasy — Post 6 Guy
Don’t get me wrong, I love the gritty Neko guys with their heavy tats, their cigarettes casually hanging from the corner of their mouths and the high-prim belts stuffed with anything the urban guy needs or doesn’t need but it is a nice change to see a male avi in a suit. Especially if it [...]
Full StoryA Gallery of OpenSpace Price Protests
Residents abuse SL to express displeasure with Linden Lab pricing action by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Sifting through the pile of video and still images of the last week of resident protests, patterns emerge. One group of protests seem to target well known brands such as Sony, IBM, Dell, and Orange, while others aim [...]
Full StoryWho Is Buying Ultra-Luxury Virtual Land?
Soaring auction prices for Linden’s new Nautilus land during OpenSpace protests by Curious Rousselot October 30, 2008: We are now into our third day of protests over the recent price hikes of Openspace SIMs but earnings from the land auction appear to be unchanged. The Herald has been paying close attention to the bidding war [...]
Full StoryLL Censors Goon’s Name – Forgets Profile & Objects
Rising cost of Linden Governance Team to blame for OpenSpace price hikes? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In the week since Jack Linden’s announcement of a 66% virtual land price increase, the grid has seen nearly continuous protests and discussion of what prompted the price gouging. To better understand Linden Lab’s cost structure and [...]
Full StoryIs Jack Linden Lying?
Mainland prices in free fall – LL tries to hide 7-10% monthly declines with bogus OpenSpace claimsThis is why we can’t have nice things by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I have long been a fan of Aminom Marvin’s work with scultpties – a trip to his store in Sculptomancy sim is reccommended. But since [...]
Full StoryThe BILD’s AvaStar: Game Over
Reliable ally of Linden Lab stops publication by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The BILD’s bold adventure in virtual world journalism ended two weeks ago when The AvaStar met the same fate as that of Reuters Second Life, and stopped publication. The AvaTard also announced it expects to take down the The-AvaStar.com and AvaStar.de web [...]
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