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The Seventh Sun: The Emergence of Virtual Micronations - Sept. 2007 Issue
Pollywog Gardenvale
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09-10-2007 08:48
The Emergence of Virtual Micronations: This month's issue features a fascinating interview with Second Life entrepreneur Desmond Shang, the creator of Caledon.

Also covered in this issue:

* Chase bank denies Visa purchase of L$

* Second Life Community Convention -- Furries, pirates, and entrepreneurs.

* The Habitat Trust for Wildlife -- Interview with SongbirdClone Writer.

* Creativity in Second Life -- Take the Thinkerer Challenge.

* California Dreamin' at Diegoland -- The California Heritage Project.

* The search is on! Meta Mart's metaHUD v4.1.

* Second Life Virtual Economy Key Metrics

* Gambling velocity or, "How I learned to stop worrying and love the FUD"

* Police Blotter -- Gambling now leading TOS violation

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The Seventh Sun is published monthly by Pollywog Press

www.pollywogpress.com

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Jezabell Barbosa
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09-10-2007 09:45
Fantastic, very informative.
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Pollywog Gardenvale
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09-15-2007 13:28
Thank you so much, Jezabell! I've read some of your work and am very impressed!
Incanus Merlin
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09-18-2007 02:21
Very informative... I've bookmarked so expect a frequent visitor!

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Pollywog Gardenvale
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The Seventh Sun
09-20-2007 12:04
Thank you! Surfdaddy and I are attending Dr. Dobb's Life 2.0 Summit right now and are posting the high points on our blog. So check our site for the latest on that -- then we'll provide indepth coverage in our Oct. issue!

Pollywog