Hire some journos!
Filed under: Op/Ed
If Linden Lab couldn’t find any evidence of wrongdoing at Wonderland, perhaps they need to hire some journalists to investigate incidents like this. It seems that most everyone else found something broadly offensive in the place, and well, the journalists apparently found the worst sort of offense in […]
What do avatars want from RL companies? / Was wollen Avatare von Real Life-Firmen?(Update: It’s 7 pm german time! not 8 pm)(deutsch weiter unten)This is the title of an event happening tomorrow, Dec 20 at 10 am SLT (1 pm EST, 7 pm german time) at the New Globe Theatre at the Millions of Us […]
New Roof, Crows, GPS!
Ever noticed that washing a car is like a modern-day rain dance? Wash the car and rain is sure to follow, at least in Seattle. Well, I’ve found the equivalent for houses — paint the ceilings and the roof is sure to spring a leak!
We spent the last 6 months or so […]
The Mean Girls Guide to BlingtardsWhat’s the deal with virtual bling, anyway? I understand the appeal of glinting jewelry, I just don’t get how a large segment of SL society came to demand that it twinkle brightly and steadily enough as to guide Eastern astrologers…SLHamlet
Reuters live from Davos in Second Lifeenglish version with dates further down.[de]Auch dieses Jahr wird Reuters wieder in Davos sein und verschiedene Personen wie Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale, Linden Lab Chairman Mitch Kapor, Tim O’Reilly, Robert Scoble und viele andere live in Second Life interviewen. Wer Fragen stellen will, kann dies entweder vorher per […]
Warren EllisIf you don’t know who Warren Ellis is, you need to find out - simply put, he’s one of the best writers on the planet in any format he touches. And now he’s going to be writing a news columns from Second Life!
Traditional Media?Elevating the Conversation?OnlineInteresting post by Mark Glaser that does a really thorough job of summing up the challenges the major media outlets are facing as they “get the religion of audience participation.” The central question is:How do you harness the audience s knowledge and participation withoutthe forums devolving into a messy online […]