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Persephone Bolero — Post 6 Grrrrl
[Contrary to popular belief, I do read the comments from time to time. So when I saw in them one week that Persephone Bolero had left a comment that indicated she would be willing to pose, I hoped I would hear from her. I did, and I have to say that working with her was [...]
Full StoryBotCars – A Deadly Threat To Second Life Pedestrians
Herald reporter seriously injured after driverless car hit and run by Oswald Denimore Corsica Mainland Continent – Alphaville Herald reporter Millennium Sands was almost killed yesterday in an accident when she tried to cross a street on foot. "Mainland highways are usually the most deserted places you can find in Second Life, so I was [...]
Full StoryLess is More – Don’t be THAT Guy!
Trim your rendering cost — get more of SL greatest events by Mony Markova This article has to be more useful for the less experienced avatar that to the regular Alphaville Herald reader, but perhaps you can direct it to your friends; yes those pesky guys that refuse to trim down their Avatar [...]
Full StoryShock! Uri Flaks for the Kremlin Again!
Soviet/4Chan conspiracy exposed. Over 9000 memes and counting. In this telling interview, Herald founder Urizenus Sklar reveals his connections with the sordid Anonymous, and by doing so on Russia TV…well. Connect. The. Dots. Clearly Prokofy Neva was right: This is all part of the Kremlin/4Chan plot to take over the world, one meme at a [...]
Full StoryGus Pixelmaid — Post 6 Dog
[This week it is an honor to introduce Gus Pixelmaid, Post 6 Dog. I believe that Gus is the first dog avatar featured here at Post 6, and while it may be an adage that in seeking job satisfaction one should never seek to work with children or animals, I must say that working with [...]
Full StorySecond Life Winterfest and Cheap Shopping
by Justine Babii After freakishly early and severe winter storms buried many of our European friends and icy weather has crept into places in North America not used to such things, why not also celebrate the cold here in the virtual world? The annual Second Life WinterFest kicks off this Friday, December 10, and runs [...]
Full StoryWill Twinity’s Avatar Sex Sell?
Metaversum GmbH promotes virtual sex – urges players to "get laid" The Twinity virtual world newsletter and web site are now playing the cybersex card hard – a turnabout after several years of relatively tame promotional efforts. Is this a cry of desperation for population – or a keen understanding the core audience? Whatever the [...]
Full StorySecond Life’s New Naming Policy
What’s In a Name? by Justine Babii Back in August, when the rumors of a change in the naming system were first starting to ripple around the metaverse, it didn’t occur to me that Second Life would be doing away with surnames. Protagonist, Murphy, Money, Serpentine and all of the other original 2003 names have [...]
Full StoryBeverly Winkler — Post 6 Grrrrl
[I met Beverly Winkler quite some time ago and fell in love with her avatar. I begged her to pose for us. She promised to consider and then never got back to me. When I bumped into her again months later at a completely different place it seemed too much like fate and fortunately for [...]
Full StoryHazy Memories from Style Street
by Justine Babii Part the First: Or, How I Name-Drop Myself Back into Second Life The other day I was revisiting Second Life for the first time in ages, and I had the wonderful opportunity to spend time with Carol Pixelmaid, the vivacious spouse of your own Photographer-in-Residence, Timothy Morpork. We were talking about the [...]
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