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Tasha’s Place – aussie art, gifts and clothes

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Tasha's place is a new addition to aussie-owned shops in SL, but it's a little different to others: it's a non-profit shop. All profits are donated to an organisation devoted to progressing native title and reconciliation. In Tasha's own words: "I created this little shop (with help from my friend Justy) about six weeks ago. Initially it was for the challenge of seeing if I … [Read more...] about Tasha’s Place – aussie art, gifts and clothes

OECD report: lag issues are no surprise

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There's unlikely to be many Australian SL users who don't have to deal with the frustrations of lag. The physical location of the servers in the United States are a key issue, but the speed of broadband internet in Australia is also a contributing factor. To throw the issue into very stark relief, the OECD has relesased a 310-page report entitled "OECD Communications Outlook … [Read more...] about OECD report: lag issues are no surprise

REA Group on the way into SL

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Jana Gillespie, director of Big-Bit Australia Pty Ltd has let us know that the REA Group, best known for its site realestate.com.au, has signed on for an SL presence. There's nothing to see at this stage but the island is present in search and is called 'Real Estate Life': The presence will represent the group's worldwide operations and contain a community area with events … [Read more...] about REA Group on the way into SL

Aussie population update – a dozen thousand

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Meta Linden has once again given an update on SL metrics. Linden state there's now 12,910 active aussie users, meaning that Australia has moved from 11th to 10th place in the world with 2.61% of the active SL population. As we stated last month, the definition of active is fairly generous but growth does indeed continue. The rate of growth has slowed in recent months … [Read more...] about Aussie population update – a dozen thousand