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HRH Princess of Yaximixche Starts 90 Day Virtual World Tour

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:07:26 -0800

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The Princess of Yaximixche is embarking on an ambitious tour of virtual worlds beyond Second Life from December through February 2010. The tour marks Her Royal Highness's first major public appearances since failing gravely...

Hard Alley Protestors Issue Press Release

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:59:08 -0800

16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence visits Hard Alley in Second Life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Yesterday, about a dozen ham shaped avatars staged a protest in Hard Alley - a notorious role play sex sim -...

Ashyne Demonista -- Post 6 Grrrrl

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:32:41 -0800

[Ashyne Demonista hit me with an IM about becoming a Post 6 Grrrl at exactly the moment I had decided to go find this Week's Post 6 Grrrl. Beautiful woman at the right place at the right time- I love...

Linden Lab to Volunteers, Small Merchants: Screw You

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:37:32 -0800

by Mammon Linden In case you didn't already know it, Second Life wouldn't be anywhere near as cool as it is today if it weren't for our volunteers and small merchants who have vended their creations at low prices. That's...

Egghead Studies Second Life Chickens - Clucks To Shocking Conclusion!!!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:38 -0800

The Web Ecology of Sion chicken society explained by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Patrick Davison is part of several performance groups including What We Know So Far and MemeFactory and is also involved with the Web Ecology project at...

LL To SL Mentors: Your Services Are No Longer Needed

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:39:19 -0800

"All official Linden Lab sponsored communication channels related to the Second Life Mentor group will be discontinued" by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desks Citing scalability issues, Linden Lab announced the end of the volunteer Second Life Mentors program on Wednesday...

Florence Raghilda -- Post 6 Grrrrl

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:09:00 -0800

[Florence Raghilda contacted me several weeks ago and I became her friend very quickly. In addition to being a wonderful new friend, she is a magnificent model and a lot of fun to work with. I am proud to present...

Opinion: I'm a PG

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 -0800

by Jessica Holyoke When the creation of an Adult Content policy first started being discussed by the Lindens, a campaign started saying "I am Adult Content." Residents were up in arms about losing their access to Adult Content. And it...

The Morning Coffee Mix In Second Life

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:15:47 -0800

Stroke awakened the radio passion by Alessandra Narayan Did you know there’s a live radio show going on SL every day? Me neither. Jameslarken Supply, a former musician in real life, suffered a heart stroke which led him to discover...

Pink Linden's Commerce Survey Scares Merchants

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:13:11 -0800

Pink points out Apple takes 30% of iPhone App revenue - will LL follow suit? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Pink Linden It is hard to blame Second Life merchants for being concerned about the virtual goods' retail landscape...

Korea Fails Second Life - Lab To Offer English Classes

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:51:21 -0800

Lab curtails Korean language support, closes Korean operations by Pixeleen Mistral, International Affairs desk The Korea Herald reports that Linden Lab has abandoned its Korean localized web site and viewer after allowing its contract with Barunson Games Corp. to lapse....

Suit Life Enterprise™ & Suit Life Work Marketplace™ -- Now in Beta

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:12:30 -0800

We're listening to the gullible with money Posted by Mammon Linden Over the last few years, the number one request and core business requirement of many of our money-grubbing, soulless and wealthy customers has been the need for a behind-the-firewall...

Less Equals More for the Restrained Life Viewer

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:14 -0800

Better bondage in Second Life by Jessica Holyoke When you hear about a new Viewer, usually you hear about the new things you can do with it; it will run faster, it can encypt your IM's, it can make your...

AbidE Blessed -- Post 6 Grrrrl

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:47:35 -0800

[AbidE Blessed aka patience contacted me ages ago about being a Post 6 Grrrl and I'm glad she did. I present without further ado the gorgeous AbidE Blessed, aka patience, Post 6 Grrrl -Timothy Morpork] Words come more easily for...

