June 2007 | The Seventh Sun | News from the Virtual World

by Surfdaddy Orca

Surfdaddy Orca is Editor-in-Chief of The Seventh Sun and an avid SL surfer. He did the initial site map for the Diegoland sim and enjoys building and scripting.

This is the second in a series of articles on the recent Dr. Dobb’s Life 2.0 Summit held inside Second Life (SL) April 28th through May 4th, 2007

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BUSINESS

The inside scoop

PR Newswire's innovative press release kiosks

by Surfdaddy Orca

“Welcome to PR Newswire for Journalists, where you as a member decide what press releases you want to view & when/how you want to view them” says the web site. PR Newswire, headquartered in New York, is the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators.

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BOOKS

Alter Ego

Avatars and their creators

by Pollywog Gardenvale

Robbie Cooper’s work has appeared in Libération, the Sunday Times magazine, Geo, GQ, and Esquire. His Alter Ego photographs have been exhibited in London, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Portland, Shanghai, and
Second Life.

Alter Ego-Avatars and their creators was launched in London on May 15th, followed by a virtual exhibit in the region of Varnish in Second Life. The real world exhibit is on display during the month of June as part of the Platform International Animation Festival at the Portland Art Center, Portland, Oregon, USA. And then in July, it's off to Shanghai.

The photo on the book cover is a lenticular double image, like a “wiggle picture” that you might find at the bottom of Cracker Jacks box. The picture shows a couple strolling hand-in-hand down a busy street in South Korea. However, turn the book slightly to one side and you see the couple’s alter ego avatars emerge.

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FROM OUR DESKTOP

Welcome Letter

From Our Readers

Traffic Report

Publisher:

Pollywog Gardenvale

Editor in Chief:

Surfdaddy Orca

The Seventh Sun, News from the virtual world, and SimWire are trademarks of Pollywog Press and are not affiliated with Linden Lab. Second Life® and Linden Lab® are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc.

LAW

Court rules against Linden

by Pollywog Gardenvale

Pollywog Gardenvale
is owner of Pollywog Press
and publisher of The Seventh Sun. She is also resident milliner for The Mad Haberdasher and caretaker of The Botannical Building at Diegoland.

Attorney Marc Bragg (as avatar Marc Woebegone) takes advantage of a loophole in the Second Life land auction system that allows him to purchase a parcel of land...

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OPINION

ANALYSIS:
Bragg v. Linden et all.

A virtual property dispute

by Gigs Taggart, Correspondent

Gigs Taggart (Jason Giglio)
is an active member of the
Second Life community
as a scripter and contributor
to the OpenSL project, land developer, and proprietor of
GT HQ Store and Arcade.

I click the link entitled “Sell Lindens.” My browser spins for a minute. I’m presented with a page similar to an online brokerage page, offering options to enter Market or Limit orders. I choose a Sell Limit order, 10,000...

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MUSIC

Second Life meets real life at the Blarney Stone

Thursday is “Live UK Night” from the Bedford

by Saxonbard Santana, UK Correspondent

Saxonbard Santana
is a writer, web editor, and musician living in London.
In his other life as a working
journalist, he specializes in business news and the law.

A traditional pub with friendly locals, live music and a reputation for top quality performances by folk and rock musicians. This description fits The Blarney Stone in Dublin just as well as it does The Bedford in London. Both offer a great environment...

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SIMWIRE™

Fairy boat caught in vortex

Passengers seek refuge on Gorean barge

SIMWIRE™ NEWS SERVICE

SOURMILK GHYLL— A Leviathan pleasure barge full of fairies out for a midnight excursion encountered unexpected adventure when their vessel was engulfed in a whirlpool off the coast of Sourmilk Ghyll.

One fairy who wishes to remain annonymous explains: “We got caught by a strange force...

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