Buying from Linden versus buying privately - what are the pros and cons?

You may remember that some time ago, I posted an article on What is land ownership as opposed to renting? I promised then this second article, exploring some of the pros and cons of buying from Linden as opposed to a private sale - so here goes.
Linden: Pros
The first thing about buying from Linden [...]

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A chance to win a Tuscan Castle! (for a month)

Just a reminder that tomorrow - Wednesday, 14th November 2007 - is the closing date for the FIRST of this months great Prim Perfect competitions.
You will have the opportunity of living for one month in the lovely castle in the centre of Tuscany Island.
You can read all about the Castle in the latest edition of [...]

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Autumn Treasure Hunt - Clue 3: La Belle Vie

Once again there’s a Treasure Hunt in this month’s edition of Prim Perfect. There are SIXTEEN stores taking part this month - and you have to visit the store to discover the prim count of each of the pieces featured in the magazine. You’ll find instructions on how to find the prim count for [...]

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Russian Empire

One of the beautiful things about Second Life is the diversity. While you can walk down a simulation of New York City, you can visit other places in the world, other times and other places. What’s more, these creations are not solely the product of North Americans or even English speakers. Second [...]

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A New Way to Get the Prim Perfect Magazine

Do you want to be the first with Prim Perfect when it’s published?
There’s a new way to get your magazine delievered to you - hot from the Prim Perfect Printing Press*!
At the moment, you can get your copy of the magazine from one of our inworld vendors, or from SLExchange or OnRez (just search [...]

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Don’t Forget to Get Your Poppy!

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, when throughout the Commonwealth, people remember those who have died in the wars of the last century (and war in general). The way this is traditionally marked is by wearing a red poppy - and you can get these in Second Life at the wonderful memorial that has been created [...]

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Through a Glass - Shiny!

Every so often, a designer will send me a review copy of something they have created. This may be an old friend sending me something new they’ve made, or a new (to me) designer, sending me something they hope I’ll take a look at (and maybe write about).
Generally speaking, if I like the product [...]

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Autumn Treasure Hunt - Clue 2: ArkAngel Designs

Once again there’s a Treasure Hunt in this month’s edition of Prim Perfect. There are SIXTEEN stores taking part this month - and you have to visit the store to discover the prim count of each of the pieces featured in the magazine. You’ll find instructions on how to find the prim count for [...]

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We Shall Remember Them

There are many moving builds in Second Life, such as the memorial to the World Trade Centre on Celestial Requiem. Some of them, such as Camp Darfur and the Streets of Baghdad, can be found on Better World Island (which was our Sim of the Month in Issue 4).
Today I visited another such build, [...]

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Dance for the World (D4TW)

Join groups of residents across the Metaverse and in Reality as they Dance for the World (D4TW) on Friday, Nov. 9, 2007.
The Metaverse Messenger is hosting Dance for the World (D4TW), a fundraising event for CUSO, a Canadian organization that has been raising money to send volunteers overseas since 1961. D4TW will enable volunteers [...]

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