Alexa Linden's Pre-Halloween Treat - Viewer 2.0 Feedback

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:12:01 -0800

Second Life 2.0 viewer feedback leaked to world+dog by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Players eager to try the super-secret new Second Life 2.0 viewer may want to hold off a bit after reading what appears to be early resident...

LL Slaps XStreet Competition With Selective Copyright Enforcement?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:56:29 -0800

Lindens can't tell the difference between Gorean slave silks and CONVERSE shoes by Coke Supply Lindens see CONVERSE shoes here - do you? As we all know, Linden Lab has introduced new rules on their XStreet site that state that...

Quarter 3 Results, no QPC, but introducing TPH

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:12:00 -0800

by Jessica Holyoke The Lab'ts latest economic blog post by T Linden promised an in-depth look at the their quarter 2009 economy. However, the Herald's economic friend, Positive Monthly Linden Flow, was not reported. PMLF as its known, reports in-world...

Fierce Fashionistas - Metaplace launches Fall collection!!!

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:21:00 -0800

The Herald goes backstage at MP's Fall fashion show by Suzie Skybeam Amethyst announces the after-show party Nervously waiting backstage, I watch two channels of chat scrolling up the screen: the public announcements to the audience, and the private instructions...

Coverage of Second Life Suspended for 48 Hours

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:17:54 -0800

Metaplace a mostly harmless substitute The Herald has joined http://theartistsvoice.org/ in an almost entirely symbolic SL content creator sympathy strike November 4th and 5th and 6th. While taking a break in tracking the transition of Second Life into Suit Life,...

Tepid Life 2009: A Tasteful Success

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 -0800

by Miss Petunia Amaryllis Courtney Taliaferro, Second Life League of Decency Herald readers will no doubt recall my prediction of the impending doom of all that is wicked, obscene, and crass in the cesspool of vice known as Second Life....

Kris Littlething -- Post 6 Grrrl

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:10:48 -0800

[This week's model is the beautiful and talented Kris Littlething, who was not only sweet enough to do the shoot on short notice, but who also produced outfit after outfit of incredibly tasteful design so that I could have done...

Lab Responds to Eros and Nomine

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:31:02 -0800

Lab's Naked Trademarking and Copyright Preemption defenses explained by Jessica Holyoke On Friday, Linden Lab filed its response to the suit filed by Eros, LLC and Shannon Grei. Most of the responses are unsurprising as most answers admit or deny...

Linden Research Denies Eros/Nominee Trademark/Copyright Complaint

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:28:28 -0800

Lindens admits Copybot is bad - denies 155 other claims by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Linden Research has filed a denial-filled response to Eros, LLC and Shannon Grie's intellectual property rights complaint against the maker of the Second Life....

Historic Hyperborea Sim On the Block

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:02:02 -0700

Irreplaceable archeological artifact threatened by sim sale - Herald to relocate HQ? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Ending months of speculation, Wandering Yaffle confirmed he is seeking a buyer for Hyperborea sim - home of the Herald’s in-world corporate...

Tavasha Martynov -- Post 6 Halloween Grrrl

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0700

This week the Alphaville Herald is proud to present a special parade of past Post 6 Grrrls as a Halloween Treat for its readers. The final Halloween Treat is Tavasha Martynov, who was originally photographed by Marilyn Murphy in March...

Applications for the 2010 Linden Prize are now open!

blondin@lindenlab.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:17 -0800

Last November, we announced and launched the inaugural Linden Prize. You can find the original blog HERE. From that initial post:

"The Linden Prize will award one Second Life Resident or team with $10,000 USD for an innovative inworld project that improves the way people work, learn and communicate in their daily lives outside of the virtual world. The award is intended to align with Linden Lab’s company mission, which is to connect all people to an online world that advances the human condition. Many projects inside of Second Life have already enhanced and changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world, and the company wants to recognize the users’ accomplishments."

I am happy to announce that applications for the 2010 Linden Prize are now open! Applications will be open starting today and will close at 5pm PST on January 15, 2010. Tentatively, a winner will be announced during the first week of May.

We invite all Residents to consider applying for the award. Finalists will be chosen based on the below criteria.

Work in Second Life that also achieves tangible, compelling results outside of Second Life.
Distinctive, original work using Second Life that clearly demonstrates high quality, execution, function, aesthetics and technical sophistication.
Work that has the capacity for inspiring and influencing future development, knowledge, creativity, and collaboration both inside and outside of Second Life.

Also, check out the Linden Prize FAQ Page to ensure you meet all the requirements. Once confident that your project meets the criteria, you can Apply Here

More Information
Still not sure whether or not you should apply? Read more about the Linden Prize at these helpful links.

Linden Prize Site
Linden Prize FAQ
2009 Linden Prize Finalist/Special Mentions
2009 Linden Prize Co-Winners Project Websites
Virtual Ability Island
Studio Wikitecture

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If your questions are not answered in the FAQ's page above, join the discussion below and post your comments in the forum.

SecondLife.com Launched in 3 New Languages, Local Currency Payments Coming Soon

judy@lindenlab.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:28:21 -0800

Hola! Ciao! Boas Tardes!

With roughly 60% of Residents based outside of the United States, localizing the Second Life experience is an important area of focus for us, so we’re pleased to share two pieces of good news on that front.

On Wednesday, we launched SecondLife.com in three additional languages: Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. We now have websites localized in English, German, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and are looking forward to continuing to grow this list.

Additionally, as you may have seen, we’ve recently signed an agreement with Gisland (actually, you may have seen it called Dragonfish or 888 - 888 Holdings is the public limited company, Dragonfish is the brand name of 888’s B2B Division, and Gisland is the operating company). This is a company with a great deal of experience in providing secure payment processing, andthis relationship will enable us to begin accepting payments from Residents outside the US in a broader range of currencies than we currently do.

We're working together with Gisland on a cashier interface and other tools that will give Residents more than 20 payment options and make it easier for Residents to pay in a wider range of native currencies than they can now. Gisland will also help us implement appropriate anti-fraud measures as we expand these payment options, and will help us to provide payment-related support in seven languages. We’re not yet ready to launch these new services, but more payment options are coming, and we think it will make things easier for Second Life Residents outside the US. More to come, and we’ll keep you posted.

Winterfest Shops, Destination Guide, and Traditions!

communities@secondlife.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:54:07 -0800

As the Winter season makes way to the northern hemisphere, we have some big events planned and many ways for you to participate in this year's Winterfest! Please read on to learn more about Winterfest land auctions, how to submit content to the Winterfest Destination Guide, and a little bit more about Winterfest traditional events on their way!

Winterfest Shops

Linden Lab is pleased to announce Winterfest Shops! To complement the overarching Second Life Winterfest, we’ve created a small number of parcels available only via the Second Life Land Auctions page starting on Saturday, November 28th and ending December 5th. Auctions for parcels on Dasher, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen, Eggnog, and Turtle Dove will start at only L$1. In order to participate in auctions, Residents must have a premium account at least 14 days old. For only the price of a winning auction bid and no recurring land fees, you can have your parcel until February 26th--about 80 days!!

If you win a parcel at auction, you may open your shop and hold events and gatherings on your land. Winterfest Shops merchants are more than welcome to direct shoppers to their larger outlets in other Regions (”If you like what you see here, grab this landmark and visit my larger store!”). At the four corners of Dasher, Prancer, Donner, and Blitzen is an iced-over pond where a spectacular "Skating Under the Stars" event will be held from December 21st-23rd, making it a prime location for Winter themed fun!

Winners are allowed a rental of the parcel they win, but do not own the parcel they are given use of. Land rental lasts until February 26th, 2010. After February 26th, all land will be returned to Linden Lab and all remaining objects will be returned to the winner. No adult content please. All builds must conform to our Terms of Service and Community Standards.

Don’t forget to check out the Second Life Land Auctions starting Saturday, November 28th for your chance to win! If you have more questions, check out the Second Life Knowledge Base entry at the wiki.

Winterfest Destination Guide

The Destination Guide (inworld displayed as the Showcase section of Search) has been updated with a Winterfest category, and we need your help to populate it! What are the wintertime traditions in your part of the world? If you are planning a winter extravaganza in your region that demonstrates your traditions, read on to learn how you can have your location highlighted in the Destination Guide!

Just like last year, keep these guidelines in mind when you plan and execute your winter builds: We will be looking for builds that are engaging, well made, available from December to February, and that present your regional sights, sounds and traditions of winter. We will bypass builds that are commercial in nature, so if you’re basically decorating your store for the season, that’s great, but it’s unlikely to be in the Winterfest Destination Guide. Think of your build as a gift, freely given, to your fellow Residents, not as an opportunity to sell something. You are also welcome to submit winter related events that are open to public!

As submissions come in, we will send out Lindens with snowshoes to check out the locations and bring back their recommendations for the Destination Guide, due to be populated on December 6th. While space in Showcase is limited, we will try to fit in as many submissions as we can, with potential to rotate the listings throughout the Winter season.

Submissions end on Monday, November 30th, so please check out the FAQ to learn about how to submit an entry to the Destination Guide editors for consideration. In the subject line of your submission email, please mark whether your location is a "Winterfest Event, (dates/times)" or "Winterfest Location." (Please note, not all correspondences will be met with reply.)

Winterfest Traditions

Of course, what would Winterfest be without Second Life traditions?! This announcement comes early so you can mark your calendars for some end of December fun!

On December 21st to the 23rd, get out your winter gear and join us for the "Skating Under the Stars" event at the Winterfest Shops regions, where a central bonfire will light the midnight sky and music will be provided for during select hours each day. For further details, keep an eye on the blog for an update mid-December to learn more! If you would like to provide live music or DJ for this event, please contact Mia Linden via Notecard inworld with your available times and a brief description of what your music/DJing offers.

From December 28th to 31st, get out those mittens and join us yet again for the battle of the year: Residents vs. Lindens, in a snowball fight showdown! Designated times during those days and locations of the event will be announced mid-December as well.

Winterfest Spirit

In keeping with the spirit of Winterfest, it's important to remind about our previous announcement involving our partnership with Kiva.org, the world’s first personal micro-lending Website that empowers everyday people to lend to working poor entrepreneurs around the world. Content creators are encouraged to create special Winterfest Wreaths and enter their designs in the Winterfest Wreath Competition, sponsored by Linden Lab, hosted on XStreetSL.com - see the submission form here. All submitted wreaths will be displayed inworld at the region Zermatt. Though the competition ends November 23rd, all Residents will have an opportunity to purchase the six (6) winning wreaths on Xstreet SL through December 31st, 2009. All donations from sales of winning wreaths will go directly to help support Kiva's operational costs as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. For more information, check out this blog entry.

Enjoy the start of a fantastic Winter season in Second Life!!!

A Helpful Hand Makes a World of Difference

pink@lindenlab.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:42:58 -0800

XStreet SL is offering content creators and customers alike an opportunity to help make a difference in someone’s life this holiday season. Beginning today through November 23^rd, content creators can create special Winterfest Wreaths to decorate homes and businesses throughout Second Life by entering their designs in the Winterfest Wreath Competition, sponsored by Linden Lab, hosted on XStreetSL.com, and benefiting Kiva.org, a non- profit organization.

WHAT IS KIVA?

Kiva is the world’s first personal micro-lending Website that empowers everyday people to lend to working poor entrepreneurs around the world. By combining microfinance with the Internet, Kiva is creating a global community of people connected through lending. Kiva's mission is to connect people, through lending, for the sake of alleviating poverty. Learn more at Kiva.org

WHERE WILL DONATIONS GO?
All donations will go directly to help support Kiva's operational costs as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. If you're interested in learning more about direct person-to-person personal micro-lending that empowers everyday people to lend to the poor, visit Kiva or check out Kiva's volunteer run Second Life lending grouphere. Or, learn more inworld at Kiva's Second Life location in Tech Soup's Nonprofit Commons.

HOW DO I ENTER MY WREATH DESIGN?

First, you will need to get a wreath template by "purchasing" one that has been posted on Xstreet SL for L$0. Click here to get the wreath template for $0. Starting with the template, create a design using all the creative talent you can muster. If you’d like, you may partner with others to collaborate on a design and submit a group wreath.

Once your wreath has reached its full glory, complete the Winterfest Wreath Competition submission form and then send your wreath in world to Nancy Linden by 12 PM PST (noon), Monday, 11/23/2009.

Impartial judges from Kiva and Linden Lab’s Commerce team will review all submitted wreaths before selecting six (6) winners, which will then be offered for sale in the Winterfest Spotlight. 100% of each Winterfest Wreath sold will benefit Kiva directly. So, don’t stop with designing wreaths, make sure you buy one too! Winners of the wreath design contest will receive recognition and appropriate branding in all promotion of the Winterfest Wreaths.

XYZ item, designed by ABC designer for the Winterfest Wreath Competition.
All proceeds from the sales of this item will benefit Kiva.

All wreaths entered into the competition will be displayed on Winterfest event sims, so that everyone has a chance to view the amazing designs from Residents around the world. And, all content creators will be recognized in a forthcoming blog post.

With the deadline quickly approaching, there’s no time to waste, so put on your creative hat and design a Winterfest Wreath and help make a difference in someone’s life this holiday season.

Edit: Made on November 20th 2009:

Here are some answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the competition:

Q: Can you change the size of the template as you wish?

A: Wreath template size may be changed.

Q: How many wreaths can I enter?

A: As many as you wish.

Q: When you make the final link, does the template need to be the root prim?

A: The template does not have to be the root prim.

Are there prim limitations?

A: Total # of prims should be no more than 50.

Q: Is it anything goes (except for adult content) ?

A: Only music and visual content that is your intellectual property, or with documented permission to use, will be considered.

Q: Can you use scripts? How will they be protected.?

A: Yes, scripts are allowed. All items will be set to no copy before being publicly displayed and will not be copied by Linden Lab for any reason but to sell on Xstreet in benefit of Kiva during the promotional period and display on one region inworld.

Q: After Winterfest is over, does the wreath become the property of LL since we turn them over to you with full rights?

A: Permissions are different from intellectual property. When you give us a wreath, even with full permissions, you are granting us a license to use the item for the purposes of Winterfest and/or to sell on behalf of Kiva.org. You are not giving away your intellectual property rights.

Q: Since you are requiring us to turn this over to you full perms and it becomes your property, does that mean that any textures I create for this (or textures that I have created in the past but am using for this) become your property and I cannot use them in my other builds since they would be your property?

A: Linden Lab reserves usage rights of textures and other components of a virtual wreath only for the direct promotion of the Winterfest 2009 promotional event. All submitted wreaths will be deleted upon the end of the promotional period.

Q: Since you are asking for Full-Perms , why not state…”If you submit for this event you grant LL a one time license for this event ONLY for use of your items for sale with all proceeds going to KIVA, after this event the items will be destroyed." ?

A: Items will be deleted upon the end of the promotional period, December 31st, 2009.

Q: Will there be a KIVA alt, to whom we give our products to who changes the perms BEFORE, and we can verify that, then after that KIVA avatars inventory is emptied?

A: No, there is not a KIVA alt. Nancy Linden will change perms before wreaths are displayed to the public and delete wreaths from her inventory upon the end of the promotional period, December 31st, 2009.

Q: What will become of my wreath if I am not chosen for selling on Xstreet? Can I sell on my on Xstreet account?

A: You may sell the wreath that you submit on Xstreet, but you will not have the right to use the Kiva, Linden Lab, Xstreet SL or any other trademarked name except that which you own to market the wreath. You may use Winterfest in your promotional copy.