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Bragg vs. Linden Lab: Interview with Bragg Attorney Jason Archinaco
It is rare event when Uri steps aside and let’s Peter Ludlow report a story, but this case is very important and it is very important to me that all of you read this and consider it thoughtfully. This interview involves the Bragg vs. Linden Lab lawsuit in which Mr. Bragg alleges that Linden Lab [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab *Still* Hates Academic Freedom *and* the Free Press
It seems like just yesterday we were complaining about the Linden policies on academic freedom and free press. Not long after, we addressed Lindens about the matter face to face, and I do mean like in Real Life (remember that?). So we were eager to see what changes would be made to the Research Ethics [...]
Full StoryHamlet Au’s Shocker Scoop: Bill Gates not a Billionaire!!!
Wow, this post by Hamlet Au nee Linden totally woke me from my dogmatic slumbers. Hamlet doesn’t really say Gates *isn’t* a billionaire, he just shows that the chain of conditionals that has to hold in order for Bill to really truly be billionaire is so long that serious people would never consider him a [...]
Full StoryIBM Finds Application for Second Life Scions
If you were wondering what on earth you were going to do with your Millions of Us crafted Scions, well wonder no more. IBM has made its first contribution to Second Life — figuring out an application for those Scions. Kudo’s to Ian Hughes of IBM’s Hursley Park Lab who posted this idea on their [...]
Full StoryMy Ass Ain’t for Sale! Why? What Were You Going to Offer Me?
Is Linden Lab for Sale? Or rather, Would they sell it? Well, PR/Marketing blogger B.L. Ochman has speculated that it is just a matter of weeks before it sells. And David Fleck (who has since been forced to walk the plank on the Leaky Ship Linden) told the Times of London that LL was open [...]
Full StoryHere Come the Virtual Tourists!
Canadian newspaper The Hamilton Spectator has a nice article about Synthravels – the virtual world vacation/tour company run by our friend Mario Gerosa (Frank Koolhaus in SL) and others. Some of you will know Mario as Editor of Mondi Virtuali (he’s also Editor in Chief of Architectural Digest, Italia). There is also some egg-headed pontification [...]
Full StoryHerald Exclusive: It’s Official — Anshe Chung is a Millionaire! [Updated]
Anshe Chung spun $10 into $1,000,000 in two and a half years. According to Second Life resident Anshe Chung , tomorrow she will issue a press release officially announcing that she has accumulated the equivalent of over one million US dollars in assets in Second Life. The bulk of these assets are in Anshe’s virtual [...]
Full StoryTaking Wagers: When Will Linden Lab Sell
by Flimflam Edelman at the Puppies, Ponies, and Other Action Desk There is always chitchat in world about the possibility of Linden Lab selling out soon, but now the chitchat is coming from “RL” blogs. Last week PR Marketing guru B.L. Ochman predicted that Second Life would go within three weeks. Two weeks left for [...]
Full StoryDuran Duran – Where Art Thou?
concerned Duran Duran fans wonder if the show will go on by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Three and a half months ago – on August 9th – CNet reported the 80s pop group Duran Duran had discovered Second Life and was planning an “exclusive private island” and events – including a concert – in [...]
Full StoryFlog-funding Edelman PR Firm and Sheep Offer Chump Change in Bogus Contest
If You Lie Down With Dogs You Wake up with Fleas. But What Happens if Sheep Lie Down with Dogs? The SL Blogosphere has been all a twitter about the joint initiative between the Electronic Sheep Corporation and the Edelman PR firm. Part of this initiative is a prize with a value of $2500 for [...]
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