Archive for 'News from Second Life'
Gaming Open Market suspends trading after being defrauded
Our friends at Gaming Open Market have suspended trading in all game currencies except Second Life Lindens after being defrauded for $3K US by a buyer of ISK and SWG credits. As might be expected, it is the usual scam taking advantage of the fact that PayPal refuses to honor purchases of “virtual” goods. (Remember [...]
Full StoryInterview with Second Life CEO, Philip Rosedale
When Philip Rosedale (aka Philip Linden) stopped by Uri’s pad for an interview, little did Uri expect that Phil would be in drag, carrying a rose and a Seburo Compact Exploder automatic weapon. Phil quickly slipped into his Cowboy Roy avatar and the discussion got serious, as the bad boy CEO and bad boy cyber-journalist [...]
Full StoryThis is what *I’m* talkin’ about
Well, while our friend Stella extoles the virtues (i.e. vices) of Sociolotron, and others are all about Red Light World, what I wanna know is: what’s wrong with Second Life — especially now that you can custom animate your character to do ANYTHING. Here is nice link in case you are short on ideas: http://www.slerotica.com/. [...]
Full StoryAnarchist Flag Rises over Jessie. The Dysfunctional Family Promises New Era
by Subcommander Smith A confederate Uri wanna-be and his cracker friend look on in dismay as Uri rejoices in the raising of the Anarchist flag in the Jessie region of SL Today, The Dysfunctional Family promised a new era in the notorious Jessie region of SL. In a communique released by the organization, the group [...]
Full StoryPhil Rosedale on CNN
There is a nice interview with Linden Lab CEO Phil Rosedale (aka Phil Linden) on CNN. It lacks the drama of CNN reporter Bruce Burkhardt visiting an Alphaville cyberbrothel, but at least money seems to be involved. Here’s the link: http://secondlife.com/movies/SL_CNN.wmv
Full StorySecond Life v1.4 is Released
v1.4 is up and running on Second Life, and there are some pretty interesting features. I guess the two most interesting features for my money are the ability to write custom animations for your character (tired of that break dance? script your own), and the introduction of live connections between SL and the real world [...]
Full StoryOpen Letter from Second Life CEO/Prophet, Phil Rosedale
Digital Worlds, Digital Lives, Digital Futures An Open Letter to Thereians and the Metaverse community Philip Rosedale, CEO and Founder, Second Life With the recent announcement that the There.com commercial service is to receive reduced support, I wanted to write a bit about how I (Philip Rosedale, AKA Philip Linden) and the Second Life team [...]
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