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Red Light Center Exposed — Part 2: Vanilla

Sex with robots – while keeping your shoes on — the discrete charm of a Red Light Center VIP accountThe Herald explores worlds beyond Second Life by Jessica Holyoke, virtual world explorer heading to the space bedroom Eventually, I discovered what I could about Red Light Center (RLC) as a basic member and it was [...]

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Red Light Center Exposed — Part 1

Free basic account for clothed platonic friendship – VIP accounts for naked pixel-sexThe Herald explores worlds beyond Second Life by Jessica Holyoke, virtual world explorer Red Light Center (RLC) is a virtual world that touts itself as a socialized meeting place where you can make friends and even have sex with them. Because some residents [...]

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Intellectual Property Party With FlipperPA Peregrine!

Lawyers, content creators spend night together – discussing DMCA takedown notices by Jessica Holyoke Firday night party at the Peregrine pay-per-view salon Friday night, FlipperPA Peregrine hosted an event to discuss in-world intellectual property protection with attorney Extinct Darwin. In real life, Extinct Darwin is Frank Taney from Buchannon, Ingersoll & Rooney – the firm [...]

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Expensive SL Classified Ads Ineffective – Save Your Money

Scientific Metamorph Sky Shop experiment shows increased traffic without matching sales by Michelle Morphett THE QUESTION: As the proprietor of the successful Metamorph Sky Shop retail store, I’ve always been curious about how Second Life’s search engine affects my business. Does paying for an expensive classified ad increase teleports from it, and does it increase [...]

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The SL Christmas List

Gifts fit for a queen – or a porn star by Wendell Holmer Second Life is brimming with choices. There is so much content, expanding all the time, that no single person can adequately sift through it and pick out the best offerings. We need your help. This month the Herald begins a new feature—The [...]

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