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CNN’s SL iReport Hub Vanishes!!!
Experts blame alien abductions for site’s destruction by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Metaverse experts dismissed the possibility that Second Life is a hostile environment for mainstream marketing efforts and media outlets, pointing out that alien abduction is the most likely explanation for the disappearance of CNN’s in-world “iReport Hub”. CNN iReports Hub Nuked! Almost [...]
Full Storysl herald celebrates 5 years of being the herald
the virtual newspaper birthday party that rocked so hard it crashed two sims by pixeleen mistral, lower case grrrl we’ve been running short on uppercase characters here at the herald, but i’ve been assured by audrey from typesetting that this is a temporary situation which has nothing to do with cack-handed jack linden’s unique approach [...]
Full StoryLand Prices, Blockades May End War in Second Life!
Combat diminishing between armies, New Jessie on the brinkMilitaries must work together to save combat in the metaverse by Vegna Fouroux New Jessie in grave danger It was the best of times and the worst of times. The two major alliances of SL (The Ascendant Iniative and The Iron Symphony) had put aside their turbulent [...]
Full StorySomething Wicked This Way Come
by Fiend Ludwig In a sum-up of the 20008 Second Life Community Convention (SLCC), Eric Reuters reported that “notably absent from the conference were any real-world businesses from outside the virtual worlds industry,” but that “the breakout star of SLCC was the burgeoning virtual world educational community.” As the platform matures, Second Life is proving [...]
Full StoryYes You Did Protestors!
by Jessica Holyoke Yesterday, M Linden announced a dramatic change in plans for OpenSpace Sims. http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/11/05/a-letter-to-second-life-residents/ In light of the protests and the different ways OpenSpace sims are used, OpenSpace sims, those used as parks and ocean front, will remain the same price. In the future, various restrictions will be applied to keep these [...]
Full StoryMacsnob Halasy — Post 6 Guy
Don’t get me wrong, I love the gritty Neko guys with their heavy tats, their cigarettes casually hanging from the corner of their mouths and the high-prim belts stuffed with anything the urban guy needs or doesn’t need but it is a nice change to see a male avi in a suit. Especially if it [...]
Full StoryA Gallery of OpenSpace Price Protests
Residents abuse SL to express displeasure with Linden Lab pricing action by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Sifting through the pile of video and still images of the last week of resident protests, patterns emerge. One group of protests seem to target well known brands such as Sony, IBM, Dell, and Orange, while others aim [...]
Full StoryWho Is Buying Ultra-Luxury Virtual Land?
Soaring auction prices for Linden’s new Nautilus land during OpenSpace protests by Curious Rousselot October 30, 2008: We are now into our third day of protests over the recent price hikes of Openspace SIMs but earnings from the land auction appear to be unchanged. The Herald has been paying close attention to the bidding war [...]
Full StoryLL Censors Goon’s Name – Forgets Profile & Objects
Rising cost of Linden Governance Team to blame for OpenSpace price hikes? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In the week since Jack Linden’s announcement of a 66% virtual land price increase, the grid has seen nearly continuous protests and discussion of what prompted the price gouging. To better understand Linden Lab’s cost structure and [...]
Full StoryIs Jack Linden Lying?
Mainland prices in free fall – LL tries to hide 7-10% monthly declines with bogus OpenSpace claimsThis is why we can’t have nice things by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I have long been a fan of Aminom Marvin’s work with scultpties – a trip to his store in Sculptomancy sim is reccommended. But since [...]
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