Pamela Live Show 10-18-2015

Eric Krangel

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Eric Krangel

A graduate of U Penn and Columbia Journalism, Eric comes to SAI from Reuters, and has written for numerous publications including the Chicago Tribune, the New York Sun, the Bond Buyer, and the Montreal Gazette.

Disclosure: Eric has positions in Google, Yahoo, Apple, Marvel, and several low-cost index funds.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/author/eric-krangel#ixzz3jWjfrjKH

Second Life's Second Act: Business Teleconferencing?

 

Another high-profile exit from Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life: VP for Biz Dev Gene Yoon (a/k/a the avatar "Ginsu Linden") is leaving the company.
Gene's departure follows the exit of John Zdanowski, Second Life's CFO, less than two weeks ago.
There's been a lot of turnover at Linden. The core executive team that gave birth to Second Life, witnessed its meteoric rise, and endured some of the backlash are now mostly gone.

• In February VP of Marketing / high-profile spokeswoman Robin Harper left for points unknown
  
• Second Life founder Philip Rosedale stepped down from the CEO spot last year to take a more advisory role as Chairman
• CTO Cory Ondrejka, the engineer who programmed most of Second Life, left for EMI Music after a dispute with Rosedale

The service is completely in new-ish CEO Mark Kingdon's hands now.
Where Mark goes from here is something of an open question. Linden's old business model relied on creating and selling ever-increasing amounts of "virtual land," which Linden Lab collects something akin to a property tax on. But at the same time Linden relied on virtual land for most of its revenue, the company also encouraged the development of OpenSim, an open source clone of Second Life which lets people freely host "land" on their own PCs without any money going to Linden.
So what's next for Linden Lab and Second Life? Well, the company has been talking up Second Life as a business teleconferencing app, and the recent decision to finally confine Second Life sex to a virtual red light district represents an radical shift in the type of service they offer. Hopefully the change in stance will make Second Life more palatable to business (read: fees-paying) customers.
Presumably, getting businesses to bite will be the job of Gene's successor.  Linden says revenue has grown for the last four years (a major feat in this environment), and the company is profitable.  That said, management does seem to have jeopardized part of its revenue model by emphasizing a commitment to "open-source."
The leaders of the OpenSim / open source community Linden once embraced have their own agenda, and they're getting closer to offering something as good as Second Life for the hobbyists. Five years from now, the Second Life idea will undoubtedly still be here, playing out on thousands of distributed OpenSim servers. But it's not clear that Linden will capture the benefits of that.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/second-lifes-second-act-business-teleconferencing-2009-4#ixzz3jWkDeJas

Better Business Bureau Gives Second Life An "F"

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/better-business-bureau-gives-second-life-an-f-2009-2#ixzz3jWkjaZt5

During my brief stint as a Second Life business reporter -- there to track the growth of the virtual economy in the 2007 heyday -- a lot of my stories centered on the fact that Second Life actually didn't seem to be a very good place to do business at all. IP theft is rampant, bugs are severe, and fraud is both widespread and unpunished.
Now the Better Business Bureau chips in, and gives Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life, an "F".
The BBB cites:

• Number of complaints filed against business.
• Failure to respond to complaints filed against business.
• Length of time business has taken to resolve complaint(s).

Not too surprising: Linden encourages people to create virtual goods-based businesses with real money, then makes decisions on land, currency, advertising, outlawed content, or a million other things that directly impact people's livelihoods.
We feel some sympathy for Linden here -- Having worked closely with Linden employees, most genuinely try to help and mean well. But the intricacies of governing a real-currency microeconomy are so maddeningly complex it's impossible to give people anything but superficial customer service.
There's also the griefer angle -- Given the penchant for drama that runs deep in Second Life, it's not unreasonable to assume at least some avatars are filing baseless BBB claims for sport. (I was referred to this story by the @Tizzers twitter account, a guy so deep on Linden's sh*tlist the company at one point banned every avatar with the first name of "Tizzers" from Second Life.)
But no matter how you cut it, real money invested in Second Life is subject without limits to the whims and mercies of Linden's overworked staff. And as the BBB notes, Linden tends to ignore complaints.
Second Life was, and is, a marvelous place for exploring, meeting new people, and letting dormant aspects of one's personality find expression. And thousands of people do run profitable micro-businesses there. But for anyone looking to make a virtual fortune, we suggest they heed the BBB's warning, and don't quit your day job.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/better-business-bureau-gives-second-life-an-f-2009-2#ixzz3jWkpySXN

