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As the Hype Cycle Turns
Does “The Slope of Enlightenment” mean “I Went to Webkinz?” by Urizenus Sklar, at the Hypewatch Desk Google trends shows that the SL Hype bubble continues to deflate while Webkinz pwns. Theoretically, the Gartner hype cycle is supposed to go like this: 1. “Technology Trigger” — The first phase of a hype cycle is the [...]
Full StoryA Bad Day for Fanboys
Positive spins becomes more difficult by Pixeleen Mistral, new media critic US$ (in millions) spent by resident fall – where is the bottom? An illuminating view of the state of Second Life is available to readers of Infoworld InformationWeek columnist Mitch Wagner’s December 18th coverage of the Electric Sheep Company’s sudden downsizing. Our pal Mitch [...]
Full StoryScrooge McSheep Cans 22 ESC Employees One Week Before Christmas
Tiny Tim despondent – lumps of coal and company restructuring for the holidays by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Jeremy Vaught reports on the Second Life Podcast blog that 22 employees of the Electric Sheep Company will have a permanent holiday this Christmas – leaving them plenty of time to select and wrap presents and [...]
Full StoryEmpty Position Leads to Linden PR Void
by Jessica Holyoke Philip Linden is happy the BBC gave him a big kiss Earlier this week, residents learned of the departure of Cory Ondrejka aka Cory Linden aka SL’s own Flying Spaghetti Monster, from sources as varied as Massively, the recipient of leaked e-mails, to CBS News, which featured an article on Cory’s departure [...]
Full StoryDesigners Running AttackAlts? – Fashionista Shock!!!
Why the Brutal Honesty blog cannot keep their mains clean Ana Boogiewoogie sez: Amelia Abernathy = Tina Travanti & Elexor Matador = Lothian Utorid by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I’ve been having a hard time writing this story – probably because it bothers me to see SL society descend to a level of nastiness [...]
Full StoryHelp Wanted: SL Herald Seeks Experienced Chief Technical Officer
Due to recent growth, the Second Life Herald is expanding our staff and now seeks an experienced Second Life CTO to join our team. Recent graduates of Linden Lab are strongly encouraged to apply for this position – special consideration will be given to avatars who appear in the form of a flying spagetti monster, [...]
Full StoryBabyfur Leaders Tell-All
Interview with Raven Welesa and Corsi Mousehold by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk [Recently, I sat down with Second Life babyfur community leader Raven Welesa for an in-depth conversation about community, publicity, and SL politics. We were joined by Corsi Mousehold, who acts as a sort of den mother to the babyfurs - changing diapers [...]
Full StorySussy McBride Robbed of L$12 In Broad Daylight!
Alleged thief Pwned Naglo still at large by Pixeleen Mistral, 3rd shift news desk Macnn reports that Charlie Miller and Dino Dai Zovi have proven that a recent Quicktime video vulnerability can be exploited to steal L$ spacebucks from other players – if those players walk in the wrong part of town with streaming video [...]
Full StoryStronger Protection for Virtual Sex Toys in SL
Stimulating prospects for fapping-based economy? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Benjamin Duranske reports at the Virtually Blind site that a judgement by consent has been filed, settling the copyright and trademark lawsuit brought by several SL content creators against SL resident Rase Kenzo’s real life typist Thomas Simon. The content creators – including part [...]
Full StoryThe Alliance Navy – Banished & Forgotten?
Merczateer accuses AN of spawnkilling, sithacking in response to riot shield testing in Dorien by Fox Mulgrave, Military Correspondent I have seen many strange things in my time in the Second Life military community, personal vendettas, operations such as Crucifix and Crucifix II and of course the infamous Emit Time scandal, however, they all seemed [...]
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