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The Archives
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06.19.08Crowdsourcing the Future: The Mountains We Can MoveFor all the neat labels and theories, for all the widgets and APIs, for all the Wikis and Lulus and Bit Torrents, there are no easy answers to how the future will unfurl. We're floating on the idea of Web 2.0 and 3.0 and the semantic web, virtual worlds and casual games, Castranova is pleading for the walls of the garden to be secured, while others are debating whether the worlds deserve the name. A World or a Platform? (All photos Kids5B sims) Continue Reading...
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06.18.08Spin is InLinden Lab is trying to put a more positive face on the upcoming birthday celebrations, but found themselves in another corner as they tried to slip, skate, and slide around the fact that while they're launching as a family-friendly event and everyone is welcome, it was not always so warm and friendly, and they did themselves a dire disservice in how the whole event was managed.. Never Apologize Their latest take on reality indicates a new level of spin on spin. First, it was the DMCA issue. The vague phrase "Linden Lab inadvertently disabled some inworld content this past weekend." left ...
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06.03.08Linden Regroups and the Kids Are InThe Lab clarified its policies, procedures and plans for the Second Life birthday celebrations and for all intents and purposes the kids are in - or allowed in, or is it allowed to apply. And the implication is that Gor and other communities are allowed in as well - so long as their builds and participation are PG. This does NOT mean, however, that the applications will be accepted - just that they'll give a reason other than "we don't want to celebrate kids culture" - maybe they can say "Oh, that's not MUSICAL enough" or "Thanks anyways, but we already ...
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06.01.08Children, Chains and Cold Cash: The Business Case for SL5BThe exclusion of builds by child AVs and (we await clarification) Gor, BDSM and other communities puts the lie to the idea that Linden Lab actually celebrates the "magic" of its community - it's in it for the money, after all, and will celebrate magic selectively. This isn't news. This isn't some radical shift in policy - there's always been a FIC, it's just that its definition has become narrower as time goes on, and in order to simplify things it's just as easy to exclude large swaths as it is to include a select group of businesses or talent. Prokofy ...
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05.31.08Lock Up Your Kids, Tie Up Your Kajira, It’s Time to CelebrateSecond Life will celebrate 5 years of "Your World, Your Imagination" by excluding three of the most active communities on the Grid by holding a celebration (SL5B) that excludes kids, Gor, and BDSM in a "fit for prime time" celebration which, I assume, will be dominated by squeaky-clean examples of business collaboration, education, and maybe a bunch of Greenie floats. The Lab announced the 5 year celebration with that kind of rousing libertarian call to action for which it's renowned, following up with the kind of community relation fiasco which is the hallmark of its execution on the great dream of ...
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