Second Life

By SLHerald Lab changes its mind about Z$ gambling scheme -- was Zara Linden overruled? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk 1Z$ = 1L$ -- now closed until further notice Second Life’s Z$ casinos disappeared Monday, after the Linden game gods apparently...

By SLHerald I don't see Second Life as a closed environment - I use a range of social networking sites to communicate and share ideas and silliness other residents. I have played briefly with SLoodle - a tool that links with the online learning tool, moodle and have ventured into Open Sims for a look. I am a...

By SLHerald Sunday night, (I'm in UK), at 6:17pm SL time, it seems some residents of Second Life, including me, were part of a Linden experiment gone horribly wrong. Please click quit to log out of Second Life, or continue to look at existing IM and chat'.

By SLHerald Little did I know there would be a private detective waiting for me. Apparently Mr Shlong wasn't as available as he'd made out. by Prince Plutonian, virtual rent boy He looked at me before unzipping his pants. I froze. "Aren't you gonna do anything?" Yes, I kept thinking, as he pulled out his tal...

By SLHerald Second Life resident Kimberly Jernigan's dog Gogi has developed an allergy to duct tape - and Second Life love [photo courtesy of New Castle County Police] Cpl. Navarro apparently does not play Second Life, although M Linden hopes that this glimpse into the metaverse may pique his intere...

By SLHerald While most Linden staff hide their online presence, a number of residents have devised Linden monitors that scan for avatar keys and display the online status of even stealth Lindens. These tools are in widespread use in the griefing, land baron, and anti-griefing community as each of th...

By SLHerald 2008/08/20 10:25] Zara Linden: you came to the right place jacen 2008/08/20 11:32] Alyx Stoklitsky: THANK YOU, LINDEN GODS They won't because furry's are so embedded within Linden Lab. Harry Linden, head of the g-team, is one, as are others. Governance Team out of control

By SLHerald According to the Linden Lab price sheet, 2 1/2 regions require ongoing tier payments totaling $500 USD/month. For most businesses, this sort of customer would get better treatment than an unverified anonymous account - but this does not appear to be the case in Second Life. It is becoming c...

By SLHerald Advocates of avatar firstname freedom continue to hope that M Linden, Robin Linden or one of the other adults at the Lab will look into their staff’s behavior. If that is too much to hope for, maybe it would be best to publish the list of banned firstnames and save everyone a lot of trouble?

By SLHerald Second Life has also been tremendously valuable to me in that it has provided a mechanism for me to explore my very strong interests in music, writing, photography and 3-D building and art. When I'm not tending to Kon Tiki Island Estates and its awesome residents, I DJ, blog, and build "fabu...

By SLHerald After buying the exclusive rights to the BnT avatar last name in Second Life for a $500 USD setup fee, plus $500 in annual fees, Intlibber Brautigan was surprised to find that Linden Lab was effectively banning free use of the naming rights he had purchased, and believes Harry Linden could...

By SLHerald Just over a year ago, Linden Lab banned gambling in Second Life, a change that sent the in-world economy into a tailspin as virtual casinos across the grid shut down and gamblers took flight from the Lab’s virtual world entertainment product. But now, the casinos are back -- operating unde...

By SLHerald rock shop While using an abortion clinic as a mall anchor tenant is a new marketing concept, Second Life may be the perfect place to seek feedback on this approach, and analysts suggest that if the concept takes off in the virtual realm, it could carry over to real life.

By Caine Constantine One of Second Life’s largest military forces -- from the perspectives of its members, its allies, and its enemies. When it comes to armed combat in Second Life, there may be no more recognized military force than the Merczateers. Lurdan Huszar: One of our defining features is that we don't r...

By SLHerald I do also believe that this glitch should be fixed fast before it can not be. If this is not fixed immediately, Second Life Militaries could possibly go extinct and forever changing the way combat is played out in the game known as Second Life. Will Linden Lab allow Second Life Militaries to go...