FROLIC MILLS PRESENTS "FABULOUS"

Becoming a Second Life Model: STUDENT

Becoming a Second Life Model: STUDENT: Last week, I opened up my search on Second Life with the thought of looking for anyone hiring a model. I saw an ad for a school, so I though...

I've been finding all these places to shop for premade mesh items, and other full perm items.  I have been collecting a few items and preparing to start to make clothing, furniture, etc.  You know, this stuff is not that easy!!  I just added a link to someone's webpage for their really nice things!!  See my Blog roll.  ty Suki

Oh my! It's been a loooong time since I blogged on my own blog! The Life and Times of Suki
  I've blogged on the DMC blog, MW blog, and on Facebook, but not on own personal blog.  To my followers, too few in numbers, but so rich in loyalty, I apologize!  And, I promise (to try) to update my blog with oodles of interesting information and events!  In fact, here is a link to the web issue of R_E_Z a wonderful In-world SL magazine... in this issue, among other interesting information, there is an interview with me!  My first, I'll admit, where I was the one being interviewed!  http://rezslmagazine.blogspot.com/ 
If you'd like an inworld copy of this mag, just send me a notecard and I will send you a copy!
Help spread the word about my blog... thanx!  ♥~Suki

On December 14^th the real world spun out of control... and then as the news traveled around the globe, the world stop frozen, and so did second life.  Some of us were already inworld at the time we heard of the shootings, our fingers suspended above the keyboards, our minds blank with sorrow.  Some of us, who were not inworld at the time, had trouble coming into secondlife, without a heavy feeling of shock and surrealism.              We all lost that day.       
The feelings we have are grief.  There is no way to remove the pain.  The only solace is to believe, in something, where all the scales are righted and the sufferings are made good.  Those of us who believe in a religion, trust the promise that while this life on earth is done, life in the beyond has just begun.  Those of us who follow more spiritual beliefs, also trust that the soul moves on.  That somehow they live, just not here.   No matter how or in what we believe, if we believe, we need to believe that this life's tragedy had a purpose*

*As the editor of October Magazine, I wrote a small editorial for our readers expressing our condolences.  I decided to post a part of that article on my blog. 

Anyone notice that the reports say the shooter had an altercation with the principle and several members of the school staff just one day before he decided to do harm?  I think that there is a message in there for us, to stop mouthing off and thinking that it is harmless.  It's not.  I have had, and heard several verbal fights, written and spoken, in SL, with all kinds of folks.  And the thing is, we don't know who we are talking too....really.   It's scary when you think about it.  People are scary crazy... and you just never know what will set someone off.   So, play nice.  Don't malign anyone.  Remember, words can be weapons, and can hurt just as deep.  I get afraid of how easy it is to find someone, if you were really looking hard for them.... but now I am concerned about how easy it is to set someone off... they may not be able to find you, but they will find someone... like a rickashay bullet.  

Boogie Woogie Stomp Live

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Holidays from Suki and Nav Barrowstone!!  We wish you each a wonderful time of year as you embrace your different religious or personal ways of celebrating this time of year.  We pray for each of you to have miracles abound and surround you in your new year!!  May the love of life be yours, now and all of your days! ♥ Suki and Nav

Winter 2012 with my Husband

We found a lovely view, so he kissed me

 My husband likes to match my look, and then take me out and about.

