Aussie population update – 15K and rising
Linden Lab have released the metrics for July 2007 and the rate of growth is slow but steady.
The active Australian population is cited as 14,832, up from the 12,910 reported last month. Australia is back to 11th place overall.
One of the interesting new metrics released was number of SL sessions that ended abnormally i.e. [...]
Weekend Whimsy
Each Friday we provide a sampling of content generated by SL users and posted on services like YouTube:
1. BiJuncto – Il trailer
2. What the Heck Happened to ‘Blink’?
3. Koelner Dom in SL
NORML make the jump into Second Life
The National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is an American organisation that has set up a presence in SL..
Who are NORML?:
“Since its founding in 1970, NORML has provided a voice in the public policy debate for those Americans who oppose marijuana prohibition and favor an end to the practice of arresting marijuana [...]
Victoria University joins the class
Recently, Victoria University established a large holding in SL.
It is pretty obvious that Victoria University is taking a ‘from the ground up’ approach to their SL presence. There is none of the polish or professional builds we have seen with other Australian or other Universities. In fact, there could be said that this presence [...]
Coldwell Banker Australia’s non-presence in Second Life
I came across a press release dated August 23rd from Coldwell Banker Australia, touting its win of an innovation award, partly for its Second Life presence. To quote from the press release:
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COLDWELL BANKER’S USE OF ONLINE VIDEO AND ENTRANCE INTO SECOND LIFE® EARNS “MOST INNOVATIVE FRANCHISE” TITLE
HOPE ISLAND,QLD. (August 23, 2007) – Coldwell Banker [...]
Kaneva – tried it?
Whilst SL is arguably the premier virtual world community, there are more and more alternatives appearing. Kaneva is a contender that has been on the scene for a little while. It has boosted its “citizen” numbers to more than 550 000 people and like SL, it appears to be modeled upon the interaction between citizens [...]
Linden Lab CEO: ‘We’ve got to increase the quality’
Reuters have published an interview with Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale from this weekend’s SLCC. Most of the interview is fairly predictable but it’s encouraging to see the acknowledgement of quality as the key driver into the future:
“We’re at a place where we’ve demonstrated that the virtual world can exist. Now we need to make [...]
