I just saw a reference to a book that might be of interest:
The Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World (Hardcover)
by Wagner James Au (Author)
The amazon page for this is at http://www.amazon.com/Making-Second-Life-Notes-World/dp/0061353205 .
Some folks may not be aware of the author's past role as embedded journalist Hamlet Linden.
I've not read the book so can't offer a review but it's bound to have some info some would find interesting.
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02-26-2008 07:12
"Au, a journalist who chronicled the site as Linden Labs' reporter-avatar"
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Meade Paravane
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02-26-2008 08:23
/me notices that that amazon page shows that Philip wrote a book, too. First time I've heard that either had a book out.
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02-26-2008 08:55
"Au, a journalist who chronicled the site as Linden Labs' reporter-avatar" I refuse to take seriously anyone who refers to Second Life as a "site." *Ducks for cover*_____________________
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02-26-2008 09:03
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Trout Recreant
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02-26-2008 10:24
They still print books on paper?
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02-26-2008 10:26
They still print books on paper? You OBVIOUSLY have never seen my house...the books take up more space than anything else.  _____________________
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02-26-2008 10:37
You OBVIOUSLY have never seen my house...the books take up more space than anything else. I was sort of kidding there. My RL office (ok, my RL broom-closet with a view of the entrance to the parking lot and a beautiful water view as soon as the building rotates 90 degrees) is right next to the reference library. I do everything online, but occasionally I wander in there just to pick up a real book. I always spend a solid 10-15 minutes trying to remember how to do research in an actual book. There's nowhere to enter search terms! _____________________
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02-26-2008 10:44
I was sort of kidding there. No duh! My RL office (ok, my RL broom-closet with a view of the entrance to the parking lot and a beautiful water view as soon as the building rotates 90 degrees) is right next to the reference library. I do everything online, but occasionally I wander in there just to pick up a real book. I always spend a solid 10-15 minutes trying to remember how to do research in an actual book. There's nowhere to enter search terms! I <3 books! And Amazon <3 me because of that.  _____________________
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02-26-2008 10:57
You OBVIOUSLY have never seen my house...the books take up more space than anything else. Same here. _____________________
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02-26-2008 11:03
While buying bargain books on Amazon is nice, nothing beats walking into Barnes and Noble, especially on a cold day. The sight and smell of all the books can be intoxicating.
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02-26-2008 11:08
While buying bargain books on Amazon is nice, nothing beats walking into Barnes and Noble, especially on a cold day. The sight and smell of all the books can be intoxicating. Although my greatest fear is being caught somewhere with nothing to read when I walk into a book store or public library my mind seems to go blank and I have a hard time finding books I want to read. _____________________
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02-26-2008 11:09
While buying bargain books on Amazon is nice, nothing beats walking into Barnes and Noble, especially on a cold day. The sight and smell of all the books can be intoxicating. _____________________
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02-26-2008 11:11
While buying bargain books on Amazon is nice, nothing beats walking into Barnes and Noble, especially on a cold day. The sight and smell of all the books can be intoxicating. I live in an itty bitty town...most of the time, I can't find what I want here. _____________________
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02-26-2008 11:55
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02-26-2008 12:08
You OBVIOUSLY have never seen my house...the books take up more space than anything else. Ditto! _____________________
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02-26-2008 12:13
Yes, I think Amazon gets as much of my money as my mortgage provider. Though, I'm sure that will change soon because I will need a bigger house to contain all of the books that I buy from Amazon and that will mean the mortgage goes up again. Of course that will then allow me to buy even more books because I will have more space and therefore Amazon's share of my income will increase again. Sheesh, what a cycle. The Mortgage Brokers and Bookbinders associations would like to thank you in advance... _____________________
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02-26-2008 14:16
Philip Rosedale's item on the Amazon page is a video of a seminar appearance he made.
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02-26-2008 14:38
One of the things other than my partner or family that will pull me away from SL is a good book. Alexin and I can't walk into a bookstore without walking out with a bag of books, cds or dvds and we go at least once a week. It seems like there is never enough time to read. And, I find I buy three books to every one book I actually have time to read, sort of like how I buy SL clothes and shoes! LOL
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02-26-2008 14:43
I refuse to take Hamlet's work seriously when although he is no longer a Linden he is still their lapdog and their mouthpiece who essentially just toes their party line, he probably submits his stories for LL for approval before posting them.
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02-26-2008 15:06
nothing beats walking into Barnes and Noble, especially on a cold day That was nice too I love hunting for paper books  |
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02-26-2008 15:12
Last time I walked into a Barnes and Noble was on a HOT day in Las Vegas. That was nice too I love hunting for paper books Oh what I would give to be in Vegas now............I recently quit the Books on CD club I belonged to. I spend a lot of time in the car and can't stand the crap on the radio, so I would listen to books while sitting in traffic.. But I realized I wasn't buying books except as gifts, and shopping for books is as enjoyable as shopping for shoes. _____________________
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Last time I walked into a Barnes and Noble was on a HOT day in Las Vegas. That was nice too I love hunting for paper books Well, it's really not sporting. You can just walk right up and shoot them, and you don't even need a hunting license. It's like hunting cows only you don't get a freezer full of hamburger and steaks, so it's nothing like hunting cows. _____________________
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