Second Life Guides

In the virtual world of Second Life, anything goes — even if your goal is to build a corporate brand, hold ad hoc user group meetings, sponsor a conference or help end users find a video card driver.

Here’s a list of the top eight sites worth visiting. To find them, just register at SecondLife.com, install, click Search and type the company name to find its island and transport. Save us a T-shirt if you go!!

8. Best Buy Geek Squad
For Second Lifers with a technical bent, Geek Squad Island is a great place to get free technical support.
Allright, all the Geeks unite! At Geek Squad Island, the most impressive offering — apart from the bumper car ride that’s modeled after the original Geek Squad vehicles — is deep technical advice.

Real-world employees keep regular hours from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. and will chat about any topic. I asked about video card support for DX10 games and which USB keydrives work for ReadyBoost, and an agent knew the answers immediately.

According to Diana Garrett, a Geek Squad spokeswoman (and my tour guide), employees will consult for free until a customer needs to buy a product — for that, they have to call or e-mail.

There are no giveaways, though, and the place is dead during non-working hours.
Note: A search won’t work for Geek Squad Island, so use this URL.

H&R Block
Now slightly dormant just after April 17, the H&R Block presence on Second Life is still an accountant’s paradise.

The wood floors at H&R Block Island (search for “HR Block” on Second Life) are a subtle reminder: This is a top-tier financial consulting portal, modeled after the 12,000 office locations worldwide.

Despite the stuffy decor, there is an interesting point-of-sale angle. For $100 Linden (the currency in Second Life, which is about $70 in U.S. currency), you can buy the new Tango online tax preparation software. No discount, though — that was the same price offered on the H&R Block site until a “limited-time offer” was instituted.

The bundle includes access to virtual scooters, dance shoes, a T-shirt and other paraphernalia. Of course, the real transaction takes place on the Web, where you type in an access code.

Unlike Dell Island, where you can build a virtual PC and then buy it online, H&R Block seems to want to conduct real business in Second Life, perhaps as a proof-of-concept. Now that’s an innovative spirit!

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Absolutely great and amazing place to hang-out and to visit new friends/people. It has been launched in September 2006, Virtual Laguna Beach (VLB) has quickly become one of the most successful stand-alone virtual worlds ever created with over 350,000 users registering in the first three months. Electric Sheep partnered with MTV and Makena Technologies (There.com) to bring VLB to life and this partnership has continued through the Virtual Hills, an extension of VLB devoted to the show by the same name which launched in January 2007.

They have some great and official names in this place set up : Pepsi, Cingular, and Proctor and Gamble. Each sponsorship campaign took advantage of the multitude of opportunities afforded by a thriving virtual world, redefining the boundaries of interactive marketing.

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Frank

Hungry and want to order a pizza? ? In Second Life you can soon order in world pizza’s at the firm pizza.net . Just teleport to Pizza Island. Walk the restaurant inside, and do your thing there. You can pay with your own Lindens, and your pizza will be delivered at your first-life home!Amazing. …  Only for USA this moment….

So, you don’t have to go from your computer now to order a pizza. Just stay on Second life and they bring to to your own home. Oh, there are 60.000 pizza’s you can order…pfff

Greetz,
frank

Second Life is amazing popular and the Brazilians wants their own way to this virtual world. There is only 1 problem. The whole world is in English, and not ALL Brazilians understand Engels, and also speak. But there is a solution : Kaizer games and Brasil Telecom’s got a solution : A SL version from Portugal, language and everything has been translated! Second Life Brasil is aiming for 2 million residents in 1 year time. So you better join!

Second Life Brasil is also from the producers of Linden Lab. So, i think it will be also possible to change dollars for Linden Dollars. And even the tutorials will all be translated in their own language.

The official launch of Second Life Brasil is on 23 April, but it’s allready possible to download this version from the website of Second Life.

To be precise, Second Life is very polular in Brazil, so check this YouTube movie out (If you can understand it..)

Did some googling this day and i’ve found a WIKI about commercial company’s in Second Life. We do not want them here, but heh maybe it’s good….:)

You can find a map at Kzero that has a overview of shops at Second Life.

You can find more at this WIKI Second Life Business Communicators.

Company’s :

• ABN AMRO: ABN AMBR 238, 15, 22 (pg)
• Adidas: Adidas 104, 183, 55 (pg)
• AMD: AMD Dev Central 124,151,31(pg)
• American Apparel: Lerappa 138, 92, 24 (mature)
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Allright, the news is out.

In Second Life, the city Amsterdam has been sold to a Dutch real estate company called Nedstede.

The new owner has been pointed out, that he will mirror the real life Amsterdam, with the online version as close as possible. So the sex shops, drugs (maybe?), hookers, the smell, and so much more. The owner also has the club IT, a part of Roxy, The Mansion in Amsterdam. And they want to integrate most of their businesses into Second Life. So i think the Place Amsterdam will be rocking the next few months. They have to search only for a good SL scripter i think……. So if there is anyone want to have a job. Contact Nestede for this i think….

