The Business & Social Network

November 2008 Blog Posts (20)

Another successful (mostly) 90 minutes to OpenSim class.

We heard cheers from many new sim owners but alas a few did not quite make it all through. I will follow up with stragglers and have the next class date posted here soon. Watch www.ReactionGrid.com for details.

Added by G2 Proto on November 24, 2008 at 12:40pm — No Comments

Secret Second Life Stealth Mode Revealed by University Researchers - and other recent SL news stories

And this is news…why?

Apparently it’s been a slow news week. That can be the only explanation for the dozens of publications which carried the story of a British couple who met in Second Life and are now divorcing because of an in-world affair.

The facts, briefly, are these. Amy Taylor and David Pollard met, fell in love, and married in Second Life. They also met, fell in love, and married in real life. Some time later Amy caught David engaging in sex with a… Continue

Added by Christopher Simpson on November 18, 2008 at 2:46pm — 2 Comments

Ad Nauseam: Nodding Heads

I follow a number of marketing blogs (currently The Ad Contrarian is one of my favourites, but that's a different story). On Jonathan Trenn's Digital Street Journal he makes a point I think we all too often overlook when complaining that this or that person or group "just doesn't get it."

He writes of attending a conference in San Francisco during which he realized… Continue

Added by Christopher Simpson on November 18, 2008 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Reporter throws tomahawk at Second Life

In the Daily Mail (dated: Friday 14th November, 2008), Tom Rawstorne authored a column entitled: Living a Second Life, a fantasy world awash with sex and porn. A column that portrays Second Life as a combination of virtual sleaze and immorality.

As if being handed the baton from the late Mary… Continue

Added by Tsunami on November 18, 2008 at 11:33am — 2 Comments

Edusim virtual world support for the Google 3D warehouse - Smartboard worlds now available (Mayflower & St. Peters Basilica)

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Added by Rich White on November 16, 2008 at 2:23pm — No Comments

My favorite game quotes of all time

Here are some of my favorite game quotes of all time (note these are not literally "game" exclusive, but could probably apply in many cases):

"Play every game as if it is your last one."

- Guy Lafleur

"Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game."

-… Continue

Added by Mathew Anderson on November 16, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

My favorite quotes of all time

Here are some of my favorite quotes of all time from philosophers, politicians, scientists and other great persons throughout history:

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." - Thomas Jefferson

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Alva Edison

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the… Continue

Added by Mathew Anderson on November 16, 2008 at 9:36am — No Comments

Ad Nauseam: Hell hath no fury

Asking advocates of social network marketing and virtual world promotions about the Return on Investment (ROI) can be as controversial as walking into an Al Qaeda hangout and asking their opinions on B’nai Brith. But then this is nothing new. Promoters of non-traditional advertising have always been a bit touchy on the subject. To illustrate, let me give an example from before the days of the Internet.

Many years ago I was commissioned to analyze a software program for a large… Continue

Added by Christopher Simpson on November 11, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Juggling virtual time with real time

"virtual" the word is loaded with a reference of something transparent, non-physical. It is not imaginary, it is real and it takes up real time in real life.

After an 8 hour day of physically spending time at work, which isnt very physical for me these days, i sit at a desk most of the day, i am still physically tired. So i come home and start my second life work as a builder, checking messages, starting a new work period. While i dont need to do any physical work (physically flying… Continue

Added by Amilie Anatine on November 11, 2008 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Google Sketchup Models Imported into a Cobalt Virtual World Platform

Its getting closer . The Google 3D warehouse models are not contained in the TMesh object so editing them in-world is not possible yet ... but getting very close !

Below are screen shots of models I have imported into a Cobalt world using the Cobalt KMZ importer Aik-Siong and his team are working on. I grabed these models from http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse .. and soon anyone will be able to build virtual worlds leveraging… Continue

Added by Rich White on November 10, 2008 at 7:47pm — No Comments

Private Beta Invitation

MetaClick – the innovative ad distribution network from emerging virtual world agency, Ikatoo, is currently seeking private beta testers.

