Diva Blogs SL

Changes and more

2010-02-13T10:14:00.000-08:00

It's been ages since I posted. So much has changed. Oh, I'm still on the grid and I'm still quirky. But my RL schedule prevented my continuing work with Prim Perfect Publications, much as I miss it. And, as you may suspect, it prevents things like musing on Second Life as much as I'd like. However, I can't bring myself to give it up. It's a social circle that means enough to me that I light up

Solving the monster dilemma: How do you market effectively in Second Life?

2009-01-12T09:27:00.000-08:00

In response to an intriguing post at Wagner James Au's New World Notes on the "culture of freebies", I asked for help. As you may know, I'm the Advertising and Client Relations Manager for Prim Perfect Magazine. We extremely grateful to our readers and advertisers for our success, but we always want to do better. When content creators discuss marketing, I see a lot of discussion about blogs,

Going the rounds

2009-01-07T13:01:00.001-08:00

I've been a citizen of Caledon since I arrived in Second Life, and if you're going to make junior-high-snide remarks about it, don't do it here. But, like all uncles of whom we are fond, the Caledon community needs affectionate forbearance from time to time.In that vein, I give you Otenth Paderborn's inspired Venn Diagram of Caledonian interactions:

Good video on using Second Life for education

2009-01-05T11:18:00.000-08:00

Sorry I can't remember where I found the link to this. If you have it posted, please consider this a hat tip.

M Linden's inbox leaked to the world

2009-01-04T04:45:00.000-08:00

Diva bestows a well-deserved bow in the direction of Prad Prithivi for this industriously hysterical parody that I've seen cited on several blogs. Study it. Really. It had me laughing out loud at 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, that's how funny it is.

Having perky fun to start the new year

2008-12-26T11:29:00.000-08:00

Thanks to my friend Perplexity Peccable (I think -- or was it Mal Burns) on Twitter, I took a look at Loco Pocos. Too much fun. The island is a great place to explore, and I completely fell in love with the easily-customizable tiny avatars. So, here's my latest look.

Will the real Diva Regina please stand up?

2008-12-19T17:07:00.000-08:00

I came across this web page that discusses a real "Diva Regina" -- an operatic mezzo-soprano who sang with Maria Callas and Placido Domingo. My avatar in Second Life, I confess, is rather more attractive than her typist is in real life, but one would be hard pressed to create an avatar as beautiful as this lady.

Testing - Prim Perfect's Advertising calendar

2008-08-21T17:45:00.000-07:00

Hi, guinea pigs . . . er, friends.

Life at Prim Perfect Publications

2008-07-18T05:51:00.000-07:00

From Indexed

Ah, the benefits of a back channel

2008-05-27T11:51:00.000-07:00

A number of my friends are involved in exploring the opportunities for beefed-up education in Second Life. I'm interested in it too, mostly as it applies to models of interaction. I suspect that some of the earlier competence will be developed by universities, especially those with significant online offerings already.I attended a web presentation presented by Capella University, an online

And a good time was had by all

2008-05-02T08:09:00.000-07:00

Last night's celebration marked the one year anniversary of the inaugural issue of Prim Perfect magazine. Not only has circulation gone from zero to over 10,000 in that time, it has been praised as highly professional publication with which many of the top content designers of Second Life are proud to be associated. I know the whole team is grateful for the ongoing support of all those who have

Piling On: My unsolicited thoughts about the SL trademark fiasco

2008-04-24T11:07:00.000-07:00

I just found Grace McDonough's insightful blog, Phasing Grace. In response to her thoughts about the Second Life trademark brou-ha-ha, I posted the following comment. Since it seems to stand alone okay, I offer it here for your thoughts:Though my comment might be more well-placed on your March 26 post, I'm a johnny-come-lately to this discussion.You are absolutely correct about the current

On the one hand / on the other hand

2008-04-23T14:46:00.000-07:00

From District Administration - The magazine of school district management on the educational potential of Second Life for primary and secondary students:Some educators also are reluctant to experiment with non-traditional teaching methods and are content to stick with lecturing in front of a class. "A lot of the conversations revolve around fear — if we open this stuff up to the kids, it could

The blessings of a giveaway economy

2008-04-19T07:27:00.000-07:00

Rumor has it that some big companies who have ventured into Second Life for marketing and exposure purposes have gone away disappointed. I'm not surprised. I think they would likely be hampered by the shortsightedness inherent in any organization. Companies and organized entities don't meander, they go in with agenda and purpose. That's the right tool for many things, but not, I suggest, for

Curiouser and curiouser

2008-04-16T07:01:00.000-07:00

Somewhere, deep inside me, lurks a frustrated social psychologist. Yes, I know, the pioneering vanguard of Second Life includes bleeding-edge technology gurus, design wizards and the occasional person seeking another life simply because their First Life hasn't turned out so hot. But now, as we grow to include more and more of a general cross-section of society, some of us "people people"' will

For the three of you who haven't seen this . . .

2008-04-16T06:47:00.000-07:00

If real life looked like Second Life: Click To Play Encore, encore!

Persephone Milk interviewed on local RL news

2008-04-15T15:10:00.000-07:00

Persephone Milk is an extremely talented and popular creator of pianos in Second Life. The elegance of construction and sophistication of scripting are impressive. Here's a clip of an interview with her typist.You can see the pianos and covet one for yourself at Musical Alchemy.Hat tip to Dale Innes for the link.

Blown Away

2008-04-15T10:38:00.001-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Blown Away, originally uploaded by Solaesta Kilian. Take a look at what AM Radio has done on the Far Away sim. Amazing work. It's the only place in SL that makes me happy to see an overcast sky.

Top 10 signs you're spending too much time in Second Life

2008-01-14T14:14:00.001-08:00

You look in your closet for clothes that you've bought in SL.You've been late for something because you forgot driving takes more time than teleporting.A beautiful garden makes your fingers itch for the "About Land" option.You've had the impulse to right-click on someone's house.When you see an interesting building or geometrical shape, you start sketching out the prims in your head.When talking

Well, maybe "tin god". Otherwise, no.

2008-01-14T13:28:00.000-08:00

According to Roget's Thesaurus, here are synonyms for diva:ace, adventurer, celebrity, combatant, conqueror, daredevil, demigod, exemplar, gallant, god, goddess, great person, heroine, ideal, idol, lead, leading perons, lion, martyr, model, paladin, prima donna, principal, protagonist, star, superstar, tin god, victor, worthy oneForget it.My name is Diva