Archive for May, 2008

Voice will be down tomorrow for maintenance

Voice will be down tomorrow for maintenance. The update will start at 2:00 am and go for about three hours. This update will include a media server update and web API update. Only voice will be down. Capacity and fixes will be included. I look forward to improvements in the [...]

Here is another example of a Griefer attack in Second Life

Here is another example of a Griefer attack in Second Life. At first glance it just looks like dancing and creating cubes. But there is a surprise ending:

The victim of this griefer attack was obviously very annoyed. Griefer attacks are bad for the community but they can be funny at times.
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The Department of Public Works has been building away

The Department of Public Works has been building away. Rout 1 is being built along with a volcanic island. Bay City has also been built in Teen Second Life. Make sure to check it out. This is exciting progress. I really think this is one of the best projects that Linden [...]

Report: 90% of all business in virtual worlds fail in 18 months*

In an article by the Wall Street Journal it was reported that businesses do not really do all that well in virtual worlds. In fact, 90% of all business in virtual worlds fail in 18 months. This research was done by the Gartner Group. I seriously doubt these numbers. The Gartner [...]

Email Storage Wars

Who are the big players in email storage? Well it is two companies that have a ton of email users and a ton of space for their free email accounts. Microsoft has quietly increased their storage space for hotmail to 5 GB. Gmail has a counter that slowly increases the storage space. [...]

Terrorism in Second Life? Not really.

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Terrorism in Second Life? Not really.
There has been a lot of talk about the possibilities for terrorist groups to run high quality realistic simulations in Second Life and perform activities such as money laundering etc. The United States of America even went so far as to discuss this idea in [...]

The thing I love most about Second Life is that you can do anything you want

The thing I love most about Second Life is that you can do anything you want. Such as fly a plane and ride a boat in the ocean:

This short YouTube video shows some great pilot cockpit shots as well as the big oil tankers in the ocean during a boating trip. Very cool.
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Some of the Strangest Second Life avatars you have ever seen

Lol this video is crazy. It shows some of the strangest Second Life avatars you have ever seen:

Some of them are down right creepy. Some are amazingly creative. This video more than anything shows the potential for Second Life just as a character creation tool. I love it!
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Gencat Virtual Assitant Video

This is a very strange commercial. This YouTube video was created by Gencat. It features a virtual assistant. This virtual assitant is programmed to help and answer questions. It is a little freaky:

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Just a reminder about being safe in Second Life

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Just a reminder about being safe in Second Life
Just a reminder about being safe in Second Life. There are a ton of people out there that are looking to steal your account, linden balances, land, and more. You must be careful and use caution. Make sure to never give [...]