Second Life bluesman signs record deal
The newest destination for talent scouts looking to sign fresh acts is Second Life.
RL/SL instant-messaging weeks away: report
SLNN.com carries an interview with Linden VP Joe Miller which says the reported “SLim” is only weeks away
Land supply freeze extended again: Has Linden hit a wall?
Linden extends its freeze on new land as prices refuse to rise.
Second Life trademarks “SLim” for instant-messaging
Massively.com has the scoop that Linden Lab filed a trademark application for instant-messaging software, to be called “SLim.”
Linden Lab’s cloak and dagger job ad
What are American intelligence agencies up to in Second Life now? We’re not sure, but Tizzers Foxchase found a job listing for Linden Lab that requires a U.S. security clearance.
Married (or just cheating) avatars wanted
Technology and sexuality blogger Violet Blue is writing a new book about online relationships and wants to hear from Second Lifers.
Avatars beware: Private investigators scouring Second Life
Be careful, that avatar on your sim could be a real-life private investigator sent in to report on what you’re up to in your Second Life.
Gibson guitars enters Second Life
If Second Life isn’t effective for real world marketing, no one told high-end guitar manufacturer Gibson.
An open-source timeline of the virtual world
Artist Annie Ok set up the virtual worlds timeline, an interactive widget where people can contribute entries related to the development of the Metaverse.
Second Life on the Xbox/PS3/iPhone?
Avatar Dusan Writer finds an interesting snippet of HTML code on search.secondlife.com
Linden freezes land supply as prices plummet
Average prices on Second Life’s volatile real estate market have fallen from L$11.5 per meter to under L$6 per meter in less than three months. To help shore up the market, Linden announced it was instituting a two-week freeze on additions to Second Life’s land supply.
Not just IBM: Microsoft looking into OpenSim
UgoTrade’s Tish Shute carries an interview with Microsoft developers working on OpenSim.
One small step for avatars, one giant leap for avatar-kind?
While still in its technical infancy, the push towards interoperability continues to chug ahead.
M-rated avatars disinvited, then re-invited, to Linden’s birthday bash
In May, Linden sent out a “Calling All Cultures” invitation on its official blog to the birthday party, held around the theme of “celebrating the cultural diversity of Second Life.” But as Massively.com reported, the company changed tracks.
Second Life on your cell phone?
Running Second Life on a cell phone isn’t a brand new idea — Comverse was talking about the idea well over a year ago. But Vollee has taken the idea out of the lab into public beta.
Garry Kasparov targeted in real-life repeat of the “Anshe Chung incident”
Pranksters have duplicated Second Life’s notorious “flying penis incident” in a real-life stunt aimed at chess grandmaster and Russian political dissident Garry Kasparov.
Training virtual border guards
Even as some panic about the possibility of terrorist exploitation< of Second Life, a program in Canada is using the virtual world to catch people at the border.
Rivers Run Red wins a Webby
Metaverse development company Rivers Run Red won a Webby award for Branded Content for their work promoting Coca-Cola in Second Life.
VW analysts sees boom in kids and branded worlds
The casual gaming market, which includes virtual worlds, grew by 29% last year to total over US$1 billion, says a report by market analysts.
Mitch Kapor unveils SL navigation via 3D camera
Linden Lab Chairman Mitch Kapor just sent over a video for a project that he first disclosed to Reuters in Davos: Hands Free 3D, a novel way of navigating Second Life using only your own body movements and a 3D camera.
