Links for Sunday, May 18, 2008
Marc Andreesen: Public Speaking versus Blogging - “Mid-year resolution #1: No more public speaking. Mid-year resolution #2: More blogging.“YouTube: Punk Rock Grand Old Flag - “Here is my entry to the WaMu 4th of July Music video contest. Played to my original arrangement. Vocals: Ian Kelly(17(. Guitar: Brett Webber(17). Bass: Andy Barr(18). Drums: Andrew Lanfear-Radlo(15). […]
Giving First Life Gifts in Second Life using Amazon.com![]("http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWN/TM9Z/S4CEQHO94CK/FWNTM9ZS4CEQHO94CK.SMALL.jpg"/)
In 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 and often exhange gifts in world. Recently a friend was celebrating her First Life birthday and I chose not only to give her a present in world, but also give her something she could use outside of Second Life. Not knowing her First Life information, name - address - etc, here is how I did it.
By: Wilder_Linden
Wilder_Linden
SecondCast #47 - Naked Motion Capture
Jesse Murdock of the highest traffic club in Second Life Bad Girls joins the SecondCasters for an interview that’s more than just skin deep.
Second Life Backlash Reversed? Former Detractor Now Touting SL For Enterprise Use
The front page of last weekend’s Los Angeles Times included a very interesting story on corporate use of Second Life, and it’s even more intriguing if you know a bit about the writer’s background. The article itself is about how…
SLHamlet
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 and often exhange gifts in world. Recently a friend was celebrating her First Life birthday and I chose not only to give her a present in world, but also give her something she could use outside of Second Life. Not knowing her First Life information, name - address - etc, here is how I did it.
By: Wilder_Linden
Wilder_Linden
Good Summary of Virtual Worlds Forum Europe
Filed under: Events, Odds and Ends
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Tech Digest does a good job here of highlighting 20 trends gleaned from their recent trip to the Virtual Worlds Forum Europe, and they go like this:
1. Shedloads of virtual worlds will be launched in 2008
2. Teen-focused virtual worlds are huge
3. Brands still get it wrong
4. There’s a problem with communication
5. There will be big growth in corporate use of virtual worlds
… and 15 more. It would be boorish and redundant to list all twenty here, even without explanation. You’ll simply have to trust me and go check out the list yourselves.
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SecondCast #48 - Dirty Jew [updated]
The SecondCasters talk about the holiday week — Walker explains why Hanukkah is like camping chairs and everyone talks about what Santa brought them. The group gets down to business and talks about the “grandparents playing Wii” phenomenon, Pontiac’s Motorati events, the launch of Grid Review, the Clay Shirkey blog post, Lordfly’s Torley hating, […]
Resident Opinion Survey - How would you answer?
Filed under: Linden Lab, Op/Ed
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I’ve been reading about the resident survey that Linden Lab has been randomly sending to Second Life residents via their client. I was surprised to find it on my screen the other day. It asked the question, "Is your Second Life experience getting better or worse?"
The brown noser in me immediately wanted to answer "better", but when I thought about it, it hasn’t gotten any better. As you can see by my answer on the right, I chose the simple response that the grid seems to be buckling under the large amount of logins. I don’t know if this is the real cause of the problems, but we’ve had more inventory loss, texture issues, and transfer problems than ever.
Did you receive the survey? How did you/would you answer? Leave a comment!
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Ophelia’s Gaze: A Beginner’s Guide to SL Fashion
Exclusive to NWN, Iris Ophelia’s ongoing showcase of all things stylish in SL It s easy to talk about fashion in Second Life with Residents, but how do you explain what s happening in-world to the uninitiated from the real life fashion…
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Yesterday’s Money: 1st November!["Linden]("http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.secondlifeinsider.com/media/2007/02/money.png")
Yesterday in Second Life we:
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