By SLHerald The question now is if enough players will agree with Mr. Verbeck, and how much of Google's cash mountain will be spent on developing a ad-word driven 3D spaces inside web pages. RiversRunRed CEO warns against allowing residents to create 3D content by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs d...

By SLHerald In total, I very much enjoy my Second Life. The one thing I dislike is people bringing their - in my humble opinion - weird RP into public places but I suppose there are as many freaks in SL as in RL if not more. Oh, and drama ... as many signs in SL say 'drama lamas will be shot and mounted - not necessaril...

By SLHerald “Griefing can take many forms in Second Life, from shooting, bombing and pushing to more subtle forms such as intimidation, spamming and harassment. Griefers may be classified as follow: And the following blog with real-life cases is chilling enough to scare a hard core Second Lifer – ma...

By Jessica Holyoke Linden Lab have been making great strides lately to show that Second Life Grid, which is what it says on my sign on screen, is their product.  But in a world that is imagined and created by their residents and customers, how much of it is their's?

By SLHerald Coverage of the Second Life military scene is traditionally dominated by information on the largest groups – the Merczateers, Alliance Navy, Ordo Imperialis, and the like. But while these may be the most visible face of the scene, there are countless other militaries rising to prominen...

By SLHerald Gregg Barrymore: Well Texas came to us from long time residents and fit right into our plans for a Wild West set of sims. If it’s historical we love it. Lol. Hard to say no to anything historical.

By SLHerald Novus Ordo Imperialis photo via Second Life Times] by Vegna Fouroux The last time the Second Life Herald covered The Ordo Imperialis was when Novus Ordo Imperialis disbanded. That's all ancient history now. The Ordo Imperialis are now one of the Big Three in SL combat alongside their...

By SLHerald While new residents may find this all hard to believe, keep in mind that Linden Lab is a company that cannot even organize a birthday party. Who needs griefers when you have LL? Aim gun at foot, pull trigger, DDOS your own game by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Shocking rumors were f...

By Jessica Holyoke From time to time, I see him still on line. It sort of proves the point that you are more likely to stay if you come into SL with a goal. Red Light Center neko confused by SL interface, pay-as-you-go and lag a concern for Goreans The Herald explores worlds beyond Second Life by Jessica Holyoke, vi...

By SLHerald According to an e-mail forwarded by an anonymous tipster to the Second Life Herald offices today, Linden staffer Dave Parks has mixed news for the Second Life development community, refusing to support new features on older graphics cards but also saying “cheapskates of the world... Seco...

By SLHerald Woodbury University. Some of you may know it as a school, but there’s a side of Woodbury University that extends far past just that. It’s also a place in the metaverse we know and love as Second Life. It’s an interesting place where both students and visitors alike can come together and interac...

By SLHerald Yes, I speak of the "Popular Places" search in the in-world database. Much like RL, the residents of SL seem obsessed with, um, err...well, with exploring the Sims of the flesh. At any given moment, the most popular places in SL involve multiple pose balls that will contort your avatar into any n...

By SLHerald Pixeleen Mistral: so... are you an employee of the Electric Sheep Company? or a contractor? Misty Durant: Pixeleen, we are all contractors Misty Durant: and that's about all we are free to share with you Pixeleen Mistral: the ESC says so, right? but what if the IRS says otherwise?

By Jessica Holyoke The other big threat that no one is talking about is the film synch license.  In US Copyright law, you need various licenses to use someone's music or other creations.  Radio stations pay a special license fee in order to broadcast music to the public.  Cover bands pay license fees to record so...

By SLHerald Second Life was fun. I dressed Iona Nikolaidis, named in part for a Greek friend from Chicago, way more girly than I ever dress in real life (which, as you will learn, is shortened to IRL). I was going to play Iona as a straight chick. You know....because it is SECOND LIFE. Not my REAL LIFE. MY REAL LIFE SU...

