Pearse'd & Cut is an Australian-owned Second Life business that focuses on 19th Century menswear. Owner Edward Pearse offers waistcoats, trousers, hats and shoes and an array of military uniforms. The whole get-up is authentic as you'd expect from a business on the Caledon sim. I even picked up a kilt for the hell of it. Check it out in-world … [Read more...] about Pearse’d & Cut – Victorian Menswear
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Telstra and Linden Lab to provide Australian servers?
Over the past 72 hours I've had two people contact me saying they've heard that Telstra may be negotiating with Linden Lab to have Australian-based Second Life servers. This syncs with some comments made by Telstra's General Manager, BigPond Innovation, Jason Romney at a seminar I attended this week. There's no great surprise really - Telstra is Australia's largest ISP and … [Read more...] about Telstra and Linden Lab to provide Australian servers?
Australian business interest growing in Second Life?
In the next two weeks I'm involved in two separate events that have the same purpose - to raise awareness of the opportunities that Second Life presents. The first has a corporate focus and the panel discussion involves key people from Telstra, REA and the ABC involved in their respective Second Life presences. The second one is also business orientated with a communications … [Read more...] about Australian business interest growing in Second Life?
Simon’s community approach
One Australian Second Life resident I've met in recent months is Simon Kline. Simon is a very active resident and his approach is one that has made an impact on quite a few others. Essentially, Simon loves creating things for the benefit of the wider SL community. He's created a great notecard of Australian locations in SL that you may have seen and he's a regular attendee at … [Read more...] about Simon’s community approach
World Stock Exchange – the latest controversy
I noticed on SL Reports.net that the World Stock Exchange (WSE) run by Australian, LukeConnell Vandeverre, is subject to controversy again. A virtual financial company called Midas Group has declared bankruptcy and alleges that WSE is part of the cause due to not paying a bond payment. There's been calls made for WSE boycotts and much more. What this latest drama … [Read more...] about World Stock Exchange – the latest controversy