Avarie Parker is a Second Life identity created by real life professional Lisa Peyton. Lisa or Peyton; as she prefers to be called by close friends, currently works as a search engine marketing specialist in Portland, Oregon. She also enjoys web design, painting and just "getting shit done!"
The Public Good Challenge issued by the Network Culture Project has challenged Second Life enthusiasts to come up with ways in which the virtual world can benefit the global community. The Network Culture Project is a group of faculty, students and staff who explore the cultural implications of new media technologies through research. The NCP […]
SLENTRE.COM accepting nominations through October, Second Life residents must submit their candidates no later than Nov 01, 2008.
Slentrepreneur magazine(http://www.slentre.com/), an online journal devoted to covering Second Life business ventures and individuals, is still seeking nominations for the “Slentrepreneur of the Year” award […]
Compiled by Avarie Parker
If the SLENTRE.COM Traffic Report is any indication, September certainly hasn’t been a very sexy month in Second Life. Last month’s steamy red light district parcel, Plush Zeta, has been forced off the chart by more PG-rated locations such as Help Island and the newly reinvented Second Life club, 5th […]
Former Adobe Systems and Macromedia Executive to Join Senior Leadership Team of Linden Lab
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Linden Lab®, creator of the virtual world Second Life®, today announced the appointment of Tom Hale as Chief Product Officer. Hale brings over 15 years of experience in product development, marketing and management, having most recently served as Senior Vice […]
By Sigmund Leominster, News Editor
When your staff creates a special blog suggesting you for Entrepreneur of the Year, it has to be a good thing. This is the case for Second Life® resident Saffia Widdershins, owner of Prim Perfect Magazine, Prim Perfect blog, and host of SLCN’s Meta Makeover show.
I TP’ed first to her Northpointe […]
By Sigmund Leominster, News Editor
At this year’s Second Life™ Community Conference (SLCC) in Tampa, Florida, a group of OpenSim developers and Linden Lab® employees ran a session called “Open Software for Open Worlds.” One of the topics that came up was whether the OpenSim environments would be able to use Linden™ dollars. From a financial […]
Compiled by Avarie Parker
There are a few new hot spots this month, including House of V and Sanctuary Rock, but the rest of the chart has remained remarkably constant. Jimmy’s has consistently placed at number one since SLENTRE.COM began compiling the traffic report - amazing! So what happened to the wild west of virtual […]
Op-Ed by Sigmund Leominster, News Editor
Most commentators on virtual worlds are still happy to use the words “infancy,” “early stages,” “developing” and “growth period.” The concept of online interactions is as old as the bulletin board, the first public version of which is typically cited as the Computerized Bulletin Board System of Chicago, developed by […]
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