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Red Light Center Exposed — Part 4: Bringing It Home
Red Light Center neko confused by SL interface, pay-as-you-go and lag a concern for GoreansThe Herald explores worlds beyond Second Life by Jessica Holyoke, virtual world explorer I’m standing in a virtual world, populated by people who like virtual sex or at least virtual relationships. The question in my mind is, why aren’t they in [...]
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Red Light Center leather clad dommes, furries hard to findThe Herald explores worlds beyond Second Life by Jessica Holyoke, virtual world explorer I know everyone has been dying to find out more about the kinkier side of things in Red Light Center. Believe me, so do I. Tracking down the kinkier side of things in [...]
Full StoryMusings from a Gorean Feminist: Gor is so Stupid
by Jessica Holyoke Readers and people on the street have asked me about how I can reconcile calling myself a feminist and taking part in Gor. One reader came out and asked how I could condone and engage in rampant rape. This article is not about that, but sets the tone for later articles. This [...]
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by Jessica Holyoke Cory Ondrejka and Doctor Ludovico recently announced the Network Culture Challenge from the International Island sim. The University of Southern California’s Network Culture Project, in conjunction with the MacArthur Foundation, is inviting the residents of Second Life to imagine new ways that virtual worlds can be used to make contributions to the [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: The Biggest Threat No One Is Talking About
by Jessica Holyoke I went to the Virtual Law Conference a few weeks back, courtesy of Virtually Blind. While there, I talked to two lawyers who would bring about the end of Second Life (r) as we know it and no one seems to care. Dave Echloness is an Employment lawyer out of Colorado. In [...]
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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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straight talk about violence by Jessica Holyoke Drive By Agony along with The Blue Angel Police and Firefighters Memorial, victims of crime and concerned SL citizens, will hold a March for Peace in SL April 19th at 1pm by marching on the Virtual Capitol Hill http://slurl.com/secondlife/Capitol%20Hill%201/129/1/32 . In conjunction with the march, a live music [...]
Full StoryThe Other World Kingdom
Be a pony slave to the ladies! by Jessica Holyoke What if I told you of a place where men are lead about on leashes, women are fully in charge and there is a local made up currency to use? Now imagine that it is now in Second Life. The Other World Kingdom, OWK, has [...]
Full StoryBeware of Uncontrolled Kiosks
Relay For Life in SL committee warns against scams by Jessica Holyoke The Relay For Life in SL committee is starting an awareness campaign regarding other kiosks being sold in SL that are not under the control of the RFL in SL committee. These vendors are promising a 5% cut to the purchaser of anything [...]
Full StoryMusic Not Politics – An All-Weekend Live Music Event
by Jessica Holyoke Starting Friday night, Money Island and the neighboring Money Tree Island and Freebie Island are holding a 48 hour event celebrating live music. Chelseamarie Noel While listening to the silky smooth stylings of Chelseamarie Noel, I had a chat with Throughthesewalls Moody, a promoter/manager of live musical acts on Second Life. Throughthesewalls [...]
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