Wagner James Au / New World Notes
Author, strategist, virtual world reporter
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- Welcome to New World Notes’ 2006-2025 Archive!
- Virtual World Usage Stats from S&P Global Market Intelligence — Plus VRChat & Second Life Specifics!
- Top Five Posts Including: Huge Rec Room Layoff & Meta Boots Neal Stephenson Off Facebook (Briefly)
- Four Glorious Second Life Sims to Explore — After Watching Sabina Valeska’s Machinima Tributes to Them!
- Virtual World Usage Stats from S&P Global Market Intelligence — Plus VRChat & Second Life Specifics!
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Category: Weekly Recap
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New World Video: We Chat By A Roaring Fire About Midjourney Avatars, Metaverse Predictions, SL’s New VAT-Free Offer & Much More! Celebrating The Drag Queen Community In Second Life Monday Memory: Greenies Showed How To Do Metaverse Marketing Right — With Community Creator Participation & Genuine Delight
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Wagner James Au author photo + "hipster starfleet commander" in Midjourney Visit In VRChat: 5 Impressive Worlds Inspired By Levels From Final Fantasy VII, Dark Souls, Legend Of Zelda, Sonic The Hedgehog & Team Fortress 2 SL Flickr Always Showing You The Same Tired Tropes? Play Cliché Bingo! Midjourney Can Turn Your IRL Photo Into…
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BREAKING: 89% Of Twitter Employees Believe Twitter Won't Succeed Under Elon Musk; 95% Say Recent Layoffs Not Done With Empathy — Blind Survey Top Second Life Fashion Brand Opens Up A Shop In Zepeto; Truth Hawks Compares & Contrasts The Platforms WATCH: Amazing Machinima Tribute To Second Life's Artist Community Is Also Among The Best…
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WATCH: Isabelle & Me Chat About Second Life’s Premium Problem, Dual Universe & Other Metaverse Business Today's Flickr Pick: Ghoulishly Stylish Avatar Portraits From Base Of Bad Ideas Today's Metaverse Flickr Pick: Virtual Furniture Photographed Like Abstract Art
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Walsh County on the Campton sim [click here to teleport] Watch: We Talk About Taylor Swift’s Metaverse, Roblox Revenue & Other Topics While Paddling On The Second Life Sea Play Gloomwood: Immersive Steampunk Indie Sim Consciously Evoke Classic, Beloved Thief Games Of The Early 2000s Here's What A Beautiful Wheat Field In Second Life Looks…
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Linden Lab Payment Spinoff Tilia Gets Strategic Investment From Finance Giant J.P. Morgan WATCH: VRChat Not Only Has Avatars With Legs — The Community Has Full-Body, Group Workout Sessions Founded In 2020 During The Pandemic As A Gym Alternative Today's SL Flickr Pick: Micah Volmaire's Arresting Images Of Virtual Landscapes What Went Wrong With Decentraland?…
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Listen: Part 4 Of The WSJ's Podcast, "How To Build A Metaverse", On The Dwight Schrute Fallacy & Why Second Life Really Matters OSMIA Update: Ukraine-Based Second Life Creator Escapes To (Relative) Safety In Memory Of Serene Footman, Beloved Second Life Artist Who Passed IRL — Here's Some Recent Works By Him & Co-Created With…
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SpeedLight image via Gogo Listen: Second Life Tries To Go Mainstream In Part 3 Of The WSJ's Podcast, "How To Build A Metaverse" — And What I Wrote At The Time Meta / Linden Lab Veteran: Metaverse Platforms Which Don't Learn The Lessons Of Previous Virtual Worlds Are Doomed To Repeat Them Sannyのおすすめバーチャルワールドニュース : 2022年9月…
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Listen: Sex, War & Griefing Come To Second Life In Part 2 Of The WSJ's Podcast, "How To Build A Metaverse" Watch: We Explore Second Life Sites Featured In WSJ's Podcast While Chatting About Metaverse Topics Like Neal Stephenson, Dual Universe & Linden Lab WTF Moments Neal Stephenson On Making The Metaverse With Lamina1: The…
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Listen: Wall Street Journal Launches Epic Four Part Series On Second Life! BREAKING: Neal Stephenson Himself Is Making His Own Virtual World Called… THEE Metaverse This VRChat Explorer Photographs Beautiful Worlds Like These — But The Most Popular One Here May Surprise You This Flickr Creator Makes Second Life Look Like Paintings You Can Visit…
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