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Second Life, MMO, and Virtual World related discussions, information, and news

What's Missing From Second Life Events

Yesterday I provided some thoughts on the decrease of attendance to Second Life events; events are not engaged with their audience and collaborations between artists and locations need to occur more often. Paisley Beebe joined in the conversation with an … Continue reading

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Promote your gigs on Koinup

I received an e-mail that formed a light bulb over my head. Pierluigi Casolari (Koinup Burt) sent a message to the MusicDEV list about their new Second Life MUSIC Posters & Flyers Group where artists and event managers could post … Continue reading

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Second Life Residents Vote Their Favorite Choices

Every year a Second Life magazine, website or blog would announce some sort of “Best Of” award. This is usually followed with criticism about the categories, the selection process, and the promotion. A great example was last years Vain Inc. … Continue reading

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Sparkle IM: Connecting Through Second Life on your iPhone

Being able to connect through Second Life, outside of having to download and run a resource intensive program has been a wish of many SLers. SLim helps alleviate this, for those on the go Sparkle IM seems to fill another … Continue reading

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Second Life to Align With The Rest of the Internet

Linden Lab’s upcoming change for Adult Content in Second Life is not particularly shocking or new. Years ago there were rumors of an ‘adult’ grid similar to that of the teen grid. There’s always been a struggle in the handling … Continue reading

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Exploring Ethnic Representation in Virtual Worlds

A study from Northwestern University states social and racial biases are carried into virtual worlds; this isn’t surprising. It’s human nature to stick to the familiar, either by engaging in familiar environments or seeking those with like opinions, thoughts and … Continue reading

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Creating a Successful Strategy for Second Life

I find it interesting that many people who I talk to concerning their project within Second Life don’t have a clear strategy for building and maintaining successful brands, builds and projects. Many seem to go at it until there’s some … Continue reading

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Kirstens Viewer Meets It's Hype

I’m usually weary of a viewer that claims to be better than then Linden Lab’s. Alternative viewers usually claim improvements but seem to be very similar versions of the official Second Lifeā„¢ viewer. However, when Hamlet drools over something it’s … Continue reading

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Linden Lab purchased XStreet SL and OnRez

Linden Lab has announced their purchase of the two web based merchange systems XStreet SL and OnRez. Their plan is to incorporate these services directly into Second Life. This is a smart move on Linden Lab’s part; by incorporating these … Continue reading

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Connecting With the Second Life Community via Plurk

The Second Life community is spread throughout many social media services. Regardless of the platform you’ll find residents communicating with one another outside of the grid. Plurk has become one of the many interesting social networks that has drawn a … Continue reading

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