SLOz archived by National Library of Australia
We don’t tend to blow our trumpet often, but were just a little bit excited to have been archived by the National Library of Australia.
Ego aside, it’s great to see the NLA being so proactive with New Media.
“second life online university degree”
Those are the terms I used for a recent Google search. And what do you think was near the top of the list on the results of this search?
The listing of Ohio University – their presence in SL was my first look at an in-world university when I was wandering aimlessly around some time ago. [...]
Looking to start a business in SL?
This article provides some business ideas, albeit directly from the SL website.
If you’ve got friends or family still looking at you a little strangely when you talk about Second Life, the article does provide a simple overview that may help explain things to them.
Chez Xay
The Chez Xay Tropical Island Resort covers all of Tamita Island, Irukandji (a type of jellyfish native to North Queensland). I stumbled across Chez Xay when doing a search of classifieds using the term ‘Australian’. In Xay Tomesen’s own words:
“The resort is gay owned, straight friendly, with a focus on harmony and nature. [...]
ABC versus Telstra visitation – it’s a close thing
With the launch of the ABC and Telstra presences, it’s worth comparing some initial visitation figures. Lindens own ‘ Traffic ‘ monitor is being used for the sake of this discussion – we know it’s reliability can be variable but we took readings from both areas at the same time so it’s at least indicative. [...]
Opera House build and upcoming stories
Warda Kawabata is responsible for the Sydney Opera House build on Telstra’s BigPond islands launched a fortnight ago. She has described the build in her blog.
Coming up also in the next few days is an interview with Gary Hazlitt, who oversaw both the Telstra and ABC builds. We also have stories coming up [...]
Aussie fashion style wins out again
After a couple of weeks of solid coverage of corporate launches in SL, it’s easy to get bogged down in business jargon and sociological debate. It’s great to see that new Australian SL users are registering with their sense of humour well and truly intact. Seen this evening on BigPond Island:
That’s what SL is all [...]
