From: New World Notes Capturing Black Swan: Travelogue Machinima by Lainy Voom Quote from the site - Around the time she was completing her machinima masterpiece “The Dumb Man”, Lainy Voom also shot this darkly beautiful travelogue devoted to Black Swan, a surreal and haunting island.

From: Ambling in Second Life Not the warmest welcome at KZgunea Quote from the site - On my travels I have noticed a number of Basque sims in Second Life, but so far all the ones I have tried have resolutely refused to grant me access. However, today I noticed a little quartet comprising 3 brand new sims, and one that the map suggested was quite well advanced: KZgunea.

From: Massively Under The Grid: Mono in Second Life Quote from the site - Welcome to the seventh installment of “Under The Grid”, an irregular look at the mechanics underneath Second Life. The last installment was back on Second Life Insider, last year - so don’t worry that you’ve not seen it here on Massively before.

From: Wired Spooks Eye Second Life Quote from the site - Second Life isn’t just for phallus showers and empty virtual stores any more. Intelligence officials believe it may be evolving into a fine place to spy.

From: DMC News Feb. 21 Brown Bag Session: Second Life Demo Quote from the site - Second Life, a popular 3D immersive environment, recently has attracted the interest of educators. But can Second Life be successfully used for teaching and learning?

From: Shiny Life via Millionsof Us How To Use Video in Second Life Quote from the site - Using video in Second Life can be a bit tricky until you get the hang of it so I’ve put together this short lesson that covers the basics. I explain how video works in SL and also show you how to create a very simple video screen object that you can use to play videos on your own parcel of land.

From: openPR Second Life: Value of Linden-Dollar rises against the Euro Quote from the site - On Tuesday and Wednesday, renewed uncertainty regarding the future of the world economy led to a sharp drop in the world stock markets.

From: WPTV Virtual Affairs: Real Life Mess? Quote from the site - In her year long study of online infidelity at the University of Florida, Beatriz Avila Mileham recruited 76 men and 10 women who regularly visit chat rooms tailored to married people looking for a tryst.

From: Cinematical SXSW Watch: ‘Second Skin’ Gets a Trailer Quote from the site - One of the more interesting-looking films in the SXSW lineup is Second Skin, directed by Juan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza. The film is a documentary about people who are utterly obsessed with the virtual worlds of Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs).

From: Second Life Herald Op/Ed: Exposed & Shamed, SL Banking Silently Slinks Away Quote from the site - Without much fanfare, Linden Labs announced on January 8, 2008 that any Second Life banking and investment business which might, “offer interest or any direct return on an investment” in ANY currency, would be prohibited from doing so as of January 22, unless these activities were performed by an organization with, “proof of an applicable government registration statement or financial institution charter”.

From: Second Life Blog Knowledge Base Article of the Week #15: Comments … Off? Quote from the site - This week’s Knowledge Base Article of the Week answers a question that some of you have no doubt been pondering at length: Why are comments closed on some blog posts?

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