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| | Wikipedia entry for Second Life includes explanations of Avatars, objects, requirements, subcultures and countercultures, economy, open standards, protocol, and trivia. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life
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| | Terms of service for Second Life. Information includes services and content, account registration and requirements, license and intellectual property terms, conduct by users, releases, disclaimers or warranty, limitation of liability and indemnification, privacy policy, and general provisions. | http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php
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| | Information about the Second Life community. Learn about forums, events, newsletters, and mailing lists. Read the classifieds, get information on land purchases and auctions, visit the Land store, check on the status of your account, and contact support. | http://secondlife.com/community/
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| | Information for businesses wishing to build an application using the Second Life platform, provide enhanced distribution for Second Life, expand an existing brand into the virtual world, introduce a community to Second Life, or do another type of business with Second Life. | http://secondlife.com/businesspartners/
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| | White paper: "Making Machinima in Second Life," November 2005, by Eric Call. Discusses technical tips, creative tips, an overview of the "Silver Bells and Golden Spurs" demo, production costs, distribution possibilities, video quality, production time, business opportunities, and convenience. | http://static.secondlife.com/_files/making_machinima.pdf
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| | This "Showcase" area is your source for what is going on at Second Life. Here new projects are reviewed and a monthly spotlight is given to a "Featured Build" along with an interview with its creator(s). | http://secondlife.com/showcase/
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| | Article: "My Virtual Life: A journey into a place in cyberspace where thousands of people have imaginary lives. Some even make a good living. Big advertisers are taking notice," by Robert D. Hof (Business Week cover story, May 1, 2006). The author walks you through his journey on Second Life and discusses business opportunities. | http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm
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| | Second Life “How To” provides information on account management (types of accounts), avatar and appearance, chat and IM, groups, interface and controls, moving around, inventory management, land, logging in, maps, landmarks and navigation, money, objects and attachments, permissions, and Sim (simulator) performance. | http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.
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| Learn how to use your Second Life land and the tools that control your area. The About Land tool consists of five parts. The General tab contains the general information about a piece of land (e.g., name, description, and owner) and a “For Sale” option. The Objects tab contains information about how many objects can be on the parcel and how many objects are currently there. The Access tab allows you to control who will have access to your area. The Ban tab lets you prohibit access to your land. The Edit Land tool lets you select tools to edit your land. You can subdivide your land to sell a portion, join multiple pieces of land, free your land without returning any revenue to you. The Options tab allows you to set the rules for your parcel. Options include- Create/Edit Objects—allows others users to edit objects on your land.
- Safe—specifies that no damage can be done to visitors on your land.
- Landmark—allows residents to mark the land as a landmark.
- Local Sound—prevents any audio from leaving the land.
- Show in "Find Places"—lists your parcel in the “Find Places” area (for a fee).
- Edit Land—allows visitors to change the terrain of the land (not recommended).
- Fly—allows visitors to fly on your land.
- Outside Scripts—allows others to run scripts on your land.
- Snapshot—upload an image of your land.
- Landing Point—sets an area where visitors to your site will enter or land.
- Music URL—link to a music site.
| http://secondlife.com/community/land-howto.php
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| | Current list of Second Life parcels up for auction. Next to each available parcel is its size, starting bid and the time left to place a bid. When you click on one of the listed parcels you are shown its location, size, object limit, and region rating, and the status of the auction (number of bids and highest bid). A box is provided in which you can place your bid. | http://secondlife.com/auctions/
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| | Second Life auction FAQ. Learn how to purchase land in an auction. Topics include bidding, winning, paying, collecting your land and resolving auction problems. | http://secondlife.com/auctions/faq.php
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| | Learn how to obtain land. Options include special pricing for first-time land purchasers, buying land from other residents, participating in an auction, and buying one of the five types of islands available. | http://secondlife.com/community/land-getyours.php
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| | Chart shows the monthly fees for land. A Premium member receives 512 square meters per month. If a member exceeds the 512 square meters in any given month they are charged additional land fees. Members can also purchase additional land based on these monthly rates. | http://secondlife.com/whatis/landpricing.php
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