Weekend Reading: Are ads ruining secondlife?

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I read a few good bits this weekend, they include Prokofy Neva's rant on big biz ads blighting SL. I have to admit to thinking the garish spinning "For Sale" signs piss me off just a little too, but I think I can live with it. Im new here, I don't remember the "good old days" so it's not as personal to me when corporations start doing their corporate thing near me. In fact, that's the point of this blog, at least for now, to track business in virtual worlds. So it's all good.

CSMonitor is running a general piece on Second Life. It's a pretty good read, I'd recommend grabbing a coffee and taking 15mins out to sit down and digest.

Wallstreet and Tech have a good piece on the recent opening of a virtual stock exchange in Second Life also. They interview Luke Connell, the guy behind World Stock Exchange. The interview's an eye opener into virtual business.

Lastly, did you spot anyone wearing red noses for the British "red nose day" over the weekend? Can't say that I did, but then I'd forgotten all about it - oh well...