http://mroshow.com "The most incredible show in the virtual world !!" Sat, 10 May 2008 21:25:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was doing a bit of blog reading at gwynethllewelyn.net and some of her discussion on the new trademark policies. Also, Tateru Nino at Massively drops the "ban" bomb in relation to the policy for the first time I've seen that mentioned. More discussion at Massively brings up ... http://mroshow.com/2008/05/10/trademark-follies/ In coordination with Dedric Mauriac tonight we had a MRO Show to benefit Relay for Life. Acedia Albion donated a venue, I chipped in with the hosting and stream, and everyone brought a lot of enthusiasm. Core organizers of Relay for Life Fayandria Foley and Dedric were ... http://mroshow.com/2008/05/04/relay-for-life-event-at-acedias/ Well I went ahead and updated the logo references on a couple of sites to this virtual world into which I was born. Thank goodness I was careful from the start in using names and avoided using references to the world. The clarification on the use is ... http://mroshow.com/2008/04/16/updated-logo-use/ Gaia Online May 5, 2008 at the Virtual World SIG. ” Extending Virtual Worlds:  Gaia Online” Gaia Online is an online hangout and virtual world that has been busy over the past year bridging the connections between the “virtual” and the “real” world in very ... http://mroshow.com/2008/04/12/gaia-online-may-5-2008/ For those of you in SF.... Here's the torch route for April 9 via Mercury News.com "The Olympic Torch Relay Run will be held in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 9, starting at McCovey Cove. The Torch Relay Run will begin following a brief opening ceremony at McCovey Cove at 1:00 ... http://mroshow.com/2008/04/07/san-francisco-olympic-torch-route/ Breaking news....real all about it.... Jack Linden reports: "For Q2 our Island pricing is changing. New islands will be USD$1000 and this change will go live upon the new Land Store being launched, so before the end of April." Read all about it here: ... http://mroshow.com/2008/04/07/breaking-news-sim-price-dropped-to-100-usd/ I've been reading accounts of the NYC VW show and there are some interesting takes on the deluge of new worlds hitting the net.  Corey Ondrejka's account is here: http://ondrejka.blogspot.com/2008/04/its-small-world-after-all.html with a comment and link to this comic below by Tateru Nino which is really funny - "Whore of Brandercraft" lol. ... http://mroshow.com/2008/04/05/virtual-worlds-2008-new-york/ Philip Rosedale spoke at the US House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet yesterday, April 1. I thought it was an April fools joke at first, but this is real. Audio and video is here: http://energycommerce.house.gov/ Philip starts speaking at around 29:00 after an introduction. Almost the entire 90 minute ... http://mroshow.com/2008/04/02/philip-rosedale-at-us-house-of-representatives-subcommittee-on-telecommunications/ Come on SL(tm) 'ers get over here. 50 people inRL(tm) and only 6 avatars?posted by Orange Montagne on Snapdragon Island using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink] http://mroshow.com/2008/03/27/jamais-casco-at-future-salon-live/ who are the new rockers?posted by Orange Montagne on Acedia using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink] http://mroshow.com/2008/03/23/who-are-the-new-rockers/ CalViking Corleone - Virtual World SIG folks meetup in SLposted by Orange Montagne on Acedia using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink] http://mroshow.com/2008/03/18/calviking-corleone/ one dancin' proto-emo-sim-iamposted by Orange Montagne on Acedia using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink] http://mroshow.com/2008/03/15/one-dancin-proto-emo-sim-iam/ MRO visits metaverseuposted by Orange Montagne on UK Future Focus using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink] http://mroshow.com/2008/02/16/mro-visits-metaverseu/ again woooot it works on the edit?? http://mroshow.com/2008/02/06/lets-try-this-youtube-thing/