 This time I styled my new :: PM ::
leather skirt with a semi-sheer button down white shirt and a underneath leather corset, which I polished with a white collar and black lace bow.  Simple black pumps did not steel the spotlight. 
The skirt, was part of Purplemoon's "if it's black it's on sale" Thanksgiving sorta gift hunt.  I was able to pick up a few items that I have had my eye on for a while, at a great sale!

all afternoon

I like combining different designers and finding the best coordinated outfit.  Then I usually find a great location to take some pictures, in which I feature one designer item that is the focus point of my outfit.

Into the night

and we talked

 

thru the night

 

into the morning, we... loved....

He really should consider modeling, but he would have to learn more about fashion in order to create a style other then "biker"!

new Blog for Suki Model's

Hi Everyone!  I have decided to create a new blog for my modeling career portfolio.  I just think it is more professional to give someone who does not know me on a personal level, a link to a blog with only professional information.  On page of the pages to the left, you will find a link to this new blog.  If you are referring someone to me for professional work, you may want to just refer them directly to my new blog for professional information.  suki rexen   portfolio and resume   
Thank you!  Suki

A Sunday afternoon ride with my SLushband, on his newest bike built by none other then Harley Marenwolf!  Please zoom in to look at the details this man takes the time to put into his sl bikes.  If the computer could simulate the breeze you would feel as the wind rushes by you, you would think it was real.  In fact as we sat by the sl waters watching the full sailed ship move by, I fixed my hair in RL.  :-)

If you would like to ck out these Motorcycles you can can look up HMMC aka Harley Marenwolf Motorcycles in Second life.

What a Woman!

OUT ON A DATE WITH MY SLUSBAND!  It was a beautiful day in sl, so we went out for a ride.  A peaceful, scenic ride.  We made stops along the way to take in the awe of SL.  No words, but a lot said. Thank you Nav.

Brandy's Journey: Second Life Business Basics: Promotions

Brandy's Journey: Second Life Business Basics: Promotions

I'M GETTING MARRIED TODAY

So, the day has finally come.  Shew!  What a lot of work...more then putting on a show!  I feel like this is my "show" and everything as been a rehearsal up to now.  I can't tell you how many times I have checked and rechecked my prim placements... my accessories... my walks. 
You'd think I was nervous!!

THE BELLADONNA DEBUT FASHION SHOW

we held an in house casting first, for all DMC models.   As model in the DMC you just need to show up, and say you'd like to be in the show and you will get first considerations.

Then we held an open casting to fill spots not taken by the DMC Models.


               


Probably the sweetest Model to show up, was Reagan, who looked like one of Santa's helpers. I asked Reagan to by our backstage helper, so she could get the experience of putting on a show. She did an awesome job! However RL took her attention, as tended to some family illness, but she kept her loyality to the show, communicating with me everyday, and doing what she could to help this show be a HUGE SUCCESS! THANK YOU REAREA YOU'RE THE BEST!
 

                                  
 






ON THE ONE OF KIND HAND MADE SPECIAL DESIGNS OF ELIZA ANTORIAN... THE MODELS WORKED. IT WASN'T ALL FUN. THERE WERE MISTAKES AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS. LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND MORE.

                                          SHOW REHEARSAL WITH STAGE MARKS







BUT THE SHOW WAS A HUGE SUCCESS....... THE DESIGNERS WERE HAPPY...... THE AUDIENCE SHARED THEIR APPRECIATIONS. AND THE PROFESSIONAL MODELS SHOWED THEIR ABILITIES TO GET THE JOB DONE AND PULL OFF ANYTHING AS IF IT WERE REHEARSED THAT WAY ALL ALONG.

SL Model Suki Rexen's photostream

SL Model Suki Rexen's photostream on Flickr.

just added some new pictures to my flicker page. Please have a look, and make any comments you would like!!