From: Terra Nova Virtual Trademarks Quote from the site - About a year and a half ago, I pointed out some commentary on trademark law in virtual worlds. In the past year, there have been many developments on this front, including the Eros lawsuits in Second Life and more attention from legal practitioners (see this from WIPO).

From: SFGate Review: ‘Second Lives’ makes the virtual real Quote from the site - Not long ago, the British writer Tim Guest had the great pleasure of meeting the king of the universe. For those readers who are unfamiliar with his galactic majesty, a powerful warrior called Archirus, here’s a quick primer: He rules over vast lands, with the power to tax his millions of subjects and change laws at will.

From: Terra Nova Organising Virtual Events Quote from the site - On the 18th December 2007 Twofour Learning and the Beyond Distance Research Alliance at the University of Leicester launched the Second Life Media Zoo project.

From: Ambling in Second Life Avatarc Quote from the site - Phew! In my last post I basically arrived a few months too early for the island in question, whereas this time I have arrived a few months too late. I’m just back from my first visit - the first of many, I suspect - to the Avatarc sim. The name, as far as I can make out, is a melding of “avatar” and “architecture” and is closely bound with a website of the same name.

From: Science Library Pad Science Friday in Second Life Quote from the site - thanks to Ira Flatow doing Science Friday on the radio and in Second Life.

From: Koreshan Pointe Squid-o-Grams Quote from the site - I saw this on the forums and I knew I had to go there immediately and buy them for everyone I knew in SL. Cuddlefish Junction Kissing Squidogram!

From: Wayne Porter on Attention Revenue Bugs and Lindens Quote from the site - Dusan- why not pay each bug or creature creator a US Dollar bounty, let them retain full rights, a credit on the work, and make the bugs actively purchasable on the SIM (or in a shop on sim)? This is one blend of commerce I am doing at the “Primula Rasa” experiment…let people purchase parts they like, to help sustain the sim, gauge interest, and also gather information on engagement and sustainability.

From: Second Life Blog New (Small Update) WindLight Viewer (80042) Quote from the site - Hey all. This is a smallish update with only a few fixes- most importantly, we’re getting it out to incorporate a number of important fixes from Release Candidate 1.19.0.2.

From: Out to Pasture Value propositions Quote from the site - We study virtual worlds over here — what they are good at, what they are weak at, how they should be designed, which business models work, and what technology building blocks are most useful depending on the goals.

From: Wayne Porter on Attention Revenue Twitter, Trust and Nature Quote from the site - Two divergent yet similar posts came in (one from skype, one via e-mail) both from trusted sources and sources I follow and interact with on twitter and have in Second Life- odd overlaps.

From: Reuters Linden Lab bans extortionate “ad farms” Quote from the site - Linden Lab has banned “ad farms,” the small plots of land with gaudy advertisements that are designed to extort neighboring landowners.

From: Wayne Porter on Attention Revenue Association of Virtual Worlds Launch Quote from the site - I caught this from Dave Elchoness’ linkedin profile and checked it out- have not pinged him yet. I met David very early on in his foray into the Second Life grid, and without revealing his old profession, I asked him what would make him leave the comforts of a hard won corporate ladder climb to enter into the wild and ever-changing high velocity ride of virtual worlds- Second Life in particular.

From: Second Life Blog The Department of Public Works needs YOU Quote from the site - We’ve had lots of great feedback on the Department of Public Works project, and as we still need a few more builders for the first team, it’s time to explain how you apply..

From: Gwyn’s Home Sex, Lies, and Reality Quote from the site - This is the actual title of a white paper released by Proximity London, a well-known creative marketing agency in the UK.

From: Dusan Writer’s Metaverse 50,000L Bug/Insect Making Competition Quote from the site - I’m looking for bugs. Insects, spiders, creepy crawlys, little flying things. I figured instead of shopping, though, that I’d open up a little competition for friends and then figured why shouldn’t everyone have a chance to earn some Lindens.

From: The Metaverse Journal Enterprise 2.0 forum - Luna Park’s the perfect venue Quote from the site - On Tuesday 19th February, Luna Park will play host to the Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum. Hosted by Ross Dawson’s Future Exploration Network, this is a forum where Australian business will hear about the innovations occurring with Web 2.0 and virtual worlds like Second Life.

From: The Fourth Bit ‘Machinima’ crosses its borders Quote from the site - A woman dies after falling from a high building. The New York Crime Scene Investigation team investigates to see if it is was murder, but in order to do this the team has to enter the virtual world of Second Life because the deceased was a celebrity there and the suspicion is that someone wanted to take over her digital identity.

From: Vint Falken The Second Life Quicktime exploit soon redone? Quote from the site - “Second Life from a security perspective is horribly broken*,” says Greg Hogland, author of the book Exploiting Online Games: Cheating Massively Distributed Systems. “When you look at Second Life, you know in your bones they simply did not think about security when they developed this application. It’s broken from the inside.”

From: silicon republic IBM’s Second Life gives planet a second chance Quote from the site - Harnessing the popularity of online virtual worlds such as Second Life, IBM has created its own world of a planet approaching ecological disaster, which aims to promote engineering amongst school children as a career choice by engaging them in real-life engineering problems in a virtual environment.

From: oneclimate.net Sustainability discussions in Second Life Quote from the site - A group of sustainability-minded folks from around the world are regularly gathering to share ideas, debate and just get to know each other. I will be sharing parts of our discussions and my own experiences exploring the virtual world of Second Life.

From: Shop Till U Drop On / Off in Second Life Quote from the site - “On|Off takes place during London Fashion Week February and September at the Royal Academy of Arts, 6 Burlington Gardens, London W1S 3EX Nearest tube Green Park or Piccadilly….

From: O’reilly The History of Second Life According to Cory Ondrejka Quote from the site - Cory Ondrejka, cofounder of Second Life, is spending the spring as a visiting professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at USC. And he’s sharing some of his experiences on his blog. Recently he put together a slide show on the history of Second Life for a faculty seminar.

From: collapsing geography metaverse roadmap summit Quote from the site - Spent most of today at Stanford at the Metaverse Roadmap workshop. It was a nice chance to catchup with a lot of friends from the space, most of whom I have not seen since leaving Linden. The day was a mix of lightweight presentations and mingling time, which was great.

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