Avatar of the Year 2009 – 3rd Place: Sion Zauis

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Patrick Davison explains Sion Chickens in 5 minutes Official presentation of the 2009 Avatar of the Year awards were unavoidably delayed by staff vacations during the holidays followed by a frenetic flood of breaking news in early 2010, but given the outstanding levels of achievement on the part of [...]

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SL Shrink Analyzes DMCA Crazed Caped Crusader

Kalel Venkman suffering from incomplete immersion or over-augmentation? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In a story titled O Superman the eggheads at SL Shrink analyze Justice League Unlimited leader Kalel Venkman and seem to be asking if the DMCA wielding role play super hero – or super thug? – might be suffering from some [...]

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Historic W-Hat Sim For Sale – Goons Go Back to Baku

Estate owner is disgusted with Linden Lab customer service by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk "LL treats their customers too poorly to give them that much money" – Masakazu Kojima The notorious WHAT sim is for sale to the highest bidder, a surprising development that will send the Something Awful W-Hat goons back to their [...]

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Pappy Enoch Names Successor in Case of Foul Play

Hard Alley mayoral candidate names Enoch ticket vice mayor by Journey Yellowlist, Investigative Reporter Pappy Enoch, a Candidate in the hotly contested Hard Alley Mayoral race, came out of the dumpster hiding to put up a few campaign posters. He had a few words for the media. Pappy Enoch's vice mayor Uli-Dio Enoch poses for [...]

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Auto-Bans For Copybot Clients – SL Viewer Wars Escalate

Skills Hak's client detection system & ban relay fights copybot-capable clients – Transylvania vampires warn against running griefer clients by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs Desk Taking Second Life anti-copying software as a service in a new direction, Skills Hak has released a client detection and ban relay system which Hak says "detects all known viewers [...]

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Saints of Hell MC Implicated In Second Life Content Theft – Part 4

BIack Lisle DMCAed & disappeared – Brutus McMahon plays innocent – Saints of Hell enforcer Kran Fireguard clams up by Coke Supply, Investigative Reporter [Coke Supply's motorcycle copybot investigation continues - the editrix ] A few hours after Biack Ghost account disappears,  Saints of Hell cordoned off bike store with police tape. BIACK LISLE'S ACCOUNT [...]

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It Has To Be Said: What’s in a Name?

by Jessica Holyoke One reason why I am not too worried about people outing my identity is that I have a fairly common real life name.   Pretending my real life name is "Stacey Fox,"  if you Google it, you will find many other people who share my name, some sharing my real life location, [...]

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Quick Guide to Intellectual Property

by Jessica Holyoke With all of the intellectual property stories going through the Herald lately, a quick reference guide is provided to our readers to understand what is going on.   COPYRIGHT: This is the art major.  Copyright provides protection for works of art and literature, anything that is an expression of an idea.  It [...]

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It Has To Be Said: Why does Second Life Need Social Media?

Please define your virtual social graph to help the Lab gain ad revenue by Jessica Holyoke When the Lindens talk about expanding residents' presence with Social Media, I have to really ask why?  At my closely guarded age, I use Facebook a good deal.  It helps keep me connected with classmates who have moved great [...]

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Dianna Llewellyn — Post 6 Grrrrl

[When I went to Hooters and Shootersto meet last week's Post 6 Grrrl, Savannah Ducatillon, I also metDianna Llewellyn, who expressed interest in being a Post 6 Grrl, nodoubt bringing Hooters and Shooters to the top of the list for SL tourbus stops. I am proud to present the stunning and charming DiannaLlewellyn, Post 6 [...]

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