Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Leading Second Life broadcaster Treet TV (formerly SLCN) has expanded its web presence by creating Treet Business. Two new business shows are on the way to complement the current lineup.
The company has certainly come a long way since its 2007 launch. I’m looking forward to appearing on Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe next [...]
Realising a virtual worlds industry in Australia
Christian Salles, Olivier Lamirault, Serge Soudoplatoff, Jean Michel Billaut and Franck Bellido are five impressive individuals. All from France, they have played various roles in France’s technology sector (their full bios follow at the end of this post) and they intrinisically understand virtual worlds. One (Franck Bellido) developed his company’s Second Life island presence.
Educational [...]
SLCN – trademark challenges
As this post by Benjamin Duranske alludes to, Linden lab have requested an extension of time to determine if they’ll oppose SLCN registering their name as a trademark.
The extension may lead to not much at all in that Linden Lab may decide not to challenge. We’ve discussed the trademark issue previously and the situation isn’t [...]
New TV show on business in Second Life launches
Australian-based SLCN TV have added a new show to their in-world offerings. Real Biz in SL will feature interviews and stories with personalities and real-world businesses involved with Second Life.
You can view each of the shows live in-world by checking the schedule or you can stream them via their website (QuickTime required).
Interview – Paisley Beebe
Paisley Beebe is an Australian Second Life resident who I’ve run into a number of times over the past year or so. I finally caught up with Paisley for an interview on her dual activities of musician and TV presenter in Second Life.
Lowell: Tell me your story in regard to discovering Second Life
Paisley: I read [...]
ABC and SLCN meet
I’ve had a heads-up that the ABC’s Lise Robbiani is making an appearance on SLCN’s Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe. It’s showing at 6pm SLT on the 26th August (11am Sunday 27th AEST).
Lise is heavily involved with ABC Island and both SLCN and Paisley Beebe are Australian.
Wiz Nordberg’s Smart Company Blog
SLCN’s Wiz Nordberg has a blog running on the business-oriented Smart Company website.
Our two-part interview with Wiz and the SLCN team can be found here and here.
