Archive for the year 2010
It Has To Be Said: Why does Second Life Need Social Media?
Please define your virtual social graph to help the Lab gain ad revenue by Jessica Holyoke When the Lindens talk about expanding residents' presence with Social Media, I have to really ask why? At my closely guarded age, I use Facebook a good deal. It helps keep me connected with classmates who have moved great [...]
Full StoryDianna Llewellyn — Post 6 Grrrrl
[When I went to Hooters and Shootersto meet last week's Post 6 Grrrl, Savannah Ducatillon, I also metDianna Llewellyn, who expressed interest in being a Post 6 Grrl, nodoubt bringing Hooters and Shooters to the top of the list for SL tourbus stops. I am proud to present the stunning and charming DiannaLlewellyn, Post 6 [...]
Full StorySaints of Hell MC Implicated In Second Life Content Theft – Part 3
Enforcers at the Saints of Hell Sim, Brutus McMahon inspects a bike, and another theft occurs by Coke Supply, Investigative Reporter [Coke Supply's motorcycle copybot investigation continues - the editrix ] MY VISIT TO THE SAINTS OF HELL SIM I decided to take Sims up on her offer and hang around the landing point at [...]
Full StorySecond Life Avatars To Be United With Cross Site Scripting Exploits – Again???
Two apparent security holes found Linden Lab's new social media site in one week by Pixeleen Mistral and Senban Babii Avatars United security issue reported February 7 is followed by nearly identical hole on February 12 After Alphaville Herald reporter Senban Babii quietly notified the Avatars United web site of a potentially exploitable problem [...]
Full StoryPappy Enoch’s Hard Alley Party Party HQ Destroyed!!!
Violence in mayoral race escalates – candidate moved to an undisclosed location by Journey Yellowlist, Investigative Reporter The race for mayor of the Hard Alley roleplay community was hardly underway when one of the leading candidates, Pappy Enoch, was nearly killed in a frightening terrorist attack. Mr. Enoch barely survived the complete destruction of [...]
Full StoryBill Gurley Discovers Virtual World Bean Counting
Why there is a difference between the provider and the consumer by Jessica Holyoke Over on above the crowd blog, Linden Lab board member Bill Gurley talks about a sit-down meeting with Jeff Grabow of Ernst and Young. Presumably this was in a real office and not in an immersive workspace premium collaboration solution. In [...]
Full StoryIt Has to Be Said: It Has to Be Said
by Jessica Holyoke Over the months that I have written editorials in the Herald, I have typically labelled the Op/Ed. Traditionally, Op/Ed means Opposing Editorial. Someone writes something in opposition to the stated views of the Editorial Board. However, the Herald does not use an Editorial Board to provide a view point to the community, [...]
Full StoryHard Alley Mayoral Election To Be Held February 20
A new wave of sex sim self governance? by Senban Babii, political correspondent In a surprise move, Hard Rust,the owner of the Hard Alley sim has announced elections for theposition of Mayor Of Hard Alley. No stranger to controversy,the Hard Alley sim has not been known as the epicenter of politicalchange in the past. Is [...]
Full StoryPredator and Prey in the Kingdom of Sand
by Meleth Oakleaf For the first in a series of articles about the role playing Sims in the Second Life community, I set out to explore the Kingdom of Sand. Immediately after teleporting to a sandy archway, I was directed to acquire an Explorer Tag and provided with the information I needed to fulfill that [...]
Full StorySaints of Hell MC Implicated In Second Life Content Theft – Part 2
Alleged thief remains free after multiple DMCA filings, using the same accounts by Coke Supply, Investigative Reporter [Coke Supply's motorcycle copybot investigation continues - the editrix ] ANOTHER THEFT Investigating further, I soon discovered that this was not the first time that Black/Biack had been caught stealing motorbikes. And it wasn't the first time the [...]
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