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EVE Extra: Deep-Space Outpost Goes Public in $8,100 Deal
It’s no mistake that EVE Online‘s player organizations are known as corporations. Though Second Life has seen a number of start-ups that have required resident stakeholding and investment, a recent IPO by EVE corp Interstellar Starbase Syndicate has set a new mark for virtual-world business dealings, having raised 36 billion in InterStellar Kredits, the equivalent [...]
Full StoryFashion Show Review: DreamBuilders Mall
by Chipsen Queso Fresh on the heels of my last highly-commented fashion show review from Cloud Nine, I decided to go out today to a show for an agency I hadn’t previously heard of – the Divine Dreams Models. The show featured designs by Sparkle Designs (Leona Kitty), Avide (Inari Saito), and Whispers by Zelinna [...]
Full StoryW-Hats to Build Set for Next Presidential Speech?
That’s a suggestion posted to this discussion on the Democratic Underground web site (scroll down for a screen shot taken in Second Life). Yep, Bush and the W-Hats — imagine the possibilities.
Full StoryPost Six Grrrl Ava Fleming
The Herald is very happy to bring you this week’s Post Six Grrrl, Ava Fleming! Ava has a personal consulting business within SecondLife to help you with all of your personal consulting needs and says that she loves riding her SL horse! Our thanks to Heart Wishbringer and Joe Stravinsky for photographing and submitting this [...]
Full StoryFashion Show Review: Munchflower at Cloud 9
by Chipsen Queso and the Mystery Collaborator After a nice, long, refreshing break from the harsh and painful world of SecondLife’s modeling industry, I decided to come back to review a show that ended up being harsh and painful. For a change of pace, a highly-respected figure from SecondLife and I collaborated on this review [...]
Full StoryNude Skin Patch Disrobes WoW Toons!
Image stolen from mmorgy.com In an important development, it seems that a cousin of the nude skin patch that had TSO Sims dropping their drawers all over EA’s servers has now made it to massively multiplayer hack-fest World of Warcraft. The recently launched MMOrgy.com, which takes as its laudable goal the chronicling of all things [...]
Full StoryMemoirs of a Port Cos Girl, chapters 1&2
by A Slave [The following is the first installment of a serial work, written by an anonymous slave who spent much of her life on Port Cos -- a Gorean island in Second Life. Today, we present chapters 1&2 of the memoirs of a Port Cos Girl. -- U.H.] CHAPTER 1 I write because I [...]
Full StoryNewsflash: Linden Firelane Foils Latest W-Hat Attack
by Walker Spaight Seems like only yesterday that Herald correspondents were warily eyeing W-Hat griefers in the wake of the group’s notorious Grid-crashing attack on Second Life. [Actually, it was two days ago. --Ed.] Well, they’re back! But this time Linden Lab whipped a new weapon out of its arsenal, slashing and burning their own [...]
Full StoryRate my Linden .com
How’s my driving? Rate Second Life Support: by Pat the Rat Are you concerned about Linden behavior? Have you ever gotten mad at the way a Linden has treated you? Most people are so grateful that the Lindens are *there* that they don’t think of them as problematic, behavior-wise. They are so earnest, and so [...]
Full StoryAnshe Declares War on Ginko: “It”s a Ponzi Scheme!” (Lindens block discussion. Transparency is first casualty.)
SL Power Player and Business Girl, Anshe Chung By Dow Jonas A fierce debate about trust in financial institutions is rocking the business community of SL, pitting SL’s largest land baron, Anshe Chung, said to own SL properties valued at U.S. $200,000,against Nicholas Portocarrero, SL’s largest savings and investment bank owner, reportedly holding more than [...]
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