More SL on TV?

Well, as I hurtle headlong toward the New Year, the opportunities for increasing my media presence appear to be landing on my virtual desk - which is, I have to say, a very nice desk and one that I bought way back when I lived in a single-room rental.

I have an offer from MBC to host a new show with the working title @SLentrepreneur, which would be a joint venture between MBC and SLentrepreneur Magazine. Add that to the twice weekly news report AND another TV show in January (Life on Line), I may just about be maxed out in my second life. Here's my potential 2009 work list:

New Editor: SLentrepreneur Magazine
Men's Style Commentator: FreeLife Magazine
News Reporter: MBC TV
Host: MBC's @SLentrepreneur
News Reporter: Life on Line
Freelancer: Second Life Herald
Freelancer: Castle Keep Magazine

Add in the blogs SL on SL, SL on RL, and SL on VL, and you get an idea of why I have to sit down over Christmas and do some planning. Trouble is, I love this stuff and it is fun. Of course, it leaves little time for other Real Life things such as movies, books, family, friends, and all that jazz.

Or does it?

Even More Sig...

And the beat goes on...

The latest edition of SLentrepreneur magazine has a profile of AVENUE Models' owner, Rusch Raymaker, that includes a fabulous (can I use that word without sounding too "fashionista"?) picture of her. Rusch works extremely hard and seems to spend more time in SL than RL - I could be wrong ;)

Meanwhile, over at Castle Keep magazine, their third edition - the September 2008 one - is out and includes a profile of the Koinup social network, with a mention of the Ning network also.

Next up, I think, will be a rather long article in SLentrepreneur probably entitled The 4C's of 3D's: How To Succeed With Virtual Worlds. It's an Op-Ed piece that sets out the four key features needed to create and sustain a virtual environment. There's lots more to say on the subject - in fact, I think there's a book in there somewhere - and I hope to be writing more in the future about each of the four elements in more detail. Keep checking back here.

As a taster of what's to come along these lines, check out an article by Prokofy Neva called The Six Economies of Second Life, and do check the comments to see my take on this.

And for those who are vaguely interested in personalities, Mony and I spent some time together last night, checking out some clothing and sitting at the old Balloon Tour platform in Ambleside. Whatever we "are," she's always going to be special to me and I'm just happy for any time we snatch together. Still.

It's a Sig Fest... Another Article

Either I have no life or am on a roll. Today's Second Life Herald has my latest offering, I'm a Barbie(R) Girl, in a Barbie World..., a story of my first experience in Mattel's Barbie Girl(TM) virtual world. The one thing is has in common with the Second Life environment and Google's Lively(TM) is that is also has the same method of logging out - the crash!

Anyhow, check out the dirt on America's plastic role model. Also keep an eye of for the September issue of Castle Keep magazine where I have an article coming up on social networks.

I'm also working on two more articles for FreeLife magazine and a biggie for Slentrepreneur, which restarts publishing in September after a summer hiatus.

The Metaverse Tribune: New Siggy Articles

It's late Saturday night and I have just got back from the bar. This means I am (a) relaxed and (b) not necessarily fully in control of my faculties. Still, many good writers were also damned great drinkers, so I'm hoping the alcohol coursing through my brain is helping me post.

Two new articles have been published today: One on the wonderful band, SpaceJunky, entitled "SpaceJunky: Resident Aliens in Second Life(TM) Metaverse," and the other is "Calamity’s Haute Models Agency."

I also finished off an article for Castle Keep magazine - let's see if it gets published as this will be yet another outlet for me.