Second Life Traffic Report: May’s Prom Season Hits SL with Dancing and Formal Wear

May 6th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Traffic Report

Compiled by Avarie Parker This month, a new club has blasted it’s way on the charts taking over the coveted #1 position. Phat Cats Jazz Club, fashioned after the perenially popular Frank’s Place, requires avatars to sport formal wear on the dance floor. The club is packed at all hours with couples and lone avatars […]

Second Life Traffic Report: Wilder Islands and Isle of Lesbos Prove Islands Rule SL in March

March 4th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Traffic Report

Compiled by Avarie Parker This month we have a new #1 – AGAIN. The sandy shores of Wilder Islands are drawing record crowds as the real world is still shaking off the cold of the winter holidays. Residents are choosing to bypass crowded dance clubs for the instant gratification of a romp in the sand. […]

Second Life Traffic Report: Fashion Forces It’s Way Up The Charts

February 4th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Traffic Report, SL Entrepreneur Magazine

Compiled by Avarie Parker There are some big changes in this months Traffic Report. Fashion has emerged as a force and Frank’s Place has fallen to position #2 on our charts. And for the first time in the history of the SLENTRE.COM Traffic Report, we have a new #1 – The 6th Element. The recently […]

Cybercrime and Fantasy Crime: The Law in Virtual Worlds

January 28th, 2009  |  by  |  published in SLENTRE.COM Magazine Feature Articles

By Sigmund Leominster, News Editor Professor Susan Brenner is the NCR Distinguished Professor of Law and Technology at University of Dayton School of Law in Ohio. She is a member of the American Bar Association’s International Cybercrime Project, a member of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Forensic Science Technology Center Digital Evidence Project, and […]

Second Life Traffic Report: New ‘Worst of the Best’ is DarkLife on Navora

January 7th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Traffic Report, SL Entrepreneur Magazine

Compiled by Avarie Parker 2009 brings a new feature to the SLENTRE.COM traffic report – ‘Worst of the Best’! Every month we will feature the sim positioned at the BOTTOM of our list of the top 500 locations in Second Life. Along with the 10 most popular destinations, we will spotlight what hopes to be […]

Second Life Traffic Report – November Top Spots Holding Steady

December 1st, 2008  |  by  |  published in Second Life Traffic Report, SL Entrepreneur Magazine

Compiled by Avarie Parker It looks like November was a good month to sink into old comfortable favorites such as Frank’s Place and Fifth Element, both of which have held top spots since SLENTRE.COM has begun running the Traffic Report. Second Life’s most popular locations remained static this month with hot night club, SLeek, falling […]

The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research: A Serious Look at Virtual Life

November 25th, 2008  |  by  |  published in SLENTRE.COM Magazine Feature Articles

by Sigmund Leominster, News Editor The Second Life™ virtual world is, as we know, one of a number of online environments available to consumers. And it would not be unfair to characterize press coverage in general as tending toward an emphasis on the prurient and scandalous. The recent case of real life couple David and […]

Second Life Sex Industry Jobs: An insider’s view on making a real life income

June 25th, 2008  |  by  |  published in Second Life Money

By Ariel Otafuku Second Life, since my first arrival in 2004, has grown and diversified in so many ways. For example, the club industries have created a unique niche in Second Life (SL), and have become a breeding ground for all sorts of social and cultural creativity. I have been active in the club scene […]