Australia is an island continent, so it's not surprising that someone would have an SL island of the same name. Tucked away and un-named in an SL search result is an interesting commercial venture that is simply called "Australia". Whilst the island is not in the shape of Australia yet, its developer, Richard Tripp, has plans to terraform to the Australian shape in the near … [Read more...] about Australia? There is at least one in SL.
International Technology Expo 2007
Over the next three days SL will be host to the International Technology Expo - 2007. It opens on Friday April 20, at noon PDT (April 21st at 5.00am Australian EST). The organisers have billed it as "showcasing the most innovative in technology products and services created by its residents for business and personal needs." The full listing of expo scheduled events has … [Read more...] about International Technology Expo 2007
Profile: Bella Dutton
Bella Dutton is an Aussie SL resident who has a very busy second life split between her involvement with QT Labs and her own clothing line, BDD (Bella Dutton Designs). Add to this Bella's role as a member of the production crew for the band Space Junkies and a raft of other building and shop projects and Bella has filled the nine months of her residency in SL to the … [Read more...] about Profile: Bella Dutton
John Howard in SL
How many John Howards do you think you will find in SL at the moment? I went and had a look and... there are six of them! I also noticed an interesting coincidence. All these John Howards were created between the 24th August and 31st August 2006 but only one of them, perhaps the real John Howard stepping forward, had the correct spelling of our Prime Minister's name. I'm … [Read more...] about John Howard in SL
“second life online university degree”
Those are the terms I used for a recent Google search. And what do you think was near the top of the list on the results of this search? The listing of Ohio University - their presence in SL was my first look at an in-world university when I was wandering aimlessly around some time ago. The Ohio University Island is a replica of the real life campus in pathways, buildings … [Read more...] about “second life online university degree”