Hard Alley Protestors Issue Press Release

16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence visits Hard Alley in Second Life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Yesterday, about a dozen ham shaped avatars staged a protest in Hard Alley – a notorious role play sex sim – to warn against the objectification of women in the virtual world of Second Life. Could [...]

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Ashyne Demonista — Post 6 Grrrrl

[AshyneDemonista hit me with an IM about becoming a Post 6 Grrrl at exactlythe moment I had decided to go find this Week's Post 6 Grrrl. Beautifulwoman at the right place at the right time- I love it when a plan comestogether.  Ashyne exudes charm and bubbly fun, and it is a treat and anhonor [...]

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Linden Lab to Volunteers, Small Merchants: Screw You

by Mammon Linden In case you didn't already know it, Second Life wouldn't be anywhere near as cool as it is today if it weren't for our volunteers and small merchants who have vended their creations at low prices. That's why we just fired a bunch of volunteers and taxed the losers who give their [...]

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Egghead Studies Second Life Chickens – Clucks To Shocking Conclusion!!!

The Web Ecology of Sion chicken society explained by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Patrick Davison is part of several performance groups including What We Know So Far and MemeFactory and is also involved with the Web Ecology project at Harvard – exactly the sort of scholar that can bring meaning to the Second Life [...]

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LL To SL Mentors: Your Services Are No Longer Needed

"All official Linden Lab sponsored communication channels related to the Second Life Mentor group will be discontinued" by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desks Citing scalability issues, Linden Lab announced the end of the volunteer Second Life Mentors program on Wednesday evening with a wiki post on wiki.secondlife.com. Some observers were confused by the references to [...]

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Florence Raghilda — Post 6 Grrrrl

[Florence Raghilda contacted meseveral weeks ago and I became her friend very quickly. In addition tobeing a wonderful new friend, she is a magnificent model and a lot offun to work with. I am proud to present this week's Post 6 Grrrl,Florence Raghilda. -Timothy Morpork] Hi, my name isFlorence Raghilda, my friends call me Flo, [...]

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Opinion: I’m a PG

by Jessica Holyoke When the creation of an Adult Content policy first started being discussed by the Lindens, a campaign started saying "I am Adult Content."  Residents were up in arms about losing their access to Adult Content.  And it has happened more than once since I have become a resident here.  But if everyone [...]

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The Morning Coffee Mix In Second Life

Stroke awakened the radio passion by Alessandra Narayan Did you know there’s a live radio show going on SL every day? Me neither. Jameslarken Supply, a former musician in real life, suffered a heart stroke which led him to discover the magnificent new world of Second Life. At first, he started DJ’ing, a live experience [...]

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Pink Linden’s Commerce Survey Scares Merchants

Pink points out Apple takes 30% of iPhone App revenue – will LL follow suit? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk   Pink Linden It is hard to blame Second Life merchants for being concerned about the virtual goods' retail landscape – the Lab has a long history of changing the rules of the game [...]

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Korea Fails Second Life – Lab To Offer English Classes

Lab curtails Korean language support, closes Korean operations by Pixeleen Mistral, International Affairs desk The Korea Herald reports that Linden Lab has abandoned its Korean localized web site and viewer after allowing its contract with Barunson Games Corp. to lapse. Barunson Games had been contracted to operate Second Life's Korean service in October 2007, but [...]

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