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419 Scam Rocks EVE Online
EVE Online, the virtual world where scams and double-dealing are all part of the starscape, is now the target of the latest manifestation of the "419 scams" that originated in Nigerian some years ago. 419 scammers commonly claim they’ve got a whole sackload of money tied up in a Nigerian bank, but since the money [...]
Full StoryPost Six Grrrl Harvest Morgan
We at the Herald are very pleased to bring you this week’s Post Six Grrrl, Harvest Morgan! Harvest is a very experienced gamer and veteran of online worlds/communities, ranging from her experience as a head Game Master on Lineage 2 to The Sims Online, from There to SecondLife. Special thanks to Daphne Molinari of Daphne’s [...]
Full StoryIt Was Bound to Happen: SL Escort Rating Service Opens
I tried in vain to come up with a picture to illustrate this one, but failed utterly. We all know about the virtual escort services in second life, but perhaps some of you wondered: is this honey’s cyber skills *really* worth 1,000 Lindens? I mean, maybe she is only worth 800! Into this information gap [...]
Full Story…Let No Man Put Asunder…
by Pat the Rat Linden watchers inform Pat the Rat that naughty Kremlinden Lab has intervened to dissolve the partnership of Torley nee Torgeson Linden and Jady Lily. As of last report, they are no longer listed as partners, victims of what has become known as “reverse minister’s action” on the part of the Kremlindens. [...]
Full StoryA Putsch in Neualtenburg?
Ulrika’s Office, as she left it. This news is a bit old, but well worth pondering. Ulrika Zugzwang, the driving force behind Second Life’s virtual socialist micro-state, Neualtenburg, has left the project and Second Life. Ulrika claims personal reaons, but coming on the heels of a revolt in the Party that spilled into the forums, [...]
Full StoryCybering on the Teen Grid? Lindens Adopt Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy.
By Mercury Metropolitan News has been spreading quickly around the Teen Grid that "smutty" IMs are acceptable if both parties are in consent. Apparently, a Linden has been informing players that these "smutty" conversations are hard to police, and are only moderated accordingly if one of the parties reports the other. This also brings up [...]
Full StoryPost Six Grrrl Rhapsody Rutherford
I’m pleased to introduce to you this week’s Post Six Grrrl, Rhapsody Rutherford! Rhapsody is a long-time SecondLife’er who owns two clothing stores and is always on a search for new knowledge. Thanks again to Daphne Molinari, owner of Daphne’s Delights and the texture artist of Forever Yours, for these absolutely gorgeous photographs!
Full StoryBlizzard: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. But Go Ahead and Call People “Fag” All You Like.
In Newsweekly ("New England’s Largest GLBT Newsletter") is running a story on an appalling new "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy on the part of Blizzard Entertainment where gay- and lesbian-friendly guilds are concerned (linked from BoingBoing the other day). Apparently, a member of a World of Warcraft guild advertising itself on the Blizzard forums as [...]
Full Storytest post for Herald TV
This is a test post for what in the fullness of time will evolve into the Herald TV branch of the Herald media empire. Posted here is actually a story from TechTV on the ESRB ratings of online games, featuring former Herald staffer Jessica and cranky professor L. VE_EmbedPlayer(“gid325/cid1093″, “TypePad/274032_1138387069″);
Full StoryThe Demi-Pharaoh Speaks!
A Tale in the Desert is one of those games that chooses to tread the dangerous boards of player-run government, at least to a limited extent. The game’s demi-pharaohs, of which there have been some 20 over the last three years, each have the power to exile up to seven of their countrymen, should they [...]
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