European Parliament Launches (Controversial) Virtual World Citzalia

Community, Government, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on August 27th, 2010 3 Comments

There has been quite some noise in the Euro blogosphere about a new EU Parliament project, Citzalia. Citzalia is a new virtual world and social networking forum.

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Winning Back the Lead: The Battle of (Viewer) Developers to Rebuild Trust

Branding, Community, SLCC, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, social media on August 24th, 2010 10 Comments

In addition to Linden Lab’s official viewer, users can access the virtual world of Second Life through a number of customized third party viewers. This has created much debate as to whether these third party viewers are safe.

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Second Life 7th Birthday

The SL7B Exhibits You Don’t Want to Miss

Community, SL7B, Virtual Worlds, art, events on June 27th, 2010 4 Comments

As the Second Life 7th Birthday is winding down, I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite exhibits from the week. While all the exhibits were special, here are some of the ones I most enjoyed.

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Big Bad Blogger Challenge 2010 - Day 3

The Reality of Virtual Relationships

Community, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on June 15th, 2010 2 Comments

Today is Day 3 of the Big Bad Blogger Challenge 2010.
Today’s Topic: Relationships

The desire to feel connected is a basic human instinct. This doesn’t change when we log into a virtual world.

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Big Bad Blogger Challenge 2010 - Day 2

The Sunny Side of Second Life

Community, Second Life, Virtual Goods, social media on June 14th, 2010 2 Comments

Today is Day 2 of the Big Bad Blogger Challenge 2010.

Today’s Topic: Being Positive

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The new look of SecondLife.com

Second Life Launches its New Website

Machinima, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, social media on August 26th, 2009 7 Comments

Today, the new site went live on SecondLife.com and I have to say I love it!

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Making A Difference in Virtual Worlds

Virtual Relay For Life Raises Over $270,000USD

Community, Non-Profit, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, events on August 1st, 2009 1 Comment

Relay for Life, the signature fundraising event to benefit the American Cancer Society, recently ended its fifth and most successful campaign in the virtual world of Second Life after having raised over a quarter of a million US dollars in support of cancer research.

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