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 week to talk about internet filtering.
2. Kzero have some interesting data on the average age of Habbo users by country. Australia is middle of road with an average age of a little over 15 years old. They also have an interesting post on Miss Bimbo, another teen-focused virtual world.
3. A reminder for males aged 18 and over: a Deakin University researcher needs your input for a study on body image in both the real and virtual environment.
4. Linden Lab have employed a Conversation Manager. Wallace Linden has received quite a welcome in the comments on his introductory post, with plenty of discussion on his previous life writing for the Second Life Herald (now Alphaville Herald).
5. Second Life residents are organising a range if fundraising events for the Haiti disaster, with the most comprehensive list found at New World Notes. If any Australians are planning events in any of the platforms around, please let us know and we’ll do what we can to promote it.
Merged reality in Second Life is not possible and can't grow if Linden Lab don't open streaming format and stay blocked with Quick Time, it's not a realistic view of the market, we do Cross Media events since 2007 and video streaming on web since 1997 and we arrive at a major crossroad for the future of company inside Second Life, add your advice on the LL forum:
http://forums.secondlife.com/showthread.php?t=3…
Thanks for the mention of Treet Business Lowell! Looking forward to seeing you again on Sunday for Tonight Live. It's much too long between catch-ups. 🙂