SLCN TV are SL's only native cable TV offering and they're Australian to boot. Wiz Nordberg (Gary Wisniewski), Starr Sonic (Keren Flavell) and Texas Timtam (Grace Roberts) agreed to an in-depth chat and here's part one: Lowell: Could you give a potted history of how the three of you decided to put SLCN together. Wiz: Well, it really started with us doing the Aussie Music … [Read more...] about Interview – the SLCN TV Team – Part 1
Business
Some big guns take aim at SL’s usefulness for business
The SL Herald in their inimitable style discuss some criticism being leveled by big business at SL. Quoting a Forbes article titled 'Sex, Pranks and Reality', the SL Herald summarise the corporations shutting up shop or thinking about it. The prize quote from the Forbes article comes from Wells Fargo's digital agency: "Going into Second Life now is the equivalent of running a … [Read more...] about Some big guns take aim at SL’s usefulness for business
We had to do it…
Pretty much every SL-focused website has run a story on the Playboy opening (The SL Herald covers the island features). There's no particular Australian context although there no doubt continues to be a dedicated Australian readership of Playboy. The real interest for us is what Playboy had decided to do to make their island a place people would visit more than once. On a … [Read more...] about We had to do it…
Hope Capital Island opens
The World Stock Exchange has made another location move - only weeks after its last one. The multi-lingual exchange options are certainly a step forward - we weren't able to determine their operability at this stage. With the pending partnership with the World Internet Currency and support from Anshe Chung, Hope Capital certainly has some big opportunities. Capitalising … [Read more...] about Hope Capital Island opens
BigPond and ABC make debut on NWN’s Headcount
Veteran aussie SL writer Tateru Nino has released her Mixed Reality Headcount for this week, and as promised the Telstra and ABC presences were measured and feature prominently - The Pond at number four and ABC Island at number eight. Tateru has invited comment on the stats. … [Read more...] about BigPond and ABC make debut on NWN’s Headcount