The Dead Speak!

Prokofy Neva, Dept. of Rumours, Conspiracy Theories, and Inside Dope for Inside Dopes The Herald’s fine Fiend Ludwig has been reporting from Ghost Hill all week and now we bring you an eerie voice from beyond the grave! David Fleck, the now ex-VP of LL, in what can only be called the “posthumous circulation of [...]

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Axeonos Fluffball – Post 6 Grrrl

[Editor’s note: Marilyn Murphy - the photographer/visionary behind Players, SL’s in-world erotica magazine - agreed that we would have something for every taste in the Herald. I’m ecstatic to see that this means we get some of the hottest furries in SL. I'm sure our readers will be just as excited as I am to [...]

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Alts ‘R Us

Dear Leader, poised to call in an army of alts from the cold for $9.95 a pop. By Alty McAlty, Dept. of Replication Hate that artificial ceiling of only “five per family” that Linden Lab has always kept on the alt account? Annoyed that grief-happy kiddies get to make up a zillion accounts one after [...]

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Ghost Hill – part 4

Fiend Ludwig’s final live report on location in Opelessence: the moon is a harsh mistress After much blind groping I found the release catch on that abomination of spring-steel and made my way a door leading outside. My gore-spackled research indicated that I would find conveyance to Fonzarelli through a mausoleum – Dead or alive? [...]

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Would You Buy a New Car from this Vending Machine?

Or from JR Breed… Screenshots via New World Notes. A couple days ago our good friend Hamlet Au had a most excellent post on the traffic drawn by the Nissan build vs. that generated by indigenous car guy JR Breed. Hammie does a good job of quantifying the fact that JR gets more visitors, and [...]

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Taking Second Life to the next level

What does it take to be the Web-3D market leader? by Stef Wade Stef Wade ponders how to level up It is no secret that the Second Life client puts quite a strain on many computers. The german blogging scene is discussing some technical insufficiencies which can be found in Second Life. Some go so [...]

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Ghost Hill – part 3

Fiend Ludwig reporting live on location in Opelessence: Luckily, I was able to hitch a ride to the end of the road a few hundred yards down the way, leaving Cazzi and her sharp grin behind. From there, I trudged up to the manse on Ghost Hill and entered with some trepidation the gore-spattered house. [...]

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Just Askin’: Write my story for me?

[Editor's note: the Herald occasionally reprints stories from other highly respected SL-oriented blogs publications that demand special attention for their depth of analysis and insightful comment. Enjoy!] by Alaska Tallahassee – guest columnist from the Second Life Blingsider I know I’m not the only one with this problem. I don’t really have any ideas and [...]

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Missing Lindens

By Prokofy Neva, Dept. of Rumours, Conspiracy Theories, and Inside Dope for Inside Dopes They’re still booming the treacherous waters of Omidyar off the rocky coast of Rodeo now, but with the month’s mind come and gone, I’ve been forced to give up my lonely vigil for any clue to the disappearance of my old [...]

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LL Extends Deadline for Island Rush; Favoritism Fallout Continues

By Prokofy Neva, Virtual Estate Desk In a move to quell a tidal wave of anger over the new island price hikes, only hours before opening the doors of the Land Store again, Linden Lab moved to extend the deadline for purchase of islands at the current fee of $1250 and monthly tier of $195. [...]

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