30 Post 6 Grrrls, Guys, Nekos and Furries of 2008

by Bunny Brickworks When somebody asks you'What is Second Life?' and you start searching for an answer and all that comesto your mind is the usual 'It is a virtual world, a social network, a game, abusiness opportunity.' just point at the picture and tell them that this isSecond Life.   [click picture for full-size [...]

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Art Deco Utopian Gardens

by Prince Plutonian "Art Deco Utopian Gardens embody what the word utopian stands for." Thoseare the words Alexia Speizer uses to describe her own slice of the SLpie. Looking around, you can certainly see why she'd say that. Being inthe Gardens, I instantly felt at ease, a little more relaxed. From thetrees to the flowers, [...]

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SHOCK!!! PN Attacked Role Play Sim!!!

Legion of Justice superheros to abandon base due to LL OpenSpace price hikes Real JLU base still safe by Xamol Recently an article was written that claimed the Justice League Unlimited Base was attacked by two PN members on January 1st 2009. The article was based off photos given and a video posted on YouTube [...]

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SL In Deep Recession – Economic Indicators Implode!!!

Group creation and uploads drop 20% in December LL panics, “temporarily” disables land statistics? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The Linden Lab spinmeisters webmasters have chosen to “temporarily disable” convenient display of Islands owned and added on the  Economic Statistics page – perhaps hoping to draw attention away from the virtual economy that is [...]

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Op/Ed: Finding Real People in Second Life

by Jessica Holyoke A complaint I have heard from the 'Get A Life' crowd is that the people you meet on Second Life aren't real.  Because you may never have seen a photo or know their name, they don't count.  I once mentioned  to a close friend of mine the snow storm another friend of mine [...]

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PN Occupies Justice League Unlimited Base

Justice Hall set afire, defaced — 9 JLU superheros defeated by 3 PN griefers by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In the wee hours of New Years Day 2009, the Justice League Unlimited’s base was overrun by 3 members of the PN griefers, who defeated 9 JLU members to take control of the Hall of [...]

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Wikipedia Helps You Create Your Own Bots — For Free!

Wikipedia links to ready-to-use Copybot V4 download by Kris Dibou, part-time bot   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CopyBot – external links section includes open source copybot So you've visited some of the big stores in SL, and noticed the models who look exactly like avatars, but never say anything; in fact, they may even have a tag over their [...]

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Pop Bots of Second Life

e-Business demands bots! by Idoru Wellman, e-business consultant   bots done right – a stylish addition to any business A flair for witty and artistic placement of population boosting bots — pop bots — can enhance not only your in-world shop’s traffic, but is also crucial in projecting a professional image. The Herald visited several [...]

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Sim Crash Featured In Torley Linden’s Holiday Film Special

PN Griefer attack's aftermath confuses Linden film maker by Pixeleen Mistral, New Media/Film critic “Technically its not off line – I’m right here… ohhh I don’t have a good feeling about this… hahahahaha … oh… what are those particles?…. this is just so surreal…where is everyone?” – Torley Linden The Holidays wouldn’t be complete without [...]

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Auntie M Linden Looks Back Into the Future

by Auntie M Linden, noobie metaverse CEO Greetings all! Auntie M Linden here.  I’d like to wish you, your Gorean ‘families’, online mafia friends, alts, ex-partners, furries, and reformed griefers a happy and healthy New Year. As we come to the end of the year, I thought I’d share some of the wonders of Second [...]

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