Archive for May, 2009

LL to Players: Stop Gaming Search Results With Camping!!!

Low-skill entry-level jobs threatened by policy change – "model" bots left untouched by Jessica Holyoke Camping for L$s may soon be banned in Second Life – a move that will prevent entry level players from being paid to park their avatars in place for hours at a time to skew the Search results. Yesterday, Jack [...]

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Live Bitstream Boogie Blues in Metaplace

Herald hosts real-time alternative blues show tonight by Pixeleen Mistral, Arts and Entertainment desk Internet-mediated blues musicians Komuso Tokugawa (Tokyo),  Hathead Rickenbacker (Toronto), and Noma Falta (Atlanta)  are scheduled to make a special live appearance at the Alphaville Herald’s Metaplace newsroom makeover party tonight May 22 at 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT.  a recent Bitstream [...]

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Eye of the Beholder

by Jessica Holyoke Perception is reality.  Its a phrase I learned when I held a supervisory position for a large multi-national before I went to law school.  For some readers, this might be a surprise because my work experience would make me older than it would seem by my avatar and my previous statements.   Most [...]

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Zonja Capalini <3 Opensim in Linden Lab Smackdown

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Did Linden Lab really think through last fall's 66% OpenSpace price increase – and what it would lead to? You might wonder after reading Zonja Capalini's diary of the diaspora: The Openspace fiasco: six months later – a tell-all tale of her journey to metaverse self-sufficiency. The Lab's fanboys [...]

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Alphaville Herald Metaplace Newsroom Makeover Party

Dance on the skeptical dance floor — chill in the dystopia analysis area by Pixeleen Mistral Friday, May 22 at 7:00 pm EDT (4:00 pm PDT), the Alphaville Herald will celebrate the completion of our new Metaplace office space. Join us for the party as we re-invent new media journalism in the metaverse at http://www.metaplace.com/AlphavilleHerald/play. [...]

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SeriNari Fall – Post 6 Grrrrl

[Today, the Herald introduces Timothy Morpork - our newest Post 6 photographer. Join me in welcoming Timothy, as the Herald's Post 6 feature continues to introduce our readers to the most amazing avatars in the metaverse, while exploring the refined beauty, sex, and sensuality that is Second Life -- the Editrix---Thank you to the Herald [...]

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Underground in Gor: Angst and a Wish for Orbital Bombardment

Gor is disgusting: get free, break a rule, get enslaved – part five in a series by The Wanderer I plan to heed the advice of my readers and go back to Panther-country, since that would be the Gorean-Male thing to do. But as I got ready for a teleport, I dragged my virtual feet.  [...]

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Op/Ed: The Dangers Of Dealing With Private Estate Landowners

by Johanna Renfold Residentsneed to be aware of the dangers of dealing with private estate owners in Second Life and thefact that there is no in-world recourse for fraud, theft, etc. – yet too many residents are unaware of the inherent risks. While most estate owners arehonest, some resort to questionable practices like non-transferable tierif [...]

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Op/Ed: Looking in the Mirror

by Jessica Holyoke I had a break up last week with someone on SL and I found myself with a great deal of time on my hands.  Until I find my next new thing, possibly having Jimbo's love child, I decided to make use of my gym tax and go take yoga. I used to [...]

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Herald Readers Smash 50,000 Comment Barrier

Militias, mafias, land barons, Lindens, griefers, Goreans, furs & fashionistas form huge drama pump by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald Editrix Friday, the Herald staff assembled at a local sushi bar to sample the fugu, watch the reader comment counter, and place a few friendly wagers. At issue – the content of the 50,000th reader's  comment. The [...]

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