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2Cast 2 Go Live In 2Life 2Nite
That’s right, Johnny Ming and the SecondCast crew will be coming to you live from Second Life this evening, taping an episode with our special guest, The Writer Formerly Known As Hamlet Linden. Now going by the name Wagner James Au (though still a Hamlet in-world), Au recently took his New World Notes independent, and [...]
Full StorySL 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 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 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.)
Full StoryBlogosphere Gets New Herald Affiliate
A new blog hits the blogosphere this month, run by the uber-reporter currently known as Mark Wallace (but also known as Herald editor Walker Spaight). Check out 3pointD.com for news of all things 3D Web-related, including stories from virtual worlds. The blog is kindly sponsored by the Electric Sheep virtual world services company, and will [...]
Full StoryStay Tuned for Philipcast
Torrid Midnight, Lordfly Digeridoo, Maxx Monde, SNOOPYBrown Zamboni, Cristiano Midnight, Johnny Ming and I are, at this very moment, podcasting with the virtual hairlord himself, Philip Linden, for an upcoming SecondCast show. Ooooooh, exciting! The show should be up in a few days. (If you’ve missed any recent episodes, download them here.) I just asked [...]
Full StoryGoing Live With Sherry Turkle and Friends
SL resident Gwyneth Llewelyn sends word of a live radio broadcast from Second Life, to be held this afternoon at 4pm SLT. A forum announcement indicates the Radio Open Source episode will feature an “all-star roster,” including MIT’s Sherry Turkle, one of the most interesting commentators on online communities. And oh yeah, there might be [...]
Full StorySL Herald Get’s Really Really Wired
It’s been a good week for the the Attention Ho’s at the Second Life Herald. Not only did the soiree in the Herald Suite at SXSW blast into the infosphere when Torrone and Fried hacked up their Roomba to play real frogger, but in the April issue of Wired Magazine (just now on the stands), [...]
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