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Myf McMahon — Post 6 Grrrrrl
[Note from Justine- Myf McMahon has been patiently waiting her turn on the Post 6 list a while now, but I'll let her tell you about that. It never ceases to amaze me how many fun and interesting people there are to talk to in world, and this week I'm pleased to introduce one of [...]
Full StoryTSO Failure Analysis (reprinted)
RIP TSO Many of you have heard the sad but perhaps inevitable news that TSO will close its doors permanently on August 1. Many Second Lifers began their travels in the metaverse on TSO and this newspaper began there as well as The Alphaville Herald. From the very first weeks of our covering TSO we [...]
Full StoryState of the Economy
Lowest profit per capita growth ever in Q1 2008 by Jessica Holyoke Zee Linden recently posted graphs reflecting the strength of the SL Economy here – and Zee is very happy to report that the SL Economy grew by 15%. However, the story is not that simple. By several other measures, the economy growing slowly [...]
Full StoryClub Owner Slain
Police search for suspects by Femme Bleu freereed Freenote found dead Early the morning of Thursday April 17th, the body of club owner freereed Freenote was found dead in Birdland, Moondust. Although there were no signs of a struggle first responders on the scene said the cause of Ms. Freenote’s death is being ruled “foul [...]
Full StoryFirst In-World Sighting of M Linden
Exhausted emperor favors the simple look by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk ex-digital marketing agency CEO shows the metaverse how it is done – afk in t-shirt and jeans Melanie Kidd took what is likely to be the paparazzi photo of the year – a candid shot of the new emperor/CEO of Linden Lab demonstrating [...]
Full StoryPerri Prinz — Post 6 Grrrrl
[Note from Justine- I was out looking for a model for this week and it was my great fortune to meet Perri Prinz, who I'm sure you'll agree is as gorgeous a person as she is an avatar. /me shuts up now so you can enjoy her]. Hi. I’m Perri, a shy but friendly alien [...]
Full StoryOFFICIAL: Second Life To Become Giant Advertisland
Unclear if Coke or Procter and Gamble will purchase avatar behavior patterns by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Any lingering doubts about the advertisland direction that Linden Lab has set for teh 3D Interwebs were erased last night when the new emperor of Second Life was named – Mr. Mark Kingdon, formerly of the e-vertising [...]
Full StoryGriefing Under the Old Regime
part 1: Reminiscing about days soon to be past by d3adlyc0d3c, ex-griefer Plastic Duck – a metaverse pioneer I still stand by my belief that Philip cannot be blamed for all of the Chaos in Second Life. Linden Labs has had so much to do in the last few years trying to fix so many [...]
Full StoryHiPiHi Open Beta Begins
“Heavenly Duke Creating Objects” era gives way to “Dawn of Society” by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Can the HiPiHi liberation army be far behind? Cindy Jiang tells us in a HiPiHi press release that HiPiHi today announced the beginning of their public beta testing phase with the release of the “Dawn of Society” version [...]
Full StoryNASA Wants An MMO – For Free!
RFP asks developers to create a game for fun by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Friday, NASA released an RFP seeking a partner to help create a massively multiplayer online game to help teach science and engineering. The project has been seen as an exciting opportunity since it was initially announced in 2007 – a [...]
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