Jan 7

Second Life News for January 7, 2008

Category: Second Life News by Stone Culdesac

From: Vint Falken Why Second Life photographs are NOT screenshots Quote from the site - Being noticed, let alone blogged by NWN is always a huge honor - and traffic generator - so, before I forget: ‘Thank you, Mister Au!’ But I must admit, my 5 seconds of SL fame over on Hamlet Au’s blog did leave me with a sour taste in my mouth and hurt feelings in that vulnerable little neko heart.

From: SL I-Reports Adopting a child in Second Life Quote from the site - I had previously written a report on people getting married in Second Life (see ‘Why people get Married in Second Life’ dated 25 December 2007), as I had been interested to see how much people wanted to simulate real life into their virtual world. A good friend of mine, co cnn reporter Headburro Antfarm told me that avatars also had children in Second Life to create a family unit.

From: SLNN.com The sky’s the limit for Second Life artist Quote from the site - One of the most popular and estabilished artists in Second Life, Gracie Kendal, has been given her own gallery by art trader Mia Lundquist. ”I built this annex with Kendal in mind,” says Lundquist, owner of many galleries. ”These paintings can stay here as long as she wishes. Gracie’s work are of that quality.”

From: Fairfax Digital Watch and learn Quote from the site - The 2007 Nobel literature laureate, Doris Lessing, last month dedicated her prize acceptance speech to books and criticised the internet for driving people to distraction.

From: Wired Virtual Smash Mouth Jam Planned for Intel Keynote Quote from the site - Second Life is so last year. Intel CEO Paul Otellini’s keynote address Monday at the International CES conference in Las Vegas will focus on the theme of “Third Life.”

From: [Resolved] Login Difficulties Quote from the site - Second Life residents may currently be experiencing some difficulties with logins and teleporting. [Resolved 7:35 PM PST] Logins and teleporting have been restored.

From: Second Life Herald Expensive SL Classified Ads Ineffective - Save Your Money Quote from the site - As the proprietor of the successful Metamorph Sky Shop retail store, I’ve always been curious about how Second Life’s search engine affects my business. Does paying for an expensive classified ad increase teleports from it, and does it increase my in-world shop and SL Exchange sales?

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