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Amsterdam sold for $50,000Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on Mar 30, 2007 6:37 AM Subscribe via RSS or Email: Going, going, gone. Amsterdam sold for $50,000. Ok it's not the real-life city, but the virtual one created in Second Life which was auctioned off this week on eBay.[Read the rest]

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Second Life political dirty tricks? Edwards campaign cries foul: Edition number 27 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Is politics in Second Life inspired by Real Life political dirty... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 1, 2007 9:43 PM

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John Edwards' campaign enters Second Life: It may not be official effort -- yet -- but thanks to a grass-roots effort, John Edwards has become the first presidential candidate to set-up-shop in Second Life. I caught... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Feb 14, 2007 7:10 AM

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Second Life IP rights; here today, gone tomorrow: Second Life's marketing slogan reads: "You create it, you own it -- and it's yours to do with as you please." However, a more honest version might read, "You create... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Feb 3, 2007 7:38 AM

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Google Earth to get a Second Life?: Rumors are circulating that the search giant is planning to build its own virtual world based on Google Earth. [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Jan 25, 2007 7:10 AM

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Second Life: RL meets SL in Silicon Alley: The New York Software Industry Association (NYSIA) inaugurated the first session of its new Second Life SIG this evening by hosting a combo real/virtual world Second Life meeting.SIG leader Robert... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Jan 17, 2007 9:01 PM
Second Life mogul regrets DMCA complaint: Guntram Graef, who along with his wife runs Anshe Chung Studios (Second Life's biggest land owner) says that he regrets filing the DMCA complaint which looked to challenge the right... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Jan 16, 2007 12:13 PM

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Open source gets a Second Life: Linden Labs has released its popular Second Life 3D virtual world client as open source. Why did they make this move? What are the security implications? What license did they... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Jan 15, 2007 6:01 AM
Author of "Smart Mobs" says Second Life numbers aren't important: I've just 'teleported' out of Second Life where I was in the audience 'listening' to Daniel Terdiman's interview with Howard Rheingold (author of Smart Mobs), conducted in CNET's virtual conference... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Jan 11, 2007 11:09 AM

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Second Life client open-sourced: The makers of Second Life (Linden Lab) have announced that as of today the client software for its virtual world will be released under an open-source license. [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Jan 8, 2007 8:59 AM
What's GNU at Second Life?: Linden Labs, makers of Second Life, have released their client software source code under the GPL, the same license used by GNU Linux. [Read the rest]; Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in Open Source on: Jan 8, 2007 6:53 AM

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Virtual land owner challenges press freedom in Second Life: Citing the DMCA, Second Life's biggest land owner, Anshe Chung Studios, has challenged the right for users (including members of the press) to publish 'screen shots' from the game that... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Jan 6, 2007 5:51 AM

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Second Life: Don't believe the hype: Clay Shirky is on a mission to debunk the 'resident' numbers of Second Life that are routinely published by the game's makers (Linden Lab) and subsequently banded about by bloggers... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Dec 26, 2006 7:32 AM

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Virtual worlds need open standards: IBM's VP of Technical Strategy and Innovation, Irving Wladawsky-Berger, says that virtual worlds need to interoperate. [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Dec 18, 2006 11:51 AM
Is Second Life a power hog?: In a recent post titled 'Is Second Life Sustainable?', Tony Walsh raises the issue of how much electricity is required to keep the virtual world running. Nick Carr does the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Dec 5, 2006 9:40 AM

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Can game design make your company more efficient?: Your companys most valuable player in the future may be a video game designer, according to Indiana professor Edward Castronova, a leading researcher on virtual worlds.If Castronova is correct game... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Dec 3, 2006 5:00 PM
Coming soon: taxation of virtual assets: Should profits made through trading virtual assets in games such as Second Life and World of Warcraft be taxable, even if those profits remain virtual? [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Dec 3, 2006 12:34 PM

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How long before the law enters Second Life?: In a recent post I reported on the crime problems that have plagued the virtual world of Second Life, and the reluctance of Linden Lab (the game's makers) to act... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Dec 1, 2006 1:01 PM
Who will govern virtual worlds?: For now the virtual world--characterized by Second Life, World of Warcraft and other games--is governed by... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Dec 1, 2006 11:06 AM
Second Life: Virtual world training wheels for corporate America: As you may know, Im not a huge fan of the Second Life buzz and especially the now-cliche Second Life meeting-press conference-party-brainstorming session. ... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Dec 1, 2006 9:20 AM
Reality pricks the Second Life property bubble: Here in the 21st century, investing in companies that retail physical goods and property is old hat. Now we invest in imaginary companies that trade in imaginary goods and services... [Read the rest]; Posted by Phil Wainewright in Software as Services on: Nov 23, 2006 9:53 AM

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Second Life: gangs, theft and goo.: According to Business Week, Second Life has a crime problem. First there was the CopyBot saga (theft); then a worm which spread grey goo throughout the virtual world, bringing the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Nov 22, 2006 1:16 PM

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Should Second Life piracy be Real-World punishable?: In The Dark Side Of Second Life, an article that was posted yesterday on BusinessWeek.com., writer Catherine Holahan explores the apparently increasing unauthorized copying of Second Life "possessions," and... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Nov 22, 2006 1:10 PM

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Does your company need a Chief Web Officer?: One of this mornings headlines really stopped me in my tracks. Over on CNN.com, under the headline Real Cars drive into Second Life, Peter Valdes-Dapena reports:General Motors Pontiac division... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Between the Lines on: Nov 20, 2006 6:36 AM
In Second Life, those on 'Candid Copybot' aren't smiling: A CopyBot tool that replicates in-game assets has some Second Life users in an uproar. But is the best solution to ban such tools or, as with real world... [Read the rest]; Posted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on: Nov 15, 2006 2:17 PM

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A fist full of Linden dollars: A new software program doing the rounds within Second Life, threatened to render the games virtual currency worthless. CopyBot allows objects to be cloned at no cost -- objects that... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Nov 15, 2006 11:10 AM
Sun's Second Life gimmick: Memo to Sun: Stop trying to be so damn trendy. Taking Java open source is a big development, but then you muck it up with having a developer... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 13, 2006 2:09 PM
Reality TV enters Second Life: The popular reality TV show "Big Brother" plans to expand into virtual reality with a new edition in the online world of Second Life. [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Nov 7, 2006 5:48 AM

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Get a Life! Second Life ISN'T REAL!!!: I am reminded of what William Shatner, a.k.a. Star Treks Captain Kirk, once said on "Saturday Night Live.""Its only a tv show!!," Shatner said about "Star Trek," addressing the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Oct 21, 2006 1:05 PM

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Second Life may give new meaning to e-filing: Second Life and similar virtual worlds give rise to a seemingly endless stream of provocative legal issues, and now it seems even Congress agrees. Techmeme is highlighting a complementary... [Read the rest]; Posted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on: Oct 16, 2006 4:13 PM
Second Life and social responsibility: Mitch Kapor keynoted at the Second Life Community Convention last weekend. He is also an investor and board member of Linden Lab, Second Lifes progenitor. Mark Wallace has a comprehensive... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Aug 22, 2006 12:44 PM