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Second Life Pros

Archive for July 2008

July 31st, 2008

Last post for Second Life Pros!

This is the last post for Second Life pros!For various reason, B5Media and I decided not to continue to publish this blog.
I thank all the readers that followed this blog since October ‘07 (wow, almost ten months!!), and if you want to read something from me (generally, NOT on Second Life), this is my personal […]

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July 31st, 2008

Linden scripting for… newbies!

Wow, this is great: a tool from MIT to help developers learn how to create things and let them interact in Second Life, thank to numerous contributors.
The tool, Scratch4SL, is very easy to use even without any programming skill, and I’m sure that this will be loved by Second Life enthusiasts that happen to have […]

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July 31st, 2008

BMW to leave Second Life

Ahi, ahi: this is not a very good sign after all.
BMW, one of the most prestigious car manufacturers, will leave Second Life, according to Achim Muellers, head of Brand Relations for BMW.
As for ING and AOL, BMW seems convinced that there is no advantage in investing money marketing their products in Second Life.
I would say… […]

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July 31st, 2008

Three tools to solve common Second Life problems

Today, on the official Linden blog, you find three tools to solve common Second Life problems.
First one: Second Life Viewer cheatsheet (by Kippie Friedkin)
This is GREAT! If you dedicate half an hour to familiarize, you will save hours and hours every month, thank to your ability to use shortcuts and keyboard combinations!
Second: Avatar Databank with […]

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July 29th, 2008

Married, or cheater? They want you!

[source]
Violet Bloue, a technology (and sex) blogger, is writing a book on online relationships. Of course, she wants the inside scoop from Second Lifers.
As you may know, Second Life has been a great inspiration for sex-oriented literature since the very beginning, culminated in Dan Savage’s debate on Second Life sex and adultery (and his view […]

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July 28th, 2008

What’s new in Second Life viewer 1.20

The 1.20 viewer is out (and it’s great, by the way), and our dear Torley Linden has a video tutorial on it!
“To commemorate the debut of Second Life 1.20 as the main viewer (following its graduation from an enduring Release Candidate), guess what I’ve got? Awwww yeah, it’s a video! Both a tutorial and a […]

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July 28th, 2008

55,000 USD in grants for work in Second Life

[news source]
“The University of Houston department of health and human performance has received over $55,000 in grants from the UH Faculty Development Initiative Program (FDIP) and the Network Culture Project of the University of Southern California-Annenberg School for Communication to move various classes and research into Second Life. Department Chair Charles Layne received $30,000 from […]

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July 25th, 2008

His first two months at Linden Lab

First two months of Second Life’s CEO at Linden Lab.
I’ve been with Linden Lab for two months and each day has surfaced something interesting — and often quite unexpected. So, what have I seen? Read on.
Second Life has evolved dramatically but perception has not kept up with reality in five important ways:
1. Second Life users […]

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July 24th, 2008

Private investigators souring Second Life

According to Reuters, private investigators are souring Second Life. Last weekend, Steven Rambam, from detective firmPallorium , gave a speech in New York about privacy and investigation techniques at the Hackers On Planet Earth conference. He used as an example one investigation he did in Second Life, trying to track down one avatar.His client, as […]

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July 24th, 2008

Twenty video quick tutorials from Torley

Great Torley Linden gives us another whopping TWENTY video tutorials to “ULTRACHARGE” your Second Life!
“YAYZERAMA! Back by popular demand, it could only be a matter of time before another round of QUICKTIPS arrived. This series is warmly treasured by Second Life Residents for delivering the goods — not counting intro/outro, each tip is 2 […]

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