Archive for March, 2009

Metaplace Now Coins Spacebux

Jump starting a virtual world economy by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk While real world economists attempt to unfreeze the global financial system with fiscal stimulus plans, handouts to the needy, and anything else that might stimulate demand, the game gods of Metaplace are in the process of stimulating their own virtual economy – and [...]

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Residential Profile: FlipperPA Peregrine

by Tenshi Vielle

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ADV: Exotic Dancer Competition – SL Cultural Event of the Season

Ho Show F'sho — Jumpman Lane's Slut Magazine Strip Off Invitational What is it?: Simply put a stripper contest 30,000 L$ in prizes 1st place 15,000L$2nd place 7,500 L$ 3rd place  4500L$honorable mention 3000L$ Date: Friday March 20 Time:  2 pm slt Local: Greek Archon Theater, Cookie (23, 31, 21)Sim Host: Thinkerer Melville Celebrity Judges:Pixeleen [...]

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Shock!!!! Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force says Mayor Tortimer could be a Pedo!

Or is Tom Nook the perv?  Concerned parents want to know! by Idoru Wellman, staff reporter Kotaku has all the sordid details – but can anything good happen in Animal Crossing -  game that allows children to interact with complete strangers,encouraging them to exchange notes, items, and "favors" in order toreach the next level in [...]

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SHOCK! Spamhaus Blacklists Linden Lab – E-mail Reputation Ruined!!!

Real Life heartbreak: metaverse postcards blocked, love letters lost by Tenshi Vielle Are you wondering why you haven't been able to send in-world to email postcards recently? The answer could be that Linden Lab's mail servers have been added to the Spamhaus real-time black list – a move that flags e-mail from Linden Lab and [...]

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Upcoming Changes for Hillbilly Content™

LL making metaverse safe for serious business by Pappy Enoch, investigative reporter Posted by Jethro Linden on Mar 13, 2009 7:00:02 AM SecondLife™ has, until now, been an open place where Residents can explore awide variety of creative pursuits.  This has resulted in a vast amountof unsavory and corporate-hostile content in-world. In keeping with ourrecently [...]

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Oh Noooooooes! News delivery in video games.

Kathleen Parker illustrates why traditional media is Fail. by Urizenus Sklar, at the This is So Stupid I Had to Come out of Retirement Desk In today’s Washington Post there is a monumentally inept essay by Kathleen Parker that both bemoans the death of the print newspaper and aptly illustrates precisely why it is dying, [...]

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LL Plans To Erect Mainland Porn Continent

Dedicated immersive workspaces for cybersex coming soon by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk   Will the Cherry18 Girls' School Clbhouse move  to the islands – or a new continent? Thursday, Cyn Linden announced plans for a Linden-Lab sponsored porn specially-themed continent to house certain mainland adult activities, after noticing that "some Residents are interested in [...]

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How SL Wins the Drama War with Metaplace

Did LL design the metaverse to create resident conflict? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I ran into a Second Life e-friend in Metaplace on Sunday – Robin Linden Harper had stopped by and left a comment on my profile. When I saw Robin was online, I hopped over to visit the garden world she [...]

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SLHA Hockey League Renamed – Forms Alliance With Second Life Cable Network

Second Life Hockey Association Is Now Global Online Hockey Association by Alessandra Narayan Do you love hockey? Do you want to cross check other avatars into the boards here in Second Life? If so, you should visit Jack Belvedere’s sim and give it a try. You might end up absolutely in love – like so [...]

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