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Second Life vs. Metaplace – A Tale of Two TOS
Alphaville Herald opens Metaplace officesby Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Within five minutes of my first visit to Metaplace – the latest virtual world from Raph Koster – I understood why Google had given it's Lively web browser-based virtual world the chop. Someone at Google saw the Metaplace beta and realized that they had been [...]
Full StoryIBM Expands Sandbox – Leaves Scripts Turned Off
Why IBM treats software as second-class mediaby Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk IBM's Jessica Qin contacted the Herald last night with news that an IBM-sponsored sandbox had been expanded to more than double its original size. The sandbox is located on the regions IBM 6 and IBM 7 – but when I visited the sandbox [...]
Full StoryCome to SLCC 2010: Hillsville, VA
Plan to attend the next Second Life Community Convention! by Pappy Enoch I been reading New (Fake) Wirld Notes by Mistophur Au (http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2009/03/conventional.html) how the city folks am fightin’ worse than a barrel of starvin’ pole cats about where tu have that SLCC corn-vention. Stop bein’ so dang ornery! I ain’t got the money tu [...]
Full StoryPost 6 Grrrl — Laura Leandros
[LauraLeandros, my first 'real' Post 6 model, was a little more than eager totake her clothes off for me. In fact, when I teleported her to thephoto site, she came in a bikini, and stripped down before I could evensay hello! She's a sweet gal from the UK who has a lot of energy, andeven [...]
Full StoryPlurk – Addictive Menace or Tedious Chore?
Tenshi is: trying to avoid the great Plurk web2.0 MMORPG by Tenshi Vielle Have you tried Plurk? Don't. All the cool kids are on it,and consequently, all the cool kids have forgotten any other lifethey may have had before Plurk's conception. Dishes? They can wait,someone just said they can't get into SL. I must react! [...]
Full StoryGoDaddy.com Whacks NicholasMafia.com Website!!!
Abuse reports lead to Nicholas Mafia website suspension by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Ego and pride are an essential parts of the SL mafia lifestyle – and rival gangs are quick to take credit for any misfortune that might befall their enemies. This could explain why an “associate” of the Nicholas mafia was eager [...]
Full StorySLCC 2009: Location, Location, Location — Drama, Drama, Drama
Will anyone be there? By Tenshi Vielle Over last few weeks, the final stages ofplanning the '09 Second Life Community Convention have proved veryinteresting. There was a decision to be made – hold SLCC inSan Francisco or in Las Vegas. While NexeusFatale – a major project leader - has claimed to have bowed to majority [...]
Full StoryMardi Gras Search Leads to Prim-Baby Moral Quandry
Mardi Gras and virtual pregnancy by Pappy Enoch I dun give up on Mardi's Bras…becuz 1) I ain't got no munny and 2) I were alreddy drunk. Besides, the first dang search I did tu find “New Orleans” got me: Prim babies! The sort yu gits frum one o' them talkin' tummies. So I dun [...]
Full StoryStop Being So Damn Skinny – Real Life is Enough!
by Alessandra Narayan Lilley Albanese talks SL fashion It’s a new form of SOS: just change ‘O’ for ‘B’ and you’ll find the new message: Stop Being Skinny, stop believing everything the TV tells you – men like curves, not the ‘plain’ models you seen in the runways; do you feel good having to [...]
Full StoryDelora Starbrook — Post 6 Grrrl
Hello! My name is Delora Starbrook, and I have been selected to run the Second Life Post 6 desk for the Herald. I am well-versed in theprocesses required to turn the average person into a drool-worthy bitof smut artistic erotica for the internet's viewing pleasure. Between longperiods of time spent cursing at photoshop and chatting [...]
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