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And Then There Were 99,999,999: Virtual Candidate Drops Out
By Prokofy Neva, Political Affairs Desk Did anybody notice? In Lindenverse, we’re so surrounded by huge swathes of cotton wadding in the form of push-media coming from the white expanses of the newsless LL Blob, the Big Business corporate-speak press releases, the breathless paid-for blogola, the hyped, hyperventilating hypervents with their 39 avatars lagging out [...]
Full StoryAds For Login Screen?
Will LL sell space on the login page? By Fiend Ludwig Don’t web pages usually include ads? Re: Second Life 1.12.3(1 & 2) Beta Josh Linden Says: “… – there’s a shiny new web-based login screen! “But Josh,” you ask, “aren’t you Lindens supposed to be fixing bugs instead of adding flashy features to the [...]
Full StoryFlying Elbows in the Avatar Scrum
Help Island – You can’t enter this region because the server is full by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Lavant Taggart is hot to help newbies Second Life resident and Mentor Mikel Maitland dryly observed thursday, “The flood gates are opening” as we IMed each other while standing at the edge of a brutal avatar [...]
Full StoryLaura Erlanger – Post 6 Grrrl
[Editor’s note: Recently, I had the good fortune to be introduced to Marilyn Murphy - one of Second Life’s true artists and pioneers in avatar erotica. After some tense negotiations - well actually, I just begged - the Herald is delighted to resume our relationship with Players, SL’s in-world erotica magazine. Even more exciting is [...]
Full StoryLL Luvs LEWIS Spinmeisters
Morgan “LEWIS” McLintic to cover RL with spinning ad-cubes? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Morgan McLintic is loved Feeling the need for perhaps just a wee bit more soft and fluffy press coverage, Linden Lab recently sent some love to Morgan McLintic of the LEWIS public relations firm – Mr. McLintic is leading a [...]
Full StoryThree Years of the Herald! Come Celebrate, October 26.
You love it, you hate it, you wrap your pixelated fish in it, but there’s just no avoiding the Second Life Herald. Though things looked rocky a while back, the Herald has soldiered on, revivified by the bloodhound instincts of new Herald managing editor Pixeleen Mistral, and recently re-joined by Herald founder Urizenus Sklar. Now [...]
Full StoryHe’s baaaack…. Urizenus Returns to Herald: plans Kool-aid-free Zone
Yes, I’m back and working for Pixleen as a regular contributor to the Herald because I just can’t freaking take it. Any. More. As the Lindens are feted for having 1 million non-paying subscribers (99.9% alts) and the so-called serious media goobers come in with their breathless brain-dead Philip-fluffing puff pieces, and as Reuben’s “Minions [...]
Full StoryGovernor Linden Sighted!
by Prokofy NevaSpecial to the Herald Governor Linden, sporting a low-cut, red-and-white-striped tank-top and a pair of snug-fitting peddle-pushers, made a rare inworld appearance in Second Life this evening at about 5:30 pm SLT. Hizzoner turns out to be *Her* honor and — as an amazed Herald reporter exclaimed, "Baby got back!". The pert and [...]
Full StorySecond Life – Over 1 Million registered
Stop back later, the metaverse is full OK, what’s next? The mojo wire sputtered to life minutes ago in the Herald offices with news that Linden Lab marks an historic high number of registered accounts today, passing the 1 million alt account milestone sometime around 9:30 AM. Congratulations! Now, what is the next milestone? update: [...]
Full StorySL Herald on a Prim
Pr0n on a prim coming soon? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Suitable for wrapping fish – the Herald on a prim Jeffronius Batra told me he planned to start selling HTML-on-a-prim once he “figures out the mechanics of selling things in SL” when I called him from Joe’s Bar in Athabasca. Athabasca is a [...]
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