May 11, 2008 | SLENTRE.COM Traffic Report – Weekly Top 10 Second Life Locations: Passion Island Makes A Splash
Compiled by Avarie Parker
This week the top spots held steady with a few new parcels gaining popularity. The big surprise is newcomer, Passion Island. Although the name is promising, the month old sim doesn’t live up to the hype. Very much like web domain name trading, SL island names can have a huge impact […]
Apr 30, 2008 | SL Business: “Women in Biz” - Meet Rolig Loon
By Cybergrrl Oh
Getting to Know Rolig Loon, Clothing Designer
“I started about ten months ago, making simple things like T-shirts for myself. They were pretty bad, but the experience piqued my imagination,” says Rolig Loon, a clothing designer who opened her first in-world shop on Elysian Isle and has recently opened a second, larger one, […]
Apr 30, 2008 | MetaLIFE: A Social Networking Platform for Second Life
By Sigmund Leominster
Robbie Kiama wants your Second Life to be a sharing, caring experience. But he’s not a New Age guru promoting the “wholeness of Being” and some vague “Oneness with the Metaverse.” He’s a savvy entrepreneur with a simple idea. When he first contacted me at the end of February 2008, he offered a […]
Apr 9, 2008 | SLENTRE.COM Traffic Report – Weekly Top 10 Destinations in Second Life
Compiled by Avarie Parker
Looking for the top hot spots in the vast world of Second Life? Here’s a down and dirty list of the most popular locations in SL–a diverse group offering residents everything from dancing under the stars to lessons on scripting to dark roleplay. What you won’t find at these sims are camping […]
SLentrepreneur Magazine Feature Articles
MetaLIFE: A Social Networking Platform for Second Life
By Sigmund Leominster
Robbie Kiama wants your Second Life to be a sharing, caring experience. But he’s not a New Age guru promoting the “wholeness of Being” and some vague “Oneness with the Metaverse.” He’s a savvy entrepreneur with a simple idea. When he first contacted me at the end of February 2008, he offered a […]
Second Life TV: MBC, “We’re going to be doing a show called Beauty and the Newb”
By Sigmund Leominster
Following a press release from the Wilder Public Relations Firm, SLentrepreneur took a trip to meet with Robustus Hax and ClaudeVon Streeter of the Metaverse Broadcasting Company. Robustus has been a Second Life resident since 2/1/2007 and is now the CEO of MBC, which, according to him, is “an internet television station that […]
Reality Check: “The world ‘outside’ may often view SL and its inhabitants with skepticism, hostility, and mockery”
By Eric S. Gregory
(Reality Check is an in-depth look at how Real world media portrays virtual worlds such as Second Life, Eric S. Gregory holds a Masters degree in English Literature and has specialized in literary theory and criticism.)
In 1995, then Vice President Al Gore spoke of the imminent internet revolution as an […]
Second Life News
Second Life News: Congressman Mark Kirk v. Second Life
By Eric Gregory
On Tuesday May 6, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) held a press conference in Chicago to denounce institutionally-sponsored access to virtual worlds and social networking sites like Second Life.
Second Life News: The Sims Online Players May Choose Second Life
By Sigmund Leominster, News Editor
On April 29th, players of the The Sims Online (TSO) discovered that their virtual world was about to come to an end. In an official posting on their blog, owners Electronic Arts (EA) announced that “It is with mixed emotions that today we are announcing the EA Land experiment will soon […]
Second Life News: Linden Labs Considering Changing Popularity Stats
By Avarie Parker
According to a recent post from Reuters entitled ‘New SL site rankings may signal end to camping’, Linden Labs executive, Jeska Dzwigalski, has acknowledged that the current ranking system is ineffective. “It is clear that the current Traffic system is not an effective means of determining the success or popularity of a parcel, […]
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Franks Place, Owner - Gymmy Sinatra |
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Remembrance, Owner - Luxa Budan |
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Plush Zeta, Owner - Jebee Reinsch |
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Help Island Public, Owner - Governor Linden |
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Badlands, Owner - Jesse Murdock |
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The 5th Element , Owner - Dakota Neumann |
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Apollo, Owner - Dane Zander |
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Second Life Jobs »
Second Life Jobs Editorial: Second Life Camping, “The upside”
By Enoch Wozniak, Founder of The Society of Enoch
Camping in SL refers to the act of keeping an avatar in one location or on a particular piece of property for a period of time in exchange for pay or products. It is a very common means of making money in SL and many people make […]
Second Life Traffic Report »
SLENTRE.COM Traffic Report – Weekly Top 10 Second Life Locations: Passion Island Makes A Splash
Compiled by Avarie Parker
This week the top spots held steady with a few new parcels gaining popularity. The big surprise is newcomer, Passion Island. Although the name is promising, the month old sim doesn’t live up to the hype. Very much like web domain name trading, SL island names can have a huge impact […]
SL Entrepreneur Profiles »
Second Life Style: Entrepreneur Mimi Juneau Shares Private Paradise
By Satu Gustafson
Last month, SLentrepreneur readers had the chance to gain insights into the business philosophy and tactics of SL retailer Mimi Juneau
SL Business »
Second Life Business: Advice to the Avatars
By Cheyenne Palisades
I have a small fashion business that is beginning to thrive. My designs have received favorable reviews in fashion magazines and I’m considering a move to a light prim sim.
I met a wonderful man three weeks ago in world and we are SL engaged. He has been pressuring me to make him […]
Second Life Money »
Second Life Money: The State of Financial Industries in Second Life
By Billy Laffer
In the real world, I work in the corporate office of one of the largest banks in the United States—which explains why, until writing this story, I had completely avoided the financial industry in Second Life. I set out to write on monetary matters