This opportunity is open to everybody, with particular emphasis on merchants and businesses who are looking to raise their product’s exposure in new and effective ways and on landowners who are looking to monetize their properties.

So what’s MetaClick all about?

At Ikatoo we do not believe… Continue

Added by Juan Herrada on November 8, 2008 at 6:31pm — No Comments

SL Shakespeare Company: Twelfth Night Performance

The SL Shakespeare Company Returns to Shakespeare with Twelfth Night— In Their Usual Trademarked Extravagance…

Shakespeare, Second Life: The SL Shakespeare Company (SLSC) will perform a full ensemble performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night: Act 1 in a special short-run advance miniseason as part of their Fall Season 2008… Continue

Added by Ina Centaur on November 7, 2008 at 6:46am — No Comments

Geek rally on www.reactiongrid.com

It is beginning Jan 1 2009 but take a peek now! http://gsquared.info/gridworx/register/registeruser.aspx to register for free, instructions on page 2 after signing up.

Added by G2 Proto on November 6, 2008 at 3:07pm — No Comments

AVENUE Magazine's 2nd issue is here!!!

Hello everyone! With Halloween shenanigans temporarily distracting us and with the deluge of parties, events and other happenings for October, we got so much in our plates we had difficulty trying to squeeze everything into this one issue!

Anyway, here is the latest issue of AVENUE Magazine! Featuring Sissy Pessoa of Biastice, eDreams Factory newest sim--Golgothica, Burning Life 2008 interview with Poid Mahlovich and Katt Linden featuring the awesome photography of SL's best… Continue

Added by Isadora Fiddlesticks on November 4, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

www.PFH.org awarded $300,000 3 Year Grant on ReactionGrid

www.pfh.org is excited to announce they have won a 3 year US$300,000 grant to counsel adolescents on our ReactionGrid platform.

Using our integrated www.Sitefinity.com CMS seen here http://virtualrecovery.org and a new fleet of Dell laptops preinstalled with the OpenSim Hippo client PFH will hire 2 full time real world virtual counselors… Continue

Added by G2 Proto on November 4, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

90 minutes to OpenSim, A tale of YOU!

Join us for a history making event November 20th 2008 4PM SLT. G2 will repeat their wildly successfully "90 Minutes to OpenSim" class. This is a free class where those with patience and tenacity can create their own virtual world.

Focused on Windows this class will teach you how to get the latest source code (pooh scary word for a download link) and download and compile (even scarier word for "click button") their very own… Continue

Added by G2 Proto on November 4, 2008 at 11:29am — 2 Comments

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Added by Rick on November 4, 2008 at 6:49am — 2 Comments

Ad Nauseam: The brave new world of social network marketing: Part 1

I have a confession.

For the past few months I’ve had a growing suspicion that much of the “new” marketing innovations employing social networks and virtual worlds just don’t work.

It started when I wrote an article back in July about the problem marketers face in Second Life due to its lack of real mass media (“Second Life circa 4 BC,” July 15, 2008). In it I noted that not only does Second Life not have any form of medium that reaches a majority, or even a large minority… Continue

Added by Christopher Simpson on November 3, 2008 at 11:07pm — No Comments

Ad Nauseam: Shhh! I've got a secret

Brands are constantly being scolded for their pitiful attempts to break into Second Life. They build a few buildings, offer a few pointless freebies, and then sit back waiting for avatars to come flying in. It doesn't work, it hasn’t worked, and it’s not likely to work.

Consultants, such as Millions of Us, try to convince them that they must offer something to the community, and in some cases the suits have even listened — with varying results. The release of the newest Harry Potter… Continue

Added by Christopher Simpson on November 2, 2008 at 1:36pm — No Comments

WORKING WORLDS/GAX TECHNOLOGIES: The International Career Fair

Working Worlds/GAX Technologies

1 NOVEMBER 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PR Contact: Annette Wilder, Wilder Public Relations Inc., for Working Worlds/GAX Technologies

Re: The International Career Fair

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Join us November 27, Thursday, for the third recruiting job fair event for GAX Technologies. This time… Continue

Added by Wilder Public Relations on November 2, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments