Archive for May, 2008

Outdoor Activities in Second Life

My past posts about Surfing in Second Life have garnered some interest. I also get some questions constantly about what types of other outdoor activities you can do in Second Life. Well here is your answer:
1. Surfing - Any water and wave area
2. Windsurfing - Any water and wave area
3. Snowboarding - try [...]

Perfect System for Amateur Short Film Production

I fancy myself a bit of an amateur film maker. Even though I produce rather amateur short films I still like to use the same professional equipment available to the bigger boys. That is why I was so interested in the contest HP is having giving out their HP Pavilion Elite m9255.uk PC [...]

Blarney Stone Irish Bar

At a friends recommendation I recently stopped by the Blarney Stone Irish Bar. This is a virtual sim in Second Life that features live music and DJs and some great conversation. It is a fun atmosphere and a friendly place. Give it a try for a realy Irish feel. For a [...]

Rap Lyrics Search

I am a big fan of hip hop and rap music. One of my favorite sites is Rap Artists.com. The Rap Artists.com web site recently added some new Rap Lyrics features to their web site. Please check them out along with Nas Lyrics. I love the search of the Lyrics Database [...]

Build a Robot Contest

The Museum of Robots in Second Life is very interesting. If you have not visited this virtual sim I highly recommend it. In the mean time the Museum of Robots is having a robot building competition in Second Life. Linden dollar prizes will be awarded to the top 10 entries. Entries [...]

Reuters has not updated their Second Life site since May 20, 2008

Reuters has not updated their Second Life site since May 20, 2008. Are they done? I think so. Will Reuters get a new reporter or have they simply lost interest? Hard to say but we should know by the first week in June.
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Verizon Service Bundles

Verizon is one of my favorite companies as far as services and products. You can get some really great Verizon deals from the Service Bundles Deals web site. When you choose to bundle your Verizon phone service, bundle your Verizon internet connection, and bundle your Verizon TV service you can save a ton [...]

Have you Been to Africa in Second Life?

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Have you Been to Africa in Second Life?
The Africa virtual sim in Second Life is very cool. I enjoyed the animal safari featuring 3d animals (they don’t move though….yet). I also took a baloon tour which was fun. I have high hopes for the future of this sim. [...]

Tourism is alive and well in Second Life

Tourism is alive and well in Second Life. Second Life has often offered a very unique business opportunity in the tourist guide and travel guide. Many users are whisked away on a “magic carpet ride” to nearly any sim and any theme. Your tour guide can point out all of the most [...]

Month in Review

photo credit: Tamahikari Tammas
Month in Review:
This was an interesting Month on Second Life Update. Here were some of my favorite posts:
1. Strange Second Life Avatars.
2. Iron Man Machinima Second Life Videos - what a great movie.
3. Will Second Life Become the Next Web Browser? - Only time will tell.
4. And of course the [...]