second life

Second Life is a three dimensional virtual world in which users control avatars that can socialize, collect items, share and learn, market products, and communicate with each other in a fantastical number of ways. Second Life is a product of Linden Lab which was founded in 1999 to be "a free online virtual world imagined and created by its Residents." There's no specific goal to playing Second Life, which allows participants to enter the virtual world with their own individualized goals and agenda. In that sense, Second Life can best be thought of as a social MMO (massively multiplayer online game).

Second Life has developed such an advanced virtual society that it has its own economic system, run on a currency called Linden Dollars. The demand for virtual services and goods within Second Life is such that people are willing to use real world money to purchase Linden Dollars.

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  Artificial Intelligence - Built by Grandma
  A proposed IEEE volunteer initiative proposes using Second Life to make artificial intelligence accessible for everyone
  by knowlengr / on Nov 26, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “second life”

• ….Scarborough Flair …. 2010-01-08 12:06:56

  
  Fashion Feed of SL — Authority: 173
  I wanted to do the Blogger Challenge that Sophia Harlow put forth a few days ago. I was brought into world by a Vampire, no shit it’s true. A friend of mine who used to be a Yahoo regular, had shown us on and off Second Life through his webcam…I know I have pretty much told this story before. Anywho, he ...
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• Your Girl

  
  Fashion Feed of SL — Authority: 173
  Gone are the days when the “Girl Next Door” has to be mousey and non-descriptive in looks and style. Now she may, or may not still be a bit of a tomboy… but I like to think that she just marches to her own stylish drums. I was listening to some music in YouTube today, one of my favourite movies of old is The ...
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• Amazing Map of New Babbage

  
  Backpacking Burro — Authority: 427
  Thanks to the Heliograph , I was alerted to a thread on the New Babbage Ning about a simply stunning piece piece of work to map New Babbage in a style that befits its steampunk heart. Pop over to the Ning and see for yourself just what a wonderful job Mr. Elika Sieyes has done New Babbage Map (as of 7th Jan ...
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  Whooo so much to catch up on with group gifts coming out faster than I can keep up with them… but I have good reason I tells ya My new Bleach RP sim, a collaboration with my SL bestie, is opening this weekend and the finishing touches are always the biggest pain, ya know lol. Ok so.. on to the freebs >:O   ...
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• GOLden Donuts & Vixie <33

  
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• Project 365 Days of SL Photos

  
  Around the Grid — Authority: 121
  I believe someone in Second Life proposed this as well, but I can’t remember whose blog I saw it at.  However, there is a challenge photo project in RL called Project 365 Days of 2010 , in which you must try to capture a snippet of your world once a day for the year.  I’m attempting to pull this off in world, ...
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• Gray Skies

  
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  Fashion Feed of SL — Authority: 173
  Sorry there was no 50L Friday article from me last week. I was loving the real life. I am hoping to get out a piece this week on some awesome new boots that I found! Can’t wait. The designer is brilliant and does more than just boots. But hopefully this year I will be able to get back to doing more articles ...
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  Fashion Feed of SL — Authority: 173
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  Be The Gamer — Authority: 157
  Its comments about the Second Life being "deserted" or "a ghost town" that really throw muddy thinking into sharp relief. Specifically the muddy thinking of the people who tend to use these sorts phrases in connection with Second Life . On one hand, they tell us that Second Life users are lifeless shut-ins ...
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• The Second Life "ghost town"

  
  Massively — Authority: 636
  Its comments about the Second Life being "deserted" or "a ghost town" that really throw muddy thinking into sharp relief. Specifically the muddy thinking of the people who tend to use these sorts phrases in connection with Second Life . On one hand, they tell us that Second Life users are lifeless shut-ins ...
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• In Love With Sysy’s Lucy Sweater and Scarf Set

  
  It's Only Fashion — Authority: 429
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• Some things that i love…

  
  Fashion Feed of SL — Authority: 173
  Hello! Happy new year everyone!!! yes, another long post…what i wanted to do was a skin review, but i wasn’t in the mood for bikini pictures or convencional reviews, this way i could pick some stuff from designers that i love and put everything together for this post, which is my thoughts of last year mostly! As ...
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• Banana Stein Annual Picture

  
  Lost in Bananaverse — Authority: 127
  Last year Cheerie updated my profile picture in January, so this being January 2010, she has worked up one.  This year we went with my gray hair and dark soul patch that I sport in the physical world.  Though I refuse to allow my avatar to have as much weight that I do. 20102009
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• I’ve Forgotten Something

  
  iheartsl.com — Authority: 179
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• Gorgeous You Tube Video - Golden Fields (a Second Life Video)

  
  EDDI HASKELL'S SECOND LIFE — Authority: 449
  What a gorgeous Second Life video by bertisononline1 . Jago and I were at this destination and loved it. There is also a Paris 1900 video up on this channel I need to check out.
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