Archive for July, 2007

Since WSE halt trading after reopening, at least 5 companies have delisted and move to International Stock Exchange aka ISE. They are CGI, AVC, CSE, KFM and BCX.

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We have added 3 web tools at Second Life Topsites.

Google PageRank Prediction
Predict your future Google PageRank.

Website Speed Test
Find out how fast a specific webpage loads.

Meta-tags Extractor
Extract meta-tags information from a web page.

All the 3 web tools are complied under Tools in the top navigation links.

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The World Stock Exchange will remain closed until 12PM PDT 27th July 2007. Our development team have almost completed the deployment phase. We look forward to opening the World’s Leading Internet Stock Market with increased security, functionality and the ability for virtual companies around the world to raise capital from the wider Internet community.

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The World Stock Exchange is closed for important updates. The WSE opening time has been extended to 6AM PDT, Thursday 26th July 2007. Thank you for your patience.

This is the 2nd extension. It was supposed to open at 12PM PDT 24th July, then delay to 12PM PDT 25th July. Will they extend again?

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Linden Lab have now released a new policy regarding gambling based services in Second Life.

It is a violation of the new policy to wager in games in the Second Life environment operated on Linden Lab servers if such games:

(1) (a) rely on chance or random number generation to determine a winner, OR (b) rely on the outcome of real-life organized sporting events,

AND

(2) provide a payout in

(a) Linden Dollars, OR

(b) any real-world currency or thing of value.

This includes (but is not limited to), for example, Casino Games such as:

- Baccarat
- Blackjack
- Craps
- Faro
- Keno
- Pachinko
- Pai Gow
- Poker
- Roulette
- Sic Bo
- Slot machines

It also includes Sports Books or Sports Betting, including the placing of bets on actual sporting events against a book-maker or through a betting exchange.

Linden Lab will actively enforce this policy. If we discover gambling activities that violate the policy, we will remove all related objects from the inworld environment, may suspend or terminate the accounts of residents involved without refund or payment, and may report any relevant details, including user information, to authorities and financial institutions.

For further details please see the following URL:

http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/25/wagering-in-second-life-new-policy/

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We’ll be releasing Second Life 1.18.0 on Wednesday, July 11th. The Main Grid will unavailable from 6am-12noon PDT (13:00-19:00 GMT) during this time. New viewers will be required following the release. The Beta Test Grid will be available during the downtime.

Time for a break.

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