Wondering if you should join the Metanomics group inworld? Zee Linden (aka John Zdanowski, CFO of Linden Lab) came in to Metanomics chat today, when he saw the group chat actively discussing a question from Ima Ideator, who in real life is Ellen Kolsto,…
More »

What makes the avatar tick? Is the avatar a rational being, a homo economicus, meaning, as explains Wikipedia, a rational, perfectly informed and self-interested actor who desires wealth, avoids unnecessary labor, and has the ability to make judgments towards those ends? I thought…
More »

This is where I blog: http://secondlifebloggers.ning.com/profile/CleoPatraGuyot and http://slafricandiaspora.blogspot.com/ and http://newtoulouse.ning.com/profile/CleoPatraGuyot98 I am learning a great deal from catching up on archived metanomics shows about all the interesting things people are doing in SL. I have a particular interest in what fellow academics are doing to…
More »

[9:12] Zee Linden: I wonder if there is a way that Linden Lab can stimulate the economy by driving users to various great experiences in Second Life
[9:12] Nickee Ninetails skulks off back to her corner to CREATE and build and make…
More »

[8:41] Ima Ideator: Hey Metanomics folks! Greenies and Black Swan are now charging for people to get into the sims. Greenies requires the purchase of a 99L ring and Black Swan a 200L watch. I think they are good for 5 days of entry. Their…
More »

Here is the transcript of my editorial from the show “The Virtual Chalkboard,” which covered middle- and high-school education in Second Life, with guests Kathy Schrock, Peggy Sheehy and Pathfinder Linden. The archive for the full show is More »