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SL Econ Data on it Way
The Herald had the chance to speak briefly with SL headmaster Philip Linden this morning, who tells us that Linden Lab will soon start regular releases of economic data. A first look at some select figures is due for today. (More information at Herald affiliate 3pointD.com.) This couldn’t be better news for content creators, as [...]
Full StoryAustralian Tabloid Discovers Second Life
In his continuing campaign to suck up to the Herald, wannabe media mogul Rupert Murdoch has directed his Australian tabloid, the Courier Mail, to do a long feature about Second Life. Former Herald correspondent Neal Stewart warns SLers to “duck and cover if they hope to weather the thunder from Down Under” as thousands of [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab Kills Dwell Payments
It wasn’t much of a surprise, since the idea has been bandied about by the Lindens quite a bit in recent weeks, but Philip Linden, benevolent despot of Second Life, announced yesterday on the SL forums that LL will discontinue traffic payments to SL residents. Down wiht camping chairs! Full text of King Philip’s announcement [...]
Full StoryCalling All Fashionistas: SecondChic Now on the Air
The Herald is proud to report that one of its own has now gone audio. Herald Fashion Editor Matthias Zander is launching the SecondChic podcast on all things fashionable in Second Life. Rather than the reviews Matthias does so well for the Herald, however, SecondChic will feature information on new products and interviews with designers [...]
Full StoryAttack of the Red Helix: Not So Good for the Jew
Photo by SuzanneC Baskerville, borrowed from SnapZilla The world hiccuped, shuddered and blinked again tonight as Second Life’s Grid was attacked by a new round of object spam, which Grid-griefers seem to have settled on as the most effective way of disrupting the virtual world. This time, it was wave after wave of self-replicating red [...]
Full StoryUndercover SL Pregnancy Hits Slashdot
Thanks to Slashdot, the blogosphere is abuzz with news of this report from SF Weekly in which a male reporter finds out what it’s like to get pregnant and carry a child in Second Life. In episode one, a fairly asexual conception: “Your Tummy whispers: Connecting to baby.” Two more episodes to come.
Full StoryProkofyCast on the Air
The SecondCast cast had a nice chat with Prokofy Neva the other night, which is now available for your listening. The episode covers some pretty interesting and thoughtful ground — including the trials and tribulations of landlording in SL — though it did get more lively at a couple of moments than most of our [...]
Full StoryTeh Clones Invade Friendster
Loyal readers of the Herald may recall several episodes of cloning that took place back when the Herald had its HQ in The Sims Online. Most notable was the episode involving a toon named Lead Architect, who was impersonated by a scammer named Lead Archeticht, who used the original’s good name to abscond with unsuspecting [...]
Full StoryTringo Ships for GBA
Tringo, the game that captivated hundreds of Second Life residents (until the gripping excitement of camping chairs came along, that is), has now migrated into the real world and is available on the Game Boy Advance for a mere 15 bucks! Look for Tringo parties coming soon to a city near you. The only question [...]
Full StoryTown Hall Audio File Now Available, Transcript TK
The audio file of last week’s Town Hall meeting with Philip Linden is now available for listening at this link. The recording is also being transcribed into text format at the moment, and should be available within 48 hours, according to SecondCast‘s Johnny Ming. Enjoy! (Or be enraged, if you prefer to roll that way.)
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