WSJ: Second Life banks in a little bit of turmoil

According to Robin Sidel at The Wall Street Journal, there were 187,000 Second Life avatars in December from the US alone, with roughly that same number coming from the major European countries.  But life is not all rosy for the virtual island paradises given the banking issues that some people are experiencing there according to [...]

Lost’s Oceanic Airlines ad campaign ~ viral or vile?

ABC has a viral campaign out featuring Oceanic Airlines, the television fantasy airline from the show Lost.  Here’s one of the ads:

 
I can appreciate a viral campaign, but fake airplane crashes made to seem more real than they should make this one seem a little misplaced.
You can see the "official" Oceanic Airlines site here and [...]

‘Asian and Pacific Islander community’ are ‘Secret Weapon’

 
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack is saying that the Democrats’ secret weapon in Iowa is the Asian and Pacific Islander community according to Politico.com.  According to the article, the support stems from the fact that Democrats have opened up more support for their communities in the past couple of decades.  Apparently, the groups are just [...]

Cyprus and Malta begin using the euro

Cyprus and Malta, two island nations in the Mediterranean, began using the euro on January 1, 2008.  More here.

IBM Do ~ Avatar Island Commercial

IBM has a new ad out as part of their "Do" initiative:

It’s about the online world, avatars, and of course the little islands that they create.  I think that it’s pretty much a direct reference to Second Life.  I’m not really sure what islands have to do with "Do."  Sounds like a bit of "doo" [...]

Bling h2O

Here’s a quote for you from Kevin G. Boyd (Hollywood writer-producer): "…you could tell a lot about a person by the bottled water they carried.  In Hollywood it seemed as if people flaunted their bottled water like it was part of their presentation. Whether the bottles had a cool shape or came from an exotic [...]

Hawaiian Airlines charges ‘death fee’

There is nothing more certain in life than death, taxes, and airline fees.  And now Hawaiian Airlines is being criticized in an article by David Lazarus at the LA Times, which is worth a read for more details.  Apparently, after her traveling companion died, a woman was charged a fee of $75 to cancel each [...]

Lost Season Four Trailer

The TV show lost will be reappearing in February on ABC.  Here’s the trailer for the new season:

 
Is it going to be worth watching?

The Dutch might build a tulip-shaped island

According to Emma Thomasson at the UK’s Guardian, some people in the Netherlands are pushing a Dubai-like plan to build an island in the shape of a tulip.  Unlike the other islands that are being built exclusively for (terrible) aesthetic reasons, those involved with this one say that it’s supposedly to help flooding problems, along [...]

Larry Page and Lucy Southworth get married in British Virgin Islands

There is a post in the works for couples who are starting to feel more and more pressure to get married on the beach.  It’s a sensitive issue, and the post cannot be rushed.  Just know, however, that it’s coming, and it might be an unflattering indictment against the practice — mostly because the average [...]

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