Telstra have announced the development of a replica of the Sydney CBD on their suite of islands. It's a development with business firmly in mind: "At SydSim, real world businesses will soon be able to explore the commercial opportunities available in the virtual world, by renting an office or shopfront at the virtual location of their existing real world premises. This is an … [Read more...] about SydSim is on its way
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The Pond expands
As Tateru Nino has reported on Second Life Insider, the Pond have added another two sims: Pondagon and Pondi Beach. An increase in rental property is an obvious driver for Pondagon in particular. Pondi Beach is off limits at this stage - maybe some surfing competitions are on the way? I personally would like to see a 'Find Harold Holt' treasure hunt.... … [Read more...] about The Pond expands
The Pond gets brief mention in Telstra financial results
I noticed that Telstra's Second Life presence, The Pond, got a brief mention in the end of financial year profit announcement from Telstra head, Sol Trujillo: “For the fourth successive half we have increased our retail broadband market share and absolute broadband revenue growth outweighed the fixed line decline for the first time. Innovations such as our Web 2.0 I-Pond … [Read more...] about The Pond gets brief mention in Telstra financial results
The Pond offers land rentals
The Pond are promoting a rental land auction in conjunction with advertising on tradingpost.com.au. The reserve amounts are quite reasonable and it'll be interesting to see what the level of interest will be. What will be even more interesting will be what businesses or residences will end up there. There's a key sentence in the information provided: "BigPond reserves the … [Read more...] about The Pond offers land rentals
BigPond and ABC make debut on NWN’s Headcount
Veteran aussie SL writer Tateru Nino has released her Mixed Reality Headcount for this week, and as promised the Telstra and ABC presences were measured and feature prominently - The Pond at number four and ABC Island at number eight. Tateru has invited comment on the stats. … [Read more...] about BigPond and ABC make debut on NWN’s Headcount