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Vryl Valkyrie Nukes 3000 Member OpenSpace Protest Group
Replacement +SOS+ group gains 1755 members in one day by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Vryl Valkyrie achieved a certain notoriety after deciding she knew the best way for residents to protest Linden Lab’s surprise OpenSpace sim price hikes. Although Cube Republic had started -SOS- (Save our Sims) protest group, he was eventually persuaded to [...]
Full StoryOpen Spaces Protest Closes Nautilus Sim!
Spontaneous resident protests fill, then crash LL’s Nautilus showcase simProtest overflows into neighboring regions by Curious Rousselot Nautilus Shalim (from Yamm) Around 1:30 SLT on October 28, 2008 the region of Nautilus – Shalim experienced something you don’t normally see on mainland regions as new as it is. Avatars, including this reporter, were unable to [...]
Full StoryLinden Jacks Land Prices 66% — Residents Outraged
Nautilus sim hit by tidal wave of angry avatar protesters by Jessica Holyoke In the wake of “Price” Jack Linden’s announcement of a 66% monthly tier increase – Openspace Pricing and Policy Changes – angry residents flooded the newly opened Nautilus sim. The protests were sparked by both a 50% increase in the upfront “purchase” [...]
Full StoryZito Corleone Dead Again
Corleone mafia leader could miss SL Herald’s 5th anniversary celebration by Pixeleen Mistral, Criminal Affairs desk Nicholas mafia makes quick work of Corleone mafia boss burial A runner for the Nicholas mafia swung past the Herald offices recently to drop off a picture of what appears to be a tombstone for rival mafia boss Zito [...]
Full StorySL Military Yiff ‘N Tell
“At least you weren’t recording this or anything” by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk & Vegna Fouroux, military correspondent Christoph Naumova – leader of the Vanguard Militia – has been frantically denying he was involved in a fur phone sex seduction posted to YouTube last week. At stake is Mr. Naumova’s reputation and leadership authority, [...]
Full StoryHow to Skin a Cat (or a Neko)
by Stacia Villota, virtual Neko Jungle Voodoo’s Leopard skins, “Neko style” (click any of these photos to enlarge) One of the questions I hear most often is where to find good skins for Nekos. While it would be easy to provide the names of the most popular Neko stores that sell skins, I prefer a [...]
Full StoryCelebrate 5 Years of the Herald!
Metaverse to be fairly unbalanced October 26, 2008 by Idoru Wellman, staff writer You still love it, hate it, and wrap your virtual fish in it — there’s just no avoiding the Second Life Herald. Is it any surprise that once again, the SLebrity event of the season is the Herald birthday celebration? As is [...]
Full StoryZito Corleone Resurrection! Mafia Don Lives!!!
Mafioso boss is back. Capisce?Zito’s associate threatens Herald with legal action by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Zito Corleone – still damp from swimming with the fishes in cement overshoes Expect the Nicholas-Corleone gang war to heat up again, now that Mr. Zito Corleone has miraculously been resurrected from an apparently fatal Linden ban. The [...]
Full StoryLab Promotes Reuters Abandoned SL Offices as Hot Spot
Nothing more interesting in Second Life than dead corporate islands by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk no room to showcase residents’ work — Reuters ghost town is featured Linden Lab apparently feels its business interests are best served by highlighting the abandoned “Thomson Reuters” virtual news island as a “Hot Spot” — despite nearly non-existent [...]
Full StoryTrade Unions International Day of Action in SL
by Sigmund Leominster October 7th, 2008, has been designated as a day of action by international trade union organizations. The World Day for Decent Work is billed as “a broad global mobilisation involving a large number of people and a wide range of activities.” The concept of “decent work” was defined by the International Labour [...]
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