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Update! Google has launched My World as Google Lively . Google is creating their own virtual world to compete with Second Life instead of purchasing it from Linden Labs. The virtual world will be called “My World” and I am sure it will tie into all off Google’s other services making it immediately [...]
I attended the meet and greet with the Newt Gingrich avatar on Thursday. Newt Gingrich is the former Speaker of the House and has been considering a bid for Republican presidential nomination. Unlike other celebrities Newt Gingrich controlled his own avatar. Newt Gingrich sees Second Life as an intriguing world of politics [...]
Linden Labs is reporting that the total number of hours spent in Second Life is dropping (as of August Second Life report). This is the first drop in over one year and six months. The number of premium Second Life accounts (land owners who pay fees) is still way down since gambling was [...]
Today in Secod Life I traveled around looking for new residents and offering my services in orientating them and giving them tips on how to use the Second Life controls. I also asked them what was their main purpose for being in Second Life and got some very interesting responses:
1. 10% were in Second [...]
I have become so involved in creating Machinima in Second Life (virtual reality movies) that I was thrilled to see the creation of a mailing list for Second Life residents dedicate to Machinima. Also equally thrilling was the creation of a Machinima portal for Second Life. The Machinima portal includes information on how [...]
I talked to several IBM employees who also participate heavily in Second Life and have created avatars to represent themselves in the virtual world. There is rumor of an upcoming strike of IBM employees over a pay cut and the strike will take place in Second Life. IBM employees who wish to participate [...]
Well as I predicted following the planned service outage many many things in the World of Second Life and Lined Labs were affected. Here is a short list of the collateral damage from the planned outage in Second Life:
1. Linden dollar stipends were late for Second Life premium account holders
2. Login issues in Second [...]
I have regularly received the Premium Second Life stipend (a payout or income in exchange for having a premium land owner account and paying monthly or annual fees to Linden Labs); at least I used to receive the Premium Second Life stipend payments until today. For the first time I did not receive the [...]
I visited the virtual International Spaceflight Museum today in Second Life. This museum displays large scale models of space vessels and then later sells the lunar model vehicles on eBay. I really enjoyed the Apollo mission lunar module and I thought it was a fitting historic tribute. The International Spaceflight Museum today [...]
CNN recently posted an article about Second Life highlighting the touchy topic of Second Life and the flexibility of the simulation tools available to Second Life users. I disagree with many of the major points in the article however I do agree with the statement That Second Life creates the ability for individuals to [...]
