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Caete Chevalier — Post 6 Grrrrrl
[I was wandering around the grid one day and bumped into a petite and gorgeous gothy avie named Caete Chevalier. I snooped her profile, struck up a conversation and convinced her that she would make a great Post 6 grrrrl. It was a pleasure to work with, and is an honor to introduce the lovely [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab Has No Apparent Business Plan
by Ron T Blechner (Hiro Pendragon on SL) How does Linden Lab, creators of the most popular non-game virtual world, Second Life, make their money? Easy: land and a cut of the marketplace. How are they going to ensure that they continue to have this revenue stream? Easy: Stick their fingers in their ears and [...]
Full StoryThe Hall of Mirrors and The Real World
A note from the Alphaville Herald Editors Since the Alphaville Herald’s inception in 2003, we have covered the news of online worlds and societies like no one else. You’ve enjoyed tales of griefers, scammers, virtual mafias, virtual paramilitary organizations, epic trolls, perverts, furries, babyfurs, baby unicorns, goreans, elves, online Nazis, anti-Nazis, virtual communists, dirty dealing [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab’s Missing Statistics
Fat Men, Fapping, and Graft Offer Hope For Linden Lab by Journey Yellowlist This reporter, after breaking and entering an undercover assignment at Linden Lab, discovered a veritable trove of statistics that the company had chosen to suppress when they recently revealed a complete stagnation steady-state model of player activity in Second Life. Given that [...]
Full StoryPalmindan Whybrow — Post 6 Model
[I was somewhere on the grid and noticed Palmindan Whybrow standing near me. He's a good looking avie, so I snooped his profile to see if he might be someone for Post 6. His profile is brilliant, and as you'll see in a minute, he is too. Without further ado, this week's Post 6 Model, [...]
Full StoryWriting for The Nation – Urizenus Sklar’s Secret Shame!!!
Herald founder explains WikiLeaks and activist hackers Ignoring the life-and-death Second Life political scene for more ephemeral fare, Herald founder Urizenus Sklar (Peter Ludlow) weighs in on WikiLeaks and Hacktivist Culture at The Nation – a guilty pleasure to be sure – but one that may steer the Wikileaks debate in a more realistic direction. As [...]
Full StoryPeaches Limondi — Post 6 Grrrrl
[I saw Peaches Limondi at a shop one day and approached her about modeling for us. I was politely rebuffed. A couple of weeks later she contacted me, told me her story, and I haven't in recent memory met a more together, charming woman. It is a pleasure to introduce Peaches Limondi, this week's Post [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Our Responsibilities As Avatars
A Six Part Manifesto To Save Second Life by JS Uralia The Linden Lab economy is collapsing, with the market value of Second Life’s stock down over 35% since May, according to SharesPost. If we avatars are to survive, we must exercise good citizenship and socially responsible corrective action to remedy this situation at once, [...]
Full StoryKasandra Rage — Post 6 Grrrrl
[Kasandra Rage got in touch with me through a friend of mine because she wants to be a Second Life model. Always willing to help out where I can, I accepted her application for Post 6 and am thrilled to present to you the lovely, talented and eager supermodel-to-be, Kasandra Rage. If you are a [...]
Full StoryEmerald Developer Lonely Bluebird Interview
Soft Linden: I love that you guys are doing this — Lonely Bluebird: Saves you guys some work I guess This evening, Emerald developer Lonely Bluebird – a.k.a. Phox – took time away from what has certainly been a difficult day, for an exclusive interview with the Herald in which he confirmed that a leaked [...]
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