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Second Life Image Tarnished by Users?
RiversRunRed CEO warns against allowing residents to create 3D content by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk MIT Technology Review writer Brian White advises the metaverse that users may make “shoddy and even offensive content” if allowed to create in 3D worlds — sentiments echoed by the CEO of RiversRunRed Justin Bovington who praised internet advertising [...]
Full StoryAOL Tightens Belt, Massively Chokes Off SL News?
“Massively Staff” blogs for free at AOL properties after gaming writers are told to stop posting by Idoru Wellman, staff writer Techcrunch reports that AOL has savagely cut their blogging empire’s staff, chopping personel budgets up to 25% and telling writers to take a few weeks off while they wait and see if they have [...]
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Everett Linden Exposes Penis at SL5B!!!
Linden staffer discovers PG-Penis — leading in-world economic indicators turn strongly positive by Kris Dibou & Pixeleen Mistral Marble PG-P OK, wooden boobs– no way! Game gods roil virtual commodities markets The first signs of an economic turnaround in the mining industry were evident today, as the overseas futures market in marble textures went wild. [...]
Full StoryLL – Please Take My Money!!!
Sayden Westland has Second Life billing problems I HATE SECOND LIFE!!! Well, actually I LOVE IT, but I need help and cant find anyone to help me. I have submitted support tickets, left notecards at the info center and for numerous Lindens, talked with experienced residents, endlessly searched the info island and help desks and [...]
Full StoryESC to IRS: We Want Beef!!!
Giff Constable and Michael Morton refuse to repay workers for taxes the IRS says the Sheep should pay by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk After acknowledging an IRS ruling stating Second Life in-world greeters the Electric Sheep Company employed to help visitors to the CSI:NY metaverse/television cross promotional event are ESC employees rather than contractors, [...]
Full StoryIntellectual Property: A Tiny Affair
Who owns the rights to pictures of Tiny avatars? by Kris Dibou an example of the disputed illustrations As I was working on a story for the Herald (regarding a fellow who was writing a children’s book on heart health) including illustrations make from screenshots of Tiny avatars in Second Life, I received this note [...]
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Full StoryIRS Says Virtual Greeters Are Real Employees
Electric Sheep Company VP Giff Constable confirms IRS ruling by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Misty and Maia are employees – not contractors This weekend, the Second Life Herald learned that the Internal Revenue Serivce has ruled the greeters employed by the Electric Sheep Company for the CSI:NY metaverse/television cross promotional event are ESC employees [...]
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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