Archive for the year 2008
Flagging Virtual World Provider Linden Lab Now to Flag Content
By Prokofy Neva, Kremlindenologist Second Life residents in some select groups like SLDev were alarmed this morning to discover that in addition to nerfing traffic, and pitting residents against each other to police their “avatar rendering costs,” the Lindens are planning on instituting a system to flag objectionable content on SL parcels via search results. [...]
Full StoryMyf McMahon — Post 6 Grrrrrl
[Note from Justine- Myf McMahon has been patiently waiting her turn on the Post 6 list a while now, but I'll let her tell you about that. It never ceases to amaze me how many fun and interesting people there are to talk to in world, and this week I'm pleased to introduce one of [...]
Full StoryTSO Failure Analysis (reprinted)
RIP TSO Many of you have heard the sad but perhaps inevitable news that TSO will close its doors permanently on August 1. Many Second Lifers began their travels in the metaverse on TSO and this newspaper began there as well as The Alphaville Herald. From the very first weeks of our covering TSO we [...]
Full StoryOnce Upon An Internet
by Nidol Slazar, WU poet in residence Once upon an internet,Lived a group of ruthless trolls,Whom began to pose a virtual threat,With their vile and treacherous souls, This vast collective of hate,Wearing masks of anonymity,Feared not one place to desecrate,With their state of unanimity, Unknown to the public eye,Existed the people behind the screen,That could [...]
Full StoryState of the Economy
Lowest profit per capita growth ever in Q1 2008 by Jessica Holyoke Zee Linden recently posted graphs reflecting the strength of the SL Economy here – and Zee is very happy to report that the SL Economy grew by 15%. However, the story is not that simple. By several other measures, the economy growing slowly [...]
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by Artfox Daviau oh btw atm im in IMand a noob at it imho it seemscos the ppl in here chat in shorthandomg wtf does it mean? ni went 2 the puter this amand the msg in there that i seencd a bin abt ne ol topicomg wtf does it mean? o skuz me brb [...]
Full StoryClub Owner Slain
Police search for suspects by Femme Bleu freereed Freenote found dead Early the morning of Thursday April 17th, the body of club owner freereed Freenote was found dead in Birdland, Moondust. Although there were no signs of a struggle first responders on the scene said the cause of Ms. Freenote’s death is being ruled “foul [...]
Full StoryFirst In-World Sighting of M Linden
Exhausted emperor favors the simple look by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk ex-digital marketing agency CEO shows the metaverse how it is done – afk in t-shirt and jeans Melanie Kidd took what is likely to be the paparazzi photo of the year – a candid shot of the new emperor/CEO of Linden Lab demonstrating [...]
Full StoryPerri Prinz — Post 6 Grrrrl
[Note from Justine- I was out looking for a model for this week and it was my great fortune to meet Perri Prinz, who I'm sure you'll agree is as gorgeous a person as she is an avatar. /me shuts up now so you can enjoy her]. Hi. I’m Perri, a shy but friendly alien [...]
Full StoryGameCyte’s Journalism Lesson
GameCyte’s Sean Hollister invited to join Prokofy Neva as a Jr. Author at Second Life Herald To: Sean Hollister – Assistant Editor, GameCyst.comFrom: Pixeleen Mistral, managing editor- Second Life Heraldre: Re: Re: News tip: The TRUE story of NASA’s MMO Funding Sean, Apology accepted – assuming you add the link to the Second Life Herald [...]
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