Greetz,
Frank

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He there,

Do you know the Nazbaztag rabbit? Well, it has been designed by Robert Slagter. A researcher at the Telematic institut designed this WIFI-rabbit in the real world. Nazbaztag, programmed as a watch dog. It will keep an eye on who comes to visit in Second Life.

This hightech rabbit is communicating to the complete world thru wireless networks : WiFi. Slagter has now a new Second Life script that will connect the rabbit to Second Life, that will keep an eye on everything you want. If there is a visit on your personal ground, the rabbit will turn it’s ears or it will speak the names of the avatars/users. It will keep a subtile eye on Second Life movements you want, and that in a very fashionable way. And you don’t even must be behind your computer. It’s connected thru WiFi for this option! “Rabbit in original James Bond Style”.

What do you need?

1. The real Nazbaztag ofcourse
2. The script version for Second Life

HURRY! It’s for free this moment!
Greetz,
Frank

Did you ever wanted to have Amsterdam virtual in your own pocket. It’s possible thru Ebay!

http://www.ebay.com

A complete virtual sim in Second life for $20,000.00

It’s one of the most visitedplaces in the virtual world. This is not only of the realistic sim, but also thru the atmosphere that is on this amazing place! Even www.secondlifeinsider.com besteedde er aandacht aan. Serpentine is the official designer, an says that he AND Amsterdam grows in different directions. Don’t have the time anymore, and somebody has to take it over.
So somebody has been build since 2006 with this project and now he wants to sell it. Amazing work and money!

Frank

Allright. After more then 1000 hits to 1 page alone i decided that i will make a NEW list, with 10 more places to visit in Second Life. If this page also gets more then 1000 hits. I will eat my shoe ok? Ok, the name is almost the same : Top 30 Places to visit in Second Life. Allright here we go with the March 25 Update 2007

1. Black Library - Literature, arts, games, and more. Complex and so much to see here
2. Dragon Moon Resort - Check it out. Real relaxed atmosphere. Regular concerts and events. More info here
3. The Cliffs of BonnyDoon - Newly opened build in Liferain Park. Majestic falls, towering cliffs, a treetop village, and subterranean caverns (Link will open up Second Life directly and transport you to this location!)
4. Galaxy Sci-Fi Sim - Join Starfleet Academy. The group has regular role play events, tactical training, bi-Annual Banquets and more. Great if you are a trekkie, but otherwise…….
5. Gris-Gris Land - Stunning futuristic architecture by Milo Bellow. -Mad Gods and Englishmen
6. Camp Darfur - It makes me completely sad, confused and angry. But is has been real happend in the real world, and something we must NOT forget…
7. Intermundia - Art Space of Nebulosus Severine. Evolving installation work
8. Little Silent Hill - Re-creation of locations from the survival horror game series
9. Mars Japanese Gardens - A wild and romantic Japanese park style garden
10. Nakama - A huge Japanese city, divided into different anime themed regions
11. Nexus Prime - Vast cyberpunk city. Lots to explore and hidden areas to discover
12. The Port - Arena for projects which create new links between first and second life.
13. Pot Healer Adventure - Immersive game of exploration and puzzles
14. Sci-Fi Geeks Museum - Full size starships, interactive holodeck, movies, events, fan art, and more
15. Suffugium - Dystopian future city with cyberpunk influences
16. Sci-Fi Geeks Museum - Full size starships, interactive holodeck, movies, events, fan art, and more.
17. Suffugium - Dystopian future city with cyberpunk influences.
18. Svarga - A fully functional artificial ecology system.
19. Voted 5 Group Land - Caution! Ego-free zone. Sense of humour advisable. It’s almost a part of history for Second Life.Check the great info website!
20. Avalon Island - Beautiful architecture and one of Second Life-s best cinemas play host to a variety of real world companies and organisations.
21. Shiny Things - Shoes and jewelery designed for the most discerning residents of Second Life.
22. Sick Cat - Art installation exploring the possibilities of mind uploading.
23. Lost Gardens of Apollo - Beautiful oriental architecture with gardens
24. The Weather Island - Epic sports in epic weather, surfing, skiing, desert biking
25. The Abbotts Aerodome - Skydiving, zeppelins, planes, balloons
26. Castle Verloren - A Dutch castle that has almost
    
27. J.R.R Tolkien Education Center - The timeline is especially interesting, indeed for me it was the highlight of the visit. Absolute great to see! And also the res..
28. Ancient Rome - Aamphitheater, temple to Zeus, just amazing to go back these days (Thanx to Rik Riel)
29. New Paris - My favorite city of the real world, not on the second world
30. Yankee Stadium - The best baseball club and stadium there ever is AND was

Well, people that’s it for now. So you better be update your list now with these absolute amazing places in Second Life. Next time i will make a guide for where to buy and sell in SL. Till then, c’ya

Frank