THE YEAR IN NWN: THE BUSINESS OF SECOND LIFEHighlights in SL-based business for the year, as featured here: Yes Logo - April 2006: the logo of a major corporate brand appears in Second Life with the company’s explicit approval. Going Pro in SL - May 2006: Aimee Weber…SLHamlet
Happy Blogidays?Thanks for helping to make 2006 a very special year in my life. Best wishes for a happy, healthy, peace-filled holiday.(”First Winter Snow 2” by Drawings of Light)Listen to this podcast
SecondCast Featured in Metaverse MessengerKatier Reitveld of the Metaverse Messenger interviews Johnny Ming on SecondCast Episode 37, the Halloween episode entitled “War of the Worlds.” The article can be seen on page three of the October 24, 2006 issue of the Metaverse Messenger. The full article appears after the jump.(Reprinted with permission from […]
CREATIVE COMMONS PARTY IN SECOND LIFE!Larry and Joi jigging it up at a January CC fundraiser Celebrate four years of Creative Commons with Jimmy Wales, Joi Ito, and Larry Lessig in Second Life! Last week it was the place where Judge Posner held court (so…SLHamlet
Connectivism Online ConferenceJust a brief pointer to the “Connectivism Online Conference” running in February that’s been organized by George Siemens and will feature presentations by George, Stephen Downes, Terry Anderson, Bill Kerr, and, believe it or not, yours truly. Luckily, I think I’m scheduled for early in the week, so the bar will no doubt […]
SecondCast #43 - libsecondlife Johnny Ming and Walker Spaight interview Eddy Stryker (John Hurliman) and Bushing Spatula (Ben Byers) behind the libsecondlife project which aims to create a stable, open source platform for third party Second Life development. However, recently one of the libsecondlife tools called CopyBot has become […]
SecondCast #38 Jelly Bean Formulas (transcript)Johnny Ming and Torrid Midnight host a discussion on the current tone of the press coverage of major corporations, major label music artists such as Ben Folds entering Second Life. The group discusses the unbalanced coverage of some mainstream media, the affects […]
SecondCast #43 - libsecondlife Johnny Ming and Walker Spaight interview Eddy Stryker (John Hurliman) and Bushing Spatula (Ben Byers) behind the libsecondlife project which aims to create a stable, open source platform for third party Second Life development. However, recently one of the libsecondlife tools called CopyBot has become […]
Giving First Life Gifts in Second Life using Amazon.comIn the virtual world Second Life it is easy to form very close friendships with someone you may never have the opportunity to meet in person. Second Life residents celebrate First Life holidays like Valentine’s Day and Christmas as well as personal celebrations; birthdays, weddings, anniversaries […]