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Jack Linden: Child Avatars Welcome In Adults-only Continent!
But sexual ageplay is not by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Friday, Jack Linden delivered a stunning rebuke to anti-child avatar advocates, saying “Child avatars are allowed on adult land as long as they are account verified like any other Resident. Those choosing to represent themselves with a child avatar do not represent a minor [...]
Full StoryAre Mainland IM and Chat Doomed To LL’s Naughty Word Filter?
Linden's new Community Standards include broad Adult Content powers by Jessica Holyoke Linden Lab uses the Big Six of the Community Standards as an addendum to the Terms of Service (ToS). Until now, the Big Six were Intolerance, Harrassment, Assault, Disclosure, Disturbing the Peace and Indecency. Now Indecency has been replaced by Adult Content. With [...]
Full StoryThe Renaissance of Porn – Part 1
by Bunny Brickworks If Second Life residents are one big family, www.flickr.com surely istheir family album. Whenever something important happens, we take a snapshotand share the pictures with the community – our first, second and third wedding,a trip to a tropical beach, a party with friends and the fourth or fifthwedding. But as in every [...]
Full StorySecret Shadow Settings in New SL Viewer?
PCs with DirectX10 video might already have it made in the shade by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Are the Lindens sneaking support for shadows into the Second Life viewer? Rumors of a shadowy Second Life in the near future could be true, if the notecard Jenny Thielt sent the Herald is accurate. The notecard [...]
Full StoryPaying For Free SL Love
How Linden Lab profits from adult verification by Jessica Holyoke The Internet and Virtual Worlds have tried to monetize pornography in different ways. Red Light Center, and other pornography web sites charge a monthly fee to access the naughty parts. IMVU has made the same types of overtures. In the past, I've seen one time [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab Co-Founder Cory Ondrejka to Visit Metaplace
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Cory's Second Life profile After parting company with Linden Lab last year, Cory Linden Ondrejka joined EMI, where he seems to be doing well – and was recently promoted to senior vice president for digital strategy. Given Cory's credentials as a co-founder of Linden Lab and creator of [...]
Full StoryVaneeesa Blaylock Pushes Second Life’s Limits
I am a unique individual. And so am I. by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk My graphics card has nearly recovered from attending Vaneeesa Blaylock's "I Rez Therefore I Am" performance art event in early June. The artwork consisted of 25 silent female avatars wearing identical shoes and their own shapes – an invitation for [...]
Full StoryMystery Inside Investor Sells Stake in Linden Lab
Someone unloaded their Linden Lab holdings – but who? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk With reports circulating that an individual investor's equity stake in the Lab had been sold to Stratim Capital, the rumor mill can be expected to go into overdrive speculating about exactly which insider sold their shares – and why. Stratim [...]
Full StoryLab Moles Dig Up Second Life Adult Mainland
Empty adult storefronts just as boring as PG/mature mainland by Jessica Holyoke Mixed messages from LL: a safe hub on the new Adults-only continent Today I had a chance to travel to Zindra, the new adults-only continent, and plumbed new depths of dullness for what was supposed to be a continent of sex and [...]
Full StorySLchan.com — W-Hat.com’s Bratty Little Brother?
New media watchby Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Our attention was recently drawn to www.SLchan.com – an image-driven site catering to the tastes of Second Life’s /b/tard community – mixing the ironic hypercute, the profane, and a smattering of iconic griefers as the community collectively defines an internet subculture with random pictures and short comments. [...]
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