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Entries Tagged as 'Second Life'

Help! I am drowning in Social Networks!

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

How many social networks can one be in? Or more precisely, how many social network tools do I need?
Jeez, I am in the following:

Second Life - 18 Groups
SL Bloggers Network
Face Book
My Space
Linked In
Flicker
uTube
MyBlog Log
Type Key
Twitter
Digg
Technorati
Stickam
StumbleUpon
Yahoo Answers
Santa Cruz New Tech Meet-up
Hash House Harriers - Websites & Local Running

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Tags: Metaverse · Random Thoughts · Second Life · Social Networks · Technology

Second Life Usage Demographics

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Second Life® has released its April demographics and it continues to be heavily used by older people. According to Linden Labâ„¢, 83.79% of the population is 25 years and older, and the older users spend far more time in Second Life than younger users with those 45 and older continuing to be the heaviest […]

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Los Arboles Update - Second Life®

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

We are getting close to finishing the update of Los Arboles in Second Life®. Main building is done, the office complex is complete, the theater has been completely revamped to inlcude some of the art I have been collecting and tonight the Night Owl and CosaNostra Pizza got a complete rework. All I […]

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Tags: Metaverse · Second Life

Avatar Rendering Cost - What is Best for Your Community?

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Last week, Pastrami Linden posted a blog about a tool that calculates Avatar Rendering. I will let you read the article on the Second Life® blog to see how it is done, so please forgive me for not giving more detail but basically an avatar with no attachments will equal 1. See picture […]

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Tags: Metaverse · Second Life

Abbotts Aerodrome

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

As I do “education” about Second Life®, one of the places I like to show is Abbotts Aerodrome in Abbotts (159, 154, 71). It contains an outstanding build with a great assortment of flight vehicles, skydiving and much more. It was one of the first places that I enjoyed in SLâ„¢.

Place is designed […]

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Tags: Metaverse · Second Life

Metanomics Colbert Challenge

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Metanomics Colbert Challenge

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Tags: Metaverse · Second Life · Video

I am easily Amused - Issue 1

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Yes, I am easily amused - or what I have looked / listened to lately - plus other mindless updates

Radio Free Burrito Episode 12

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IMNSHO this is how a podcast should sound - great sound quality and a purpose. I am sick of shows that have poor sound quality and […]

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Tags: Cool · Culture · Geek · Metaverse · Music · Random Thoughts · Second Life · Technology

McKinsey: ignore Second Life at your peril

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Nice little article about virtual worlds and companies
Virtual worlds such as Second Life will become an indispensible business tool and vital to the strategy of any company intent on reaching out to the video-game generation, one of the world’s leading consultancies has said.
Reed it all:  Times Online - McKinsey: ignore Second Life at your peril

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Tags: Metaverse · Second Life

Picasso on Los Arboles

April 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I am a huge fan of Picasso. Yes, the Banana does enjoy art.

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Tags: Culture · Metaverse · Second Life

Lindens Looking at Traffic

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

How to measure traffic in a virtual world is a touchy subject.  We know every will game it - aka camping chairs!
It will be interesting to see what results from this effort.
Read Second Life Showcase, Popular Places and the Future of Traffic on the Second Life® blog

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Tags: Metaverse · Second Life