Mainstream media and Lowell’s public appearance
May 18, 2007
Crikey.com.au have covered Second Life twice this week, firstly in relation to crime, then a discussion on lawlessness and research and development issues.
Similar issues are likely to be discussed at the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association forum on Tuesday 22nd May. Titled The Future of Virtual Worlds, it features Chris Collins (Logan Linden) from Linden Lab, Abigail Thomas (Abi Goldflake) from the ABC and yours truly as the moderator. Registration required on the AIMIA site.
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SLOz HQ launch a success
March 21, 2007
Like any party, success is never a certainty and we’re the first admit we had pre-party nerves. That said, more than a hundred Australian SL users turned up for the launch party over the three-hour period. We actually managed to crash the Koala sim at one stage when more than forty people were partying.
What became apparent over the nearly four hours the party lasted was that there’s a definitive belief amongst Aussie SL users that they want community spaces to meet and interact. That’s part of our brief and we look forward to providing more opportunities in the future. And we’d also appreciate your input on what you’d like our in-world presence to provide you. A poll on that issue will appear in the near future. First - a pictorial sample of SLOz HQ:
The launch was also the first outing for the SLOz logo:
This site will change to reflect the new look in coming weeks.
SLOz HQ is now open to the public and can be found here
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SLOz Launch Party third huge aussie event for March
March 20, 2007
Ok, so we’re talking ourselves up in a big way 
On Wednesday 21st March at 8pm AEDT (2am SL time), we’re having a launch party. It’ll be a humbler affair than the Telstra or ABC launches but who says bigger is better? There’ll be a BBQ, Beer, streaming of music featuring aussie unsigned / independent artists and tours of SLOz HQ. We’d love to see you there.
This will also be a key opportunity to get your input on what role you’d like to see SLOz HQ play in-world.
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Coming Soon a.k.a Teasers
February 15, 2007
We’re really pleased at SLOz to be able to announce a couple of upcoming events:
1. This coming Monday Lowell is being interviewed on a Melbourne radio station on Second life. Not just any radio station but on ABC 774 Melbourne - Breakfast with Red Symons. Tune in at 6.15am Monday 19th February and listen for yourself.
2. We’re in the process of interviewing one of Linden Labs’ aussie staff members - expect the full interview online in the next 10 days.
3. SLOz HQ in-world commences construction this coming week!
Both Graham and Lowell are away this weekend so no further updates until Sunday evening.
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Australian media attention grows on SL (and SLOz!)
January 29, 2007
We’re not the sort of site to brag, but we have to say we’re thrilled with the positive response received from Australian mainstream media and tech bloggers over the past week to our press release promoting Aussies innovating in SL. To date we’ve had coverage from:
3. Respected tech journo, Brad Howarth
4. Techcraunch
and
The best thing to come from the coverage is a growing awareness that there are aussies out there doing innovative stuff in a new area. What it also shows is the need for the Australian SL community to work collaboratively where possible to ensure we punch above our weight in the broader SL community. Of course, we’d suggest that this site is the best central point in real-life, particularly our discussion forums, but of course the final decision is up to you.
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