Archive for 'News from Second Life'

How SL Wins the Drama War with Metaplace

Did LL design the metaverse to create resident conflict? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I ran into a Second Life e-friend in Metaplace on Sunday – Robin Linden Harper had stopped by and left a comment on my profile. When I saw Robin was online, I hopped over to visit the garden world she [...]

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SLHA Hockey League Renamed – Forms Alliance With Second Life Cable Network

Second Life Hockey Association Is Now Global Online Hockey Association by Alessandra Narayan Do you love hockey? Do you want to cross check other avatars into the boards here in Second Life? If so, you should visit Jack Belvedere’s sim and give it a try. You might end up absolutely in love – like so [...]

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The History of OWK in SL — Part I

A personal account of a Second Life FemDom communityby Barbie Starr, SL and RL Dominatrix [This story is a collaboration of those who worked hard at OWK in SL and kept at it through thick and thin. FemDom in Second Life is a growing part of the BDSM community. FemDom stands for Female Domination. Female [...]

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Second Life vs. Metaplace – A Tale of Two TOS

Alphaville Herald opens Metaplace officesby Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Within five minutes of my first visit to Metaplace – the latest virtual world from Raph Koster – I understood why Google had given it's Lively web browser-based virtual world the chop. Someone at Google saw the Metaplace beta and realized that they had been [...]

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IBM Expands Sandbox – Leaves Scripts Turned Off

Why IBM treats software as second-class mediaby Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk IBM's Jessica Qin contacted the Herald last night with news that an IBM-sponsored sandbox had been expanded  to more than double its original size. The sandbox is located on the regions IBM 6 and IBM 7 – but when I visited the sandbox [...]

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Come to SLCC 2010: Hillsville, VA

Plan to attend the next Second Life Community Convention! by Pappy Enoch I been reading New (Fake) Wirld Notes by Mistophur Au (http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2009/03/conventional.html) how the city folks am fightin’ worse than a barrel of starvin’ pole cats about where tu have that SLCC corn-vention. Stop bein’ so dang ornery! I ain’t got the money tu [...]

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GoDaddy.com Whacks NicholasMafia.com Website!!!

Abuse reports lead to Nicholas Mafia website suspension by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Ego and pride are an essential parts of the SL mafia lifestyle – and rival gangs are quick to take credit for any misfortune that might befall their enemies. This could explain why an “associate” of the Nicholas mafia was eager [...]

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SLCC 2009: Location, Location, Location — Drama, Drama, Drama

Will anyone be there? By Tenshi Vielle Over last few weeks, the final stages ofplanning the '09 Second Life Community Convention have proved veryinteresting. There was a decision to be made – hold SLCC inSan Francisco or in Las Vegas. While NexeusFatale – a major project leader -  has claimed to have bowed to majority [...]

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Mardi Gras Search Leads to Prim-Baby Moral Quandry

Mardi Gras and virtual pregnancy by Pappy Enoch I dun give up on Mardi's Bras…becuz 1) I ain't got no munny and 2) I were alreddy drunk. Besides, the first dang search I did tu find “New Orleans” got me: Prim babies! The sort yu gits frum one o' them talkin' tummies. So I dun [...]

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Stop Being So Damn Skinny – Real Life is Enough!

by Alessandra Narayan   Lilley Albanese talks SL fashion It’s a new form of SOS: just change ‘O’ for ‘B’ and you’ll find the new message: Stop Being Skinny, stop believing everything the TV tells you – men like curves, not the ‘plain’ models you seen in the runways; do you feel good having to [...]

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