I’m not going to try to do a wrap up on everything that happened in Second Life in 2007, just a little recap of some of the things we’ve covered in the past few months since we’ve opened. Some of you who have recently started reading this blog may want to check out some of the earlier reviews we’ve posted. There are lots more posts not listed here, as they were some educational events that were on a certain day, although, those events may be going on now as well, a simple search of those events in Second Life should pull up the next one for you that is listed.

Interesting posts in July 2007:
Second Life Video Creates Controversy A Video to help promote conflict resolution is viewed as racist by some and is promoting negative stereotypes of Muslims and Turks.

Real Lawyers in a Virtual World Real lawyers making real money from Second Life.

Drexel Campus Opens in Second Life The Drexel Island has officially opened in Second Life, allowing students to access the same materials as are on their website, as well as providing a floor for each college they offer, and allowing each college to design their own floor.

10 Second Life Tips to Make SL Better Here is a great post from Torley Linden on the Second Life blog called 10 debug options you should know about that lets you know how to do things to make your Second Life experiences a little better. Such as turning that annoying typing animation and sound off, or the sound it make when you take a snapshot.

Quest for a Cure, 3rd Annual Virtual Relay American Cancer Society to hold third annual Virtual Relay For Life in Second Life.

The event is today and tomorrow, but the fundraising goals have already been shattered by Second Life volunteers.

Second Life Drops the Hammer On Gambling Looks like the end is in sight for people earning a living using gambling and casinos in Second Life as Linden Labs has posted a new policy concerning gambling inside SL.

More on the Hacking of the WSE I posted in a news roundup last night about the WSE being hacked and L$3.2 million being stolen by the chairman of Mystik Designs, Thurston Hallard. Reuters has posted on their blog about it today, World Stock Exchange hit by L$3.2 million theft, in which they talk about the theft and they mention that Mystik’s account is now open to her again, but fail to mention how it happened, namely, someone giving him rights to do what he did when he was working on their ATM’s.

Missing the Mark On Second Life There have been lots of articles recently about businesses leaving Second Life, although most of those seem to have come about because of the first person posting the article and the others regurgitating it over and over, and others that say businesses are wasting their money there. As an example, this one from Wired magazine titled How Madison Avenue Is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life, and that seems to be the focus, all businesses are wasting money since no one is there when you visit them in Second Life.

SL Globe Theater @ sLiterary’s Cookie Island Here is another of the nominated sims for the 7 Wonders of the Grid, SL Globe Theater @ sLiterary.

Tombstone - Broken Rose 19,121,22 Here is another of the sims nominated for the 7 Wondows of the Grid, Tombstone Where you can roleplay in the Western 1890’s.

S.S. Galaxy Queen of the Sagitarian Sea Here is another of the nominated 7 wonders of the Grid, S.S. Galaxy Queen of the Sagittarian Sea 58, 42, 21.

Greenies Home Rezzable Here is another of the 7 wonders of the Grid, this is for Greenies Home Rezzable 147, 187, 61.

The Pot Healer Adventure - Numbakulla Island Project 214, 17, 22 I am posting some info for the 7 nominated worlds of the Grid, this is for The Pot Healer Adventure - Numbakulla Island Project 214, 17, 22.

7 Wonders of the Grid You know I had never really thought about it until now, but what are the 7 wonders of the world in Second Life? We have the 7 wonders of the planet Earth, well we have the 7 wonders of the ancient world, 7 wonders of the middle ages, 7 wonders of the modern world, we should have the 7 wonders of Second Life, but, I think this will be a little harder to pick as you have to either have been to everything in SL or know someone who has, as there are not too many sites that discuss the specific sim’s in real life, most articles reference SL as a whole, not its parts.

Transformers, Avatars in Disguise I just took my kids to see the Transformers last night, it is a REALLY good movie btw, definitely worth seeing, especially if you have kids, although, there are some cuss words throughout the movie, so, you’ve been warned. Anyway, Second Life Insider just posted a quick review of what they thought of the official Transformers site in SL, and while he definitely liked the detail of the FREE avatars they created, he says they fall short because they don’t transform, and it is certainly possible to do so, because there are already some avatars that do just that, transform.

Second Life Avatar Sued in RL Court An entrepreneur in SL, Kevin Alderman, avatar name of Stroker Serpentine, is suing another avatar, named Volkov Catteneo, for copyright infringement over a sex bed that made Stroker a lot of money. The SexGen bed contains over 150 animations to allow residents to sexually interact with each other, and is sold by Eros LLC for $12,000 Linden, or around $45 dollars, Stroker says that Volkov is copying and selling the bed for much less, $4,000 Linden or around $15 dollars. Stroker’s lawyer plans to subpoena Linden Labs to force them to disclose Volkov’s real identity, chat histories, and financial records from Linden Lab and PayPal.
Interesting post in August 2007:
Second Life - Virtual World Librarianship Courses The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Alliance Library System of Illinois are offering virtual librarianship courses in Second Life, two six week courses to help introduce you to information services in the virtual world.

Oyster Bay Sculpture Garden, Market & Aquarium and the Crescent Moon Museum Here another great spot for art, the Oyster Bay Sculpture Garden, Market & Aquarium and the Crescent Moon Museum, who are featuring new a new rotating exhibit that celebrates the Second Life of the master of SL sculpture, Starax Statosky.

Alician Fresh Auction Company & Gallery A friend of mine just introduced me to this art gallery in second life, the Alician Fresh Auction Company & Gallery, it’s pretty new, so, the place isn’t full of art, but what they have there is really good. Check out the pics below and the info from the notecard they give you when you get there.
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