Everyone is talking about the dominance of World of Warcraft (WOW) and millions of people spend most of their time in front of the computer on Blizzard’s WOW.
 
Second Life has silently managed to sneak into second place in the “PC Games” category as the most played title.
Traling them far behind are games like Dar Messiah of Might & Magic, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Bookwork, Half-Life 2, Civiliation IV, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Chessmaster Challenge, and StarCraft.
I am surprised to see Chessmaster Challenge make it on the top ten, but I am happy that at least a lot of …read more

WeGame allows you to post in-game videos by using their recording client, making it extremely easy to record some of the popular PC games such as World of Warcraft, CounterStrike, Halo, Hellgate London, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Crysis, Guitar Hero and Second Life and post them on WeGame site.
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Kadokawa X Media of Japan has launched a Virtual World lifestyle print magazine last December. The magazine, Virtual World Walker, is like its sister publications such as Tokyo Walker, Hokkaido Walker and Wedding Walker and features must-visit cool places, latest fashion statement, yummy food haunts and life hacks in your friendly virtual worlds.
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If you are inspired to be a virtual real millionaire in the popular Second Life, this The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Second Life: Making Money in the Metaverse may appeal to you. Here’s what the author, Daniel Terdiman, says about his book:
Now, I know that a lot of people are skeptical these days about whether it’s even possible to make money in Second Life. Much of that skepticism stems from the fact that there was a huge amount of hype over the last year about big companies coming into SL and setting up six-figure builds, only to discover that they don’t …read more

Linden Lab, the force behind Second Life, has inked a deal with Korea’s T-entertainment to offer SL to Koreans. Korean businesses and even politicians are already embracing Second Life with much zest.

Many Korean businesses are using Second Life as a marketing tool. Samsung Electronics and LG CNS are operating PR booths in Second Life. And Grand National Party presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak recently opened a virtual election campaign camp in Second Life.
Via Chosun

Just how bad is it in Second Life?

Do u hav a 3rd life? via CNET News

Maybe your second life is your first life and your very first becomes the second or even a distant third. Get a First Life site, a one-page parody site, will help you realign your lives and take charge of your real First Life. By the way, membership is free.

First Life Sucks Sometimes but You’ve to Keep Going via TechCrunch

Synthravels is a real tour operator that provides guided tours (with tour guides, sorta) to many famous virtual worlds such as The Sims Online, World of Warcraft amd Second Life. I envision that group tour packages are not far away. As for now is only one guide to one visitor.
You can either join as a visitor or a guide (and it’s free).
Synthravels is the first organization to offer a complete guide service to all the people who want to make a tour in virtual worlds without knowing these new realities, even if they have never put their feet in these …read more