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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Throwback Thursday: Wild Metaverse Predictions We Experts Made… In 2006 For Metaverse Creators In Developing Nations, Second Life's Costs To Entry Have Grown Too High We Love How This SL Artist Depicts Avatars In RPG-Style Trading Cards Sannyのおすすめバーチャルワールドニュース : 2022年4月 Sanny Reports For Virtual Japan Watch: How BONELAB Could Become The Garry's Mod For VR…
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The Inevitability Of Virtual Sex, Technical Debt & Other Things Metaverse Platforms Could Learn From Second Life Why Meta's Retail Stores Miss Where The Metaverse Is Most Powerful Surprising SL Economy Survey: While Most Creators Get A Better Revenue Split Than Competing Platforms, Most Pay Linden Lab A Lot Quest 2 Install Base Estimate: Now…
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Business Insider Confirms My July 2021 Report Of Meta's Muddled Metaverse Strategy Watch: Rising Indie Pop Star Aufwie Kickstarted His Career In Second Life During The Pandemic — Now Here's His First Music Video Shot In SL The Sandbox Reports 300,000 Monthly Active Users Despite Partnerships With Top Brands — Shades Of Second Life's Hype…
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Throwback Thursday: Metaverse Developers Not Only Testified Before Congress In 2008, Jon Stewart Featured It On The Daily Show! BREAKING: