Malignant Narcissist @ September 30, 2007 # 3 Comments
With Linden Labs latest changes that include charging residents of the European Union a Value Added Tax (VAT), it seems that it’s only a matter of time before the dominoes start to fall and they’ll be following up by charging taxes to residents of other countries. With differing percentages and no desire to look it […]
Malignant Narcissist @ September 30, 2007 # 2 Comments
This short video of Newt Gingrich’s appearance in Second Life shows him effectively deflecting a question that he was asked. He thinks that “companies” (specifically IBM) should be the one’s answering the question “How can we make metaverses like Second Life more appealing to employers as suitable locations for telecommuting activities?”
He calls for the creation […]
Malignant Narcissist @ September 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The UNI Global Union web site claims that the virtual strike by IBM workers in Italy had a fantastic turnout, saying
“More than 1’850 - real- people protested behind their computers in over 30 countries to show solidarity with IBM Italy workers.
The protest took place at 7 IBM locations, and in particular at IBM Italia and […]
Malignant Narcissist @ September 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Second Life, a world limited only by ones imagination is the target of not only the creative minds, but by the devious con artists rejected by the real life business world. Ive spent my time here, and people know me. The sad part is that people think of me not as a hardworking member of […]
Malignant Narcissist @ September 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A new report from the Conference Board aims to help businesses “deal with” virtual worlds — those Internet playgrounds where gamers who have adopted avatars representing idealized selves enact a sort of “second life,” to borrow the name of one well-known site.
The report, Crafting a Strategy for Virtual Worlds, guides businesses in creating and developing […]
Malignant Narcissist @ September 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Second Life is becoming a haven for sexual deviants and misfits, with a number of authorities around the world investigating sex crimes committed in the popular online virtual world. If the perpetrators are found, they may find themselves doing real time. In addition to playing host to legitimate gamers, Second Life has quickly become home […]
Malignant Narcissist @ September 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Here comes the evolution of the closed network.
Or, in Simon Waterfall’s rather earthier words: “Second Life is dead. I don’t want to go to a party with a million people and be attacked with a cock.” Referring, of course, to the infamous event-hijack within Second Life where rogue elements pelted a speaker with inflatable penises. […]
Malignant Narcissist @ September 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
With the lack of any good news from the virtual world of Second Life, the decision has been made to start this site and report on what’s “really” happening in the silicon based universe. Over time, this site should begin to show how wrong most of the “good” stories of the platform are just over-hyped […]
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