That’s Cold. Have the SL Haters Gone Too Far?

First it was Forbes, declaring the meatspace corporate invasion of SL to be a bust. Then it was the LA times, which reported the departure of several feted meatspace projects (like American Apparel and Starwood — “there wasn’t a compelling reason to stay”). Now the Wall Street Journal Online and c|net are piling on as [...]

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Virtual News Briefs

by Curious Rousselot Residents protest gambling ban August 9th at Linden Village Castle [photo by Argo Pollis ] Gambling Still Available in Second Life Reuters reported on August 14, 2007 that the recently enacted gambling ban in Second Life has not been completely successful.Honest former casino owners are not happy seeing others reap theprofits they [...]

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Op/Ed: Pools Closed …so it goes

Linden Lab really, really sucks at security – if one of the Lindens can be harassed for hours without as so much as a ban, what about the average resident? [Mudkips Acronym recently stepped down from leading the PN - a notorious griefing/invasion gang in Second Life. When I contacted him for comment, Mudkips was [...]

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NEWSFLASH: First Ever Live Concert In Second Life!!

by Onder Skall August 14, 2007 – 9:20PM – According to The Sydney Morning Herald, there’s going to be a concert performed by real professional musicians in Second Life. It’s going to be the very first time that has ever happened, and will change the Internets forever. Here’s an explanation of this completely original concept: [...]

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Voracious Appetites & Virtual Vore-play

Bunny tartare, avatar sashimi at Second Life Vore Club by Urizenus Sklar, food critic You remember Uri’s Law: There is no real life fetish which is such that it is not found in Second Life. Once again that law is tested; this time I wanted to see if vore was represented in Second Life. You [...]

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Can Slave Girl #10 Hold Gorean Master’s Attention?

Kefinitely! Our #1 super-secret advice for the savvy kajira will move you to the front of the chain!!! by Aaliyah Munro, professional sex/love/advice expert After becoming immersed in roleplay, assuming the identity of a precocious junior college student and a curvy red fox, I’ve found that I the role I enjoy most is that of [...]

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LiveCamz – Make Big Money is SL!!!

30 minutes Live audio/video only L$15000 – Authenticity of girls guarenteed by ZATZAi Austurias Unbelievable!!! Smut in Second Life?! Surely this can’t be – but hearing of this atrocity, nay national threat, I decide to investigate. Yes, it was time these smut peddlers we exposed, nothing short of an expose. I arrived on the scene [...]

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Angel Fluffy’s Security Services Connected to PN Griefers?

Sources claim Angel Fluffy is Mudkips Ackronym – notorious PN leaderGriefing group created to fuel demand for Proactive Security? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Running what may have been an anti-griefing protection racket in the virtual world could have backfired on Angel Fluffy – if the rumors flying around the metaverse are true. A [...]

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17 Sims Crashed in Swastika Pattern. Rosedale Sim Among Them

SL Gang Leader Vows Revenge By Urizenus Sklar We are used to griefers taking sims offline, and it happens so often we usually ignore it. But this time, Cinda Valentino, an old friend of the Herald and leader of the Valentino Mafia (one of the oldest vigilante groups in SL), asked that we call “enough” [...]

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New Game – Sentinel 2.0

by Onder Skall I’ve received an urgent transmission and need your help! Beware the pink pony-tailed menace! BEGIN TRANSMISSION 1 (07.31.07). S.O.S. – S.O.S. – IBMCODESTATION is breached. Infiltrator appears to be horrible pink beastwith devastating pony-tails. Our defender, SENTINEL, is defeated –broken in four and scattered across Second Life. [See attached movie.]You are our [...]

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