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Second Life support for Windows Vista »

Does Second Life now officially support Windows Vista?
According to the Second Life wiki, the answer is no.
The wiki page in question, last updated on October 2, still says Vista is not supported:
[...] Officially at this time (2007-08-27), not yet [...]

Second Life actually works fine running on Vista. That’s my experience, and that of many [...]

The PR battleground for social networks »

With social networks like Facebook and MySpace in the news a great deal, I find it interesting to get a sense of the depth of behind-the-scenes business planning going on and the role of PR in that planning.
According to BrandRepublic:
Facebook hunts UK agencyA dozen UK PR agencies have been approached by Facebook as it sets [...]

Virtual credit cards arrive in Second Life »

Yesterday I signed up for a credit card that I could use in Second Life. Today the approval came, so watch out virtual shops!
The credit card comes from First Meta, a financial services firm based in Singapore, that has just launched the MetaCard.
Three types of card, in fact, as the image above indicates. I [...]

PodCamp UK in Second Life »

Just taken a flying visit (literally) to the venue in Second Life where you can visit PodCamp UK this weekend.
Make a note - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Booville%202/67/171/29
About 120 people now signed up to be at the event in the real world, at the NTI in Birmingham.
I’ll be there from about lunchtime on Saturday.
See you there, RW or SL!
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Looking for new office space in Second Life »

Since earlier this year, my home in Second Life has been this rented office at Limitless Worlds.

That’s about to change imminently as I received notification late last week that Limitless Worlds has been sold and the Limitless group is being disbanded. Everyone has to vacate by August 31!
It’s a shame as Limitless Worlds has been [...]

Japanese Wall Street to open in Second Life »

So businesses don’t think Second Life is worth investing their time and money in?
Tell that to Dentsu and the financial community in Japan.
The Japanese advertising firm is launching ‘Virtual Tokyo,’ a virtual megalopolis that will open its doors tomorrow August 24 in Second Life.
A report in the Financial Times says Dentsu is hoping to glean [...]

The Second Life hype cycle »

It seems that you can’t pick up a magazine or newspaper these days without seeing lengthy articles that focus on the negative side of Second Life.
The latest comes from Time magazine in a feature last week.
Reality is catching up with Second Life, says the magazine in its article entitled Second Life’s Real-World Problems.
Like others [...]

From cheating and lying to betterment »

One of the great things about RSS readers, and FeedDemon in particular, is how they enable you to see what’s going on in your areas of interest easily and quickly.
So in the space of 20 minutes or so this morning, I’ve got up to speed in most of the business, communication and technology areas that [...]

Credible reporting on Second Life from Newsweek »

The July 30 edition of Newsweek magazine has a pretty good series of features about Second Life.
Unlike an impression I get from reading some other mainstream media reporting on Second Life recently, it’s clear that reporter Jessica Bennett has spent a bit of time in the virtual world and so is able to report on [...]

Dell to offer customer support in Second Life »

Logging in to Second Life this morning, I received an interesting note from Dell:

We plan to offer customer service and tech support assistance in-world soon - initially for 10 hrs/week while we gauge demand. This proposal is to set those hours as M-F, 5-6am and 12-1pm SLT or M,W,F 5-7am SLT & T, Th, 11am-1pm [...]