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Georgina Prodhan of Reuters, Frankfurt interviews uncle Phil. It’s a good interview, short but sweet without much said that isn’t already known, other than he admits they didn’t foresee the rise in laptop popularity (less capable in CPU power and graphics abilities.)

“Rosedale said a new generation of computers with more powerful graphics capacities would help stimulate wider interest in Second Life, where avatar models representing users fly or teleport around and can buy and sell land in Linden dollars.”

[Emphasis above is mine]

The interview is about Rosedale’s belief that Second Life will become ‘mainstream’. The problem isn’t only the interface, it’s so many other things. Such as the horrible abysmal introduction new users experience when they first enter the SL world. he basically admit (again) in this quote how sloppy Linden lab’s code is. but, at least he admits it.

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Just a small blurb from Microsofties who make word, indirectly of course, that Microsoft might be a little jealous of IBM’s recent announcements about what they’re doing in SL. Not as much of a hooplah even, but just the same, the bigwigs still think Second Life has some value.

Not everyone has been able to make it to one of our Live Windows 2008 Launch events. So a small group of us here at Microsoft are heading into Second Life world to deliver our launch content. We will be “in world” on April 26th to deliver our full launch presentations that you would see at any “real world” launch event.

Second Life and a Windows 2008 Launch….

Okay class, today’s lesson is the word ‘Oxymoron’. yes, we’ve all heard it before: Government Intelligence; Jumbo Shrimp and so on. How about Informed Journalist?

I present for your evaluation the following two paragraphs:

This summer, the School of Business is offering a class that will teach students how to create an online, virtual world where characters can talk, do business and make money.

John Artz, a professor of Web-based systems development, will virtually introduce students to the GW Island, a place in Second Life, and teach them how to create and use business models in this new environment. His students will travel all over the “world” to conduct virtual business in the “Marketplace,” but in reality, the 40 student, two-session class will take place in a computer lab, he said.

No changes or funny business by me. These two paragraphs literally appear as the first two paragraphs in the story. Additionally, I really don’t think it’s the author who fumbled. But rather the editor. It is they who write the headlines and hack and whack what once may have been a good story into what sometimes turns out to be an oxymoronic jumble of noodles.

I’m not pointing this story out to be mean or cruel. hell, I do this all the time. I just though it a cute chuckle and wanted to share that chuckle. 

Oh – and this is the actual headline – it’s what grabbed my attention. If this were actually the case, wouldn’t it grab your attention, too?

Tags: Secondlife, Socially Inspirational, Media