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The Samwer hotties brothers

The German newspaper Frankfurther Allgemeine is reporting that the Samwer brothers of Germany have acquired a 10% stake in the virtual real estate and metaverse development company Anshe Chung Studios. The Samwer brothers — Oliver, Alexander and Marc — gained their claim to fame when they started an online auction site alano.de in 1999, which they subsequently sold to eBay for the equivalent of $50 million US. In 2000 the brothers founded Jamba!, which they sold to Verisign for the equivalent of $270 million US in 2004. They subsequently started a venture capital fund called European Founders Fund.
Reached for comment by the Herald, Anshe Chung would not indicate the dollar value of the initial investment, but it has been reported that venture capital firms have previously valued Anshe Chung Studios at over $2 million dollars US. This would suggest a possible investment of […]

A closer look at the John Edwards campaign parody takes the sting out of the irony

The GHava(Sl} Center for the Arts in Haenim will open its inaugural exhibit March 1, featuring several of New York’s top artists.

New voice capability in Second Life opens a can of issues for some users, but to educators, it’s a boon

Legendary SL blues guitarist Komuso Tokugawa is in the last weeks of his “House Rent Boogie Tour.” SLNN Editor Garret Baklava wishes to invite all SLNN readers to her land tonight for some boogie like you never heard boogie before. Just search Lakeview and follow your ears: tonight at 7PM SLT.

Francis Barraud, His Master’s Voice.

By Prokofy Neva, Dept. of Linden Trees Falling in the Simulated Forest And No One Hearing Them
The Lindens’ announcement that they’re going to add voice to Second Life will likely be met with mixed responses.
In the typical upbeat LL fashion, the Blob tells us that “many” residents wanted to have voice, but in fact this isn’t something we can determine accurately that “most” wanted. Those who truly need voice within SL tend to use Skype, Shoutcast servers, Ventrillo, etc. already. But having it Always On will pose problems for significant numbers.
First, the price tag. We knew when the Lindens said they were “grandfathering the island tiers for a year” that we should count the silverware. We just didn’t think that it would mean they’d add on new features, and then say, oh, you can’t have that new feature unless you pony up the […]

The Caledon sims celebrate their first year of operation.

The volunteer John Edwards ‘08 area in Second Life has a new neighbor, touting what I can only hope are the hoax presidential aspirations of soundalike psychic medium John Edward.

BM’s Roo Reynolds digs out an interesting quote from Linden Lab Chairman Mitch Kapor.

Astrin Few has been performing live shows in Second Life for almost three years now - making him one of the longest running acts in the game. Few shares his perspective on the early stages of live performances in SL, its commericalization, and the future of SL live music.