Archive for the year 2008
Adv: Second Style Issue #15 Available Now
Second Style issue #15 is now available for download in PDF format from our website http://www.secondstyle.com and from any in world kiosk like the one outside our in-world headquarters in Le Zoo (136, 36, 24). This issue of Second Style features an in-depth photo essay of Second Life’s many talented skin makers for both men [...]
Full StoryCicatrice Oh – Post 6 Grrrrl
[Note from Justine. Ladies and Gentlemen, please allow me to introduce to you Cicatrice Oh, one of the nicest people I've met in Second Life, and, as I hope you'll agree from reading her bio, one of the truly great spirits of any world. Without further adieu, I give you this week's Post 6 Grrrl]. [...]
Full StoryAdv: Valentine’s Day Sale at Incandescent Artworks
Ready for Valentine’s Day? Have a loved one with a Second Life? Incandescent Artworks offers one of the most personal gifts that can be given for Valentine’s Day. And in honor of this holiday, all paintings are offered at half-price. At Incandescent Artworks, the tradition of oil painting meets one of the newest forms of [...]
Full StoryThe Love Call of Cthulhu
SL’s Tentacult group reminds everyone that tentacles are sexy – for aliens, squid, and octopi by Wendell Holmer Stacks Kowalski stands in the eerie reaches of Yggdrasill, before a pair of ornate doors. She places a tentative finger on the ancient, carved wood. The universe turns inside out. She stares into the void between dimensions, [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Pumping Up Supply Linden
GOM Part II by Jessica Holyoke Substantial Risks to the SL Economy. That’s the reason Ken D Linden gave when he wrote the blog post banning interest and rate of return investing in SL. But banks and stock exchanges pump money through an economy. By allowing people to invest in these two services, the economy [...]
Full StoryBankplay Banned – High Interest L$ ATMs Must Go !
Linden Lab reacts to Ginko Financial by declaring permanent spacebuck bank holiday? by Jessica Holyoke take the money and run Tensions mounted at the SL Capital Exchange/JT Financial as Linden Lab reacts to the Ginko Financial Collapse. Ken D Linden posted on the Second Life Blog today a new policy in regards to the in-world [...]
Full StoryScripter d3adlyc0d3c Retires From PN Griefing Group
PN griefers issue security alert for d3adlyc0d3c’s version of SL client Does LL’s open source GPL license require publishing exploits? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Even the most jaded metaverse resident may raise an eyebrow at the idea that Linden Lab’s open source software license could compel sharing exploits among griefers. But this is [...]
Full StorySL Grid Shutdown – Residents Need To Change Clothes
Bland assurances a sign of bad trouble at the Lab? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I was talking with Tiny Newt – a gallant SL pirate and writer extraordinaire – when he asked me why I wasn’t wearing any pants. This seemed a bit odd and rather forward – even though we are friends [...]
Full StoryExpensive SL Classified Ads Ineffective – Save Your Money
Scientific Metamorph Sky Shop experiment shows increased traffic without matching sales by Michelle Morphett THE QUESTION: As the proprietor of the successful Metamorph Sky Shop retail store, I’ve always been curious about how Second Life’s search engine affects my business. Does paying for an expensive classified ad increase teleports from it, and does it increase [...]
Full StoryWhat’s the Gossip about GossipGirl?
by Jessica Holyoke The Upper East Side sets the stage for gossip Residents with the last name of GossipGirl have been popping up around the Grid. Perhaps they showed up for a minute and then vanished, not knowing what to do. Perhaps its an old friend on a new alt. For the most part, they [...]
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