Archive for 'Announcements'

Happy Second Birthday, Second Life!

W00t! The coolest virtual world you’ve ever been to officially turns two years old today, and the Grid rejoices with a party that will be all about “remembering the past and celebrating the future.” Head over to the intersection of Bethel, Brilliant, Fortuna and Georgean sims at 3pm game-time and don’t be shy about dipping [...]

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Prok/FIC Wars Lead to New Forum Policies

The repercussions of the board war between virtual agitator Prokofy Neva and the Feted Inner Core (the SL denizens who have allegedly found favor with Linden Lab and constitute an in game Aristocracy according to Prok) has led to the announcement of a new policy governing behavior online and in game. Of special note is [...]

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Write for the Second Life Herald! – Please!

The Second Life Herald needs writers! With the fast pace of news developing on the Grid, Second Life’s most widely read news source is looking to expand its coverage by hiring one or two reporters and a number of freelancers (and possibly an editor) to cover in-world events, economics, sights, sounds and even scandals. If [...]

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Herald Publishing Announces Blockbuster Book Deal

Press ReleaseMedia Contact: Pat the Rat, Vice President for CorporateCommunications, Herald Enterprises Herald editors Urizenus Sklar and Walker Spaight announced today that they have inked a blockbuster book deal with O’Reilly Publishing to co-author a volume on the life and times of Herald founder Urizenus Sklar and his misadventures in The Sims Online, as well [...]

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Back to the Future Salon

The line-up for the next SL Future Salon has been announced, and it features media empire builder Urizenus Sklar (semi-retired publisher of the Second Life Herald) and up and coming cyberlebrities Amanda Congdon, vlog anchor of Rocketboom, video blogger, and actress, and Keith Halper, CEO, Kuma Reality Games, makers of KumaWar. Date is June 30, [...]

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Neal Stewart Departs

I am stepping down from my position at the Herald, to spend more time in-world experimenting with things like content-creation, land, events, management, porn-event-management, and government.

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Launching the SLInformation Revolution

by Walker Spaight Squagmire Stravinsky at the controls of the InfoNet R4 The information revolution comes to SL this evening when The Learning Center’s own Squagmire Stravinsky unveils her newest creation, the InfoNet R4 information network, in its new and more powerful laptop edition. Squag’s launch party starts at 9pm game-time (see Find for details). [...]

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May is Touchstone Educational Fair Month

Want to learn more about Second Life? SL’s Touchstone group is holding an educational fair on FairChang Project Island all month, showcasing various cultural and educational groups and activities from across the Grid.

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CLASS: Marketing Basics, April 24, 2pm

Marketing Basics in SL class to be held this Sunday, April 24, at 2pm in a building called Rose House, Georgianna (adjacent to the Spa Gato Condos and a short flight from the Phoenix Hotsprings Spa and Massage Beta Bar.

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Free Herald Ads for Educators

The Second Life Herald is happy to announce that we are now offering free advertisements to educators in the pages of the Grid’s most widely read publication. Submit your educational events now!

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