it’s a fantasy world full of deviants…

Way back in 2006, there was a thing called Second Life. And web 2.0. And every agency person and marketer I knew was falling over themselves to do something. Anything! I recall many presentations explaining what it was all about and trying to act like I knew what I was talking about while being bemused

4.0

  Die Hard 4.0 came out on DVD yesterday so I finally got to watch it after missing out on it in the cinema. And here’s Spam with a tremendous vest courtesy of Total Film (it’s actually a beer bottle sleeve but don’t tell him). And an interview with Bruce Willis in Second Life found

dark side of second life

Sky News report into paedophilia in Second Life. Unfortunately I guess it was bound to happen but so very wrong and disturbing. While many people enjoy Second Life and have a lot of fun and even conduct business, this should never have a place in the real or virtual world. Causes you to consider where

socially (ir)responsible advertising | part 3

The NEE political party in Belgium has come up with a novel way of securing votes. It started out as a parody of other parties promising votes and escalated to the party leader, Tania Derveaux offering 40,000 blow jobs either in person or in second life. Shall I sign up on behalf of Oldthumper Carlberg

sometimes digital does feel like a different world

And this map proves it. Very funny. Big thanks to Greg Verdino.

top marketing blogs

  Bone up on the full list. Digitasian’s (and by virtue, close living relatives of me) Verdino & Armano make the top 150. I don’t. Perhaps just as well.

you only live twice

As Virtual Worlds 2007 kicks off (yes, there’s a conference now), I thought I would share this video from Australia ABC network (thanks to Ben Liebmann) that acts as both an introduction to Second Life and its possibilities and also could act as a reference point to clients and colleagues who are buzzing about it,