By SLHerald gt; Metaverse shocker -- pirated skins being sold in SL!!! by Tenshi Vielle, fabulous fashionista - courtesy of shoppingcartdisco Do you remember a while back, when we were talking about "what ifs" regarding stolen content across virtual worlds? I think the...

By SLHerald by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Pixeleen Mistral: well - my advice is turn off damage enabled land - that will keep the avatars from being harmed. I'd be more concerned about Linden Lab sustaining damage though Plexus Linden: We have a very good team here... in all areas..

By Prokofy Neva By Prokofy Neva, Kremlindenologist Second Life residents in some select groups like SLDev were alarmed this morning to discover that in addition to nerfing traffic, and pitting residents against each other to police their "avatar rendering costs," the Lindens are...

By SLHerald So here I'm not blaming Philip or the Lab for the griefing in Second Life. Here I am reminiscing about what it was like to grief in Second Life over the last few years, beginning with the history of the PN, W-hat, Plastic Duck and then ending with my own experiences. How griefing has evolved sinc...

By SLHerald At the Herald offices, we see all sorts of metaverse residents with issues - orphaned babyfurs, virtual child models with speech impediments, Gorean masters tracking runaway slaves, virtual land rental agents -- everyone with their own idea of proper gameplay in Second Life. If DiSSEN...

By SLHerald Pixeleen Mistral: So this class is held in-world? Tizzers Foxchase: Yes! You're welcome to join us on Fridays between 2:30 and 5:00 SLT. Pixeleen Mistral: What if I see a "Woodbury Student" griefing? Tizzers Foxchase: Let us know. Spankings will be given accordingly.

By SLHerald I still feel a bit nostalgic when I read the Herald or think about SL. I like Second Life a lot but I hate what is happening here. I have heard the cries of the 'end is near' for a good while now and never paid them much attention. I had always thought that it was coming from people who just didn't under...

By SLHerald So far, Schuman has spent the majority of his time writing, and trying to rally scripters. The SLSN's signiature sim, "Endless Love" has been divided up among corporations and residents, and chances for resurrection of the group that many held dear looks bleak. Additionally, he's been le...

By SLHerald For several months now combat in Second Life has been at a deadlock, with the militaries of the Iron Symphony slowly phasing out their fights with the militaries of Ascendant Initiative. Its been all very boring and sluggish with little fighting or as Christoph Naumova put it "leaders hid...

By SLHerald As suggested earlier, the inSL™ logo and trademark program can simplify residents’ choices -- early signs are quite encouraging. For instance, Espresso and Inarra Saarinen decided for legal reasons that they cannot agree to the new Terms of Service for Second Life, and so will not log in...

By SLHerald Fanboy amenities include the chance to get Philip Linden off the properties’ ban lists and the knowledge that Sanchon was the first mainland sim used for testing the Havok 4 physics engine with sailboats. buy now! Philip Linden needs your help to get un-banned

By SLHerald We feel that there are groups that have existed for quite some time in SL who will not meet your stringent rules on the use of the term SL. These groups have in turn brought people to SL, revenue for you, brought people together in common cause and enjoyment to many people. Are we to understand th...

By SLHerald I would love the opportunity to talk this over with you, perhaps as an interview, or whatever you think best. Great work on the Second Life Herald, I've been an admirer for a while now. Keep up the good work, and please send me a notecard or IM letting me know you got this and if you would want to tal...

By SLHerald Will Philip give up his bear to a new Governor? Or will he stay Governor Linden? Philip Linden/Rosedale: the creator, founder, a man with a dream is Second Life. Everything that everyone has put into Second Life is what he originally dreamed it to be. The online community made by its resident...

By Justine Babii Yet another Post6 Grrrl presented to the readers of the infamous SL Herald. Usually this would be the point to state how one joined Second Life and most of all why they did. It hasn't been that long for me, just about 1 1/2 years yet I fail to remember why exactly. A friend of mine probably introduc...

