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Live Bitstream Boogie Blues in Metaplace
Herald hosts real-time alternative blues show tonight by Pixeleen Mistral, Arts and Entertainment desk Internet-mediated blues musicians Komuso Tokugawa (Tokyo), Hathead Rickenbacker (Toronto), and Noma Falta (Atlanta) are scheduled to make a special live appearance at the Alphaville Herald’s Metaplace newsroom makeover party tonight May 22 at 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT. a recent Bitstream [...]
Full StoryZonja Capalini <3 Opensim in Linden Lab Smackdown
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Did Linden Lab really think through last fall's 66% OpenSpace price increase – and what it would lead to? You might wonder after reading Zonja Capalini's diary of the diaspora: The Openspace fiasco: six months later – a tell-all tale of her journey to metaverse self-sufficiency. The Lab's fanboys [...]
Full StoryAlphaville Herald Metaplace Newsroom Makeover Party
Dance on the skeptical dance floor — chill in the dystopia analysis area by Pixeleen Mistral Friday, May 22 at 7:00 pm EDT (4:00 pm PDT), the Alphaville Herald will celebrate the completion of our new Metaplace office space. Join us for the party as we re-invent new media journalism in the metaverse at http://www.metaplace.com/AlphavilleHerald/play. [...]
Full StorySeriNari Fall – Post 6 Grrrrl
[Today, the Herald introduces Timothy Morpork - our newest Post 6 photographer. Join me in welcoming Timothy, as the Herald's Post 6 feature continues to introduce our readers to the most amazing avatars in the metaverse, while exploring the refined beauty, sex, and sensuality that is Second Life -- the Editrix---Thank you to the Herald [...]
Full StoryUnderground in Gor: Angst and a Wish for Orbital Bombardment
Gor is disgusting: get free, break a rule, get enslaved – part five in a series by The Wanderer I plan to heed the advice of my readers and go back to Panther-country, since that would be the Gorean-Male thing to do. But as I got ready for a teleport, I dragged my virtual feet. [...]
Full StoryHerald Readers Smash 50,000 Comment Barrier
Militias, mafias, land barons, Lindens, griefers, Goreans, furs & fashionistas form huge drama pump by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald Editrix Friday, the Herald staff assembled at a local sushi bar to sample the fugu, watch the reader comment counter, and place a few friendly wagers. At issue – the content of the 50,000th reader's comment. The [...]
Full StoryMetaplace Opens Beta Starts Now
Raph Koster opens the doors after avatars run wild at closed beta party Wednesday by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk "We are opening the beta TOMORROW MORNING" shouted Raph, and I prayed that my screen grab was going to be fast enough – held my breath – and immediately saved the historic picture to [...]
Full StoryUnderground in Gor: Panther Country
Sim line saves Wanderer from sex-slavery in part 4 in a series by the Wanderer The kajira looked up at me, worry in her eyes. “They will capture you and rape you, Master.” “Who?”“The forest-girls. Don't go into the forest.” A noob Gorean like me can sure be stupid. Despite several warnings, I went into [...]
Full StoryAvatars & Humans Unite to Fight Facebook
Facebook group to petition for avatar identities on Facebook by Pixeleen Mistral, News Idoru A sadness tinged with arousal – Facebook is already an MMORPG The grand tradition of self-referential emergent behavior in social software continues as Facebook users have formed a group to petition the Facebook gods to allow avatar and pseudonym personalities to [...]
Full StoryLab To Cripple Furry, Tiny Avatars With Faux Bug Fix
Player protests on JIRA leads to 1 day suspension from Second Life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Maya Remblai was given a one day suspension from Second Life last friday after some vigorous discourse with BigPapi Linden caused BigPapi to start SHOUTING IN ALL CAPS on the JIRA bug tracking system, while refusing to [...]
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