From: Second Life Blog TSL WinterFest Snowman Contest Results! Quote from the site - Thank you for your outstanding participation and both unique and seasonal snowman entries in our contest. As you may be aware, there is a 1st place prize awarded to the “best of the best” in this competition. We Lindens had a very difficult time voting for which entry should get the L$5,000 1st Place Prize.

From: Second Life Pros How much is Second Life worth? 2,180 millions USD! Quote from the site - We can’t say it for sure, but I tell you my take on that: SECOND LIFE IS WORTH 2,180 million USD. Here is why.

From: American Chronicle Second Life Technologist Moves to Academe Quote from the site - When Cory Ondrejka announced last month that he was leaving Linden Lab, the San Francisco company that runs Second Life, there was widespread surprise, as well as speculation about what might have prompted his departure.

From: episcopallife online ‘Second Life’ offers Anglican online worship with a virtual art exhibit Quote from the site - Mary Wanamaker spends most of her time in real life. She works at Columbus State Community College in the mathematics department and is a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, a newly restored Gothic Revival building in Capitol Square in the heart of Columbus, Ohio’s capital and largest city.

From: Wired Second Life Creators: Only Purposeful Fraud Will Be Punished Quote from the site - In response to a story we recently ran regarding Second Life’s new rules against currency fraud, game creator Linden Labs e-mailed Game|Life to clarify their position on the subject.

From: New World Notes Blogswarming Jira: Second Life Bloggers Boost Group Fix To Record Number of Votes Quote from the site - Jira is the Lindens’ software development tracking system of choice, and when Residents clamor for a bug fix or a feature addition to Second Life, the Lindens’ immediate response is usually, “Put it in Jira”.

From: Nigel Paravane Building in Second Life, By Example Quote from the site - Over the holidays I started a little project to take some of the building topics that I discussed in my 25 entry blog series on Second Life last year and turn them into an online book. This will allow me to update and improve those pieces, and expand into other areas of building.

From: The Scotsman The reality is, virtual dating will leave us totally out of touch Quote from the site - PREDICTING dating trends for the future has new resonance these days, as some of my more meddlesome – sorry, enthusiastic – friends are threatening to “fix me up”. By this I mean introduce me to eligible bachelors.

From: Business Communicators of Second Life Inside Dell’s CES Crystal Event: Second Life Jan 7 Quote from the site - The Consumer Electronics Show is the big RL happening next week - everyone from CNN to the Home & Garden cable channel will be doing specials from the floor of this major industry show - and it is the launch pad for many a new 2008 product.

From: Second Life Herald WSE Down - But Coming Back Quote from the site - Upon entering the World Stock Exchange, visitors are greeted with a notice that the ATM’s and assorted systems will be down for up to 30 days. After two trading days of 3.8 million shares on January 2nd and 2.4 million shares on January 3rd, LukeConnell Vandeverre announced a shut down in order to update the WSE to WSE 4.0.

From: An Engine Fit For My Proceeding A Product: the Ordinal Howdah Pistol Quote from the site - Far be it for me to make any sort of appalling “new year new product” sort of references, particularly given that there is no such thing, to be quite frank, as a “new” product from Ordinal Enterprises - every piece of frippery that you see emerging has usually been loitering unreleased in my mind and inventory for months and occasionally, for instance in the case of the Swordstick, for over a year.

From: Beth’s Second Life An Open Sky in Education Quote from the site - am a big fan of Will Richardson. I think he is a great guy, and he has a lot of important things to say. In a recent post, Will talks about the education we all seek. Those of us using Second Life to teach college courses are well aware of Nay Sayers and the impact they have on our daily lives.

From: Virtual Worlds Blog Visual Networking, consumer products, and, oh, Happy 1st Birthday in SL for Cisco’s Campus! Quote from the site - Our Cisco SL virtual campus launched late in 2006 and our first big event was concurrent with the Consumer Electronics show and the launch of our SL connected home. The Cisco SL connected home showcases our consumer home networking products in an interactive 3D environment.

From: Turkish Daily Pros Turkish companies will rise on Second Life in 2008 Quote from the site - Turkish companies begin to show interest in the Internet portal Second Life, where international giants like IBM, Microsoft, Adidas, Sony and Intel are prevalent. Vestel took the first step into the world of Second Life and was followed by Remax, Rixos, Garanti Emeklilik and Tefken.

From: NetSquared Second Life 101 Online Course Quote from the site - I don’t know about you, but I have a terrible time walking, communicating and getting dressed in Second Life. I often end up sitting on someone’s lap at an event and I have to find an unpopulated place to change my clothes in case I end up standing around in my underwear while I figure out how to put things on.

From: Reuters Linden: 150% fraud penalty applies to exchanges, not residents Quote from the site - The 150% penalty for purchasing fraudulent currency is directed primarily at third-party currency exchanges, representatives for Linden Lab told Reuters on Thursday.

From: New World Notes A Second Life Resident Named Cory Ondrejka Predicts the Future of Virtual Worlds Quote from the site - The Flying Spaghetti Monster remains among us! Only now, he tells me, under a new name. Once the Chief Technology Officer of the company that gave Second Life form, Cory Linden often visited the world as a wriggling ball of holy noodles.

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