By SLHerald Resident content theft runs wild while Philip and Robin Linden have gone missing Linden Lab should be providing better DCMA support and paying attention to ARs. Linden Lab should be communicating with its residents - and it's not. Even Torley Linden has been turning a blind eye to this issu...

By SLHerald Linden Lab is a private company, so they can do with Second Life what they wish. We ‘residents’ have the choice of being here or not. At the moment, there is no viable alternative to SL as a comprehensive virtual world. Therefore, Linden Lab still has time to prevent Second Life from becoming th...

By SLHerald “Griefing” takes many forms in Second Life, but the results are the same. There are dozens if not hundreds of “anti-griefing” groups, all devoted to filing abuse reports, I guess. Why does griefing and trolling ignite so much drama and controversy in online communities? And why do griefin...

By Jessica Holyoke After the banking ban, there are commentators who state that the Second Life Economy is in a recession and then there are the opposing commentators that say that the Second Life Economy is not in a recession.  Second Life users with positive monthly L$ cashflow getting harder to find

By SLHerald Pixeleen Mistral: like open source software? Supercool Sautereau: not a bad comparison. Supercool Sautereau: to be modified by all Supercool Sautereau: to be shared by all Supercool Sautereau: to be enjoyed by all Supercool Sautereau: equally.

By SLHerald Will Szymborska and Owen Lusch Giving 'bang for your buck', as Co-Owner Will Szymborska would say. Will transferred from teen grid in June 2007, where he later founded a partnership with Owen Lusch; a car builder in second life. Selling detailed and fully featured and...

By SLHerald Urizenus: Do you have an education and outreach program? Supercool: yes, of sorts. We call it the Political Brigades -- communists whose goal is to spread the word of the message. I myself enjoy teaching new members personally of course, as do other longtime comrades.

By SLHerald In the real world, the majority of the buildings at the site have been demolished - as if in a feeble attempt to erase the nightmares unleashed within those walls. “Azmodius?” Whatever. Ryder Asylum is certainly a do-not-miss build in the crazy world of Second Life.

By Jessica Holyoke He did not know it was next to Prokofy Neva. He knew it was prime real estate and close to the Linden Lab headquarters. That is what motivated him to buy it. He is currently appealing the ban and we do not anticipate there being a problem once it is proven that he was and is in control of his own accoun...

By SLHerald “Well, I joined a family soon after joining Second Life, so I know a few people. And to be honest, I think SL needs more fun communal areas which aren’t all about selling or ads. This club aims to be a cool hangout on theme, where people can meet friends and contacts old and new.”

By SLHerald More recently, Tizzers' RL typist went trick or treating at JLU leader Kalel Venkman’s house on halloween. Unfortunately, this event resulted in a two week ban which then precipitated a perma-ban from Second Life for “disclosure”. Despite a written appeal to Linden Lab, the perma-ban ha...

By Purrrple Tucked away beside a store that sells grotesquely deformed celebrity caricature avatars in the CARICAVATARS sim is a place called the Little Red Mosque, and it's purpose seems solely to attack the Muslim religion. It seems to focus on the fanaticism of a few terrorists and extremists and...

By SLHerald Popular books and films naturally create fanboys and fangirls, and these subcultures have taken to heart the Second Life mantra - your world, your imagination. How can we improve Second Life for these players? We need to nurture true fandom.

By Tenshi Vielle Reality is catching up with Second Life, the much hyped 3-D website that lets users create alter egos called avatars who can walk, chat, fly, have sex and buy and sell virtual stuff for real money." Amid low traffic and raunchy behavior, American Apparel and Starwood Hotels are a couple of t...

By SLHerald Urizenus: But Second Life claims they are going open source. Why won't that work to the same effect? Trevor: Linden Lab has a problem because they don't own some of their core pieces of functionality, like Havok. So, even if they open everything they own, it still won't an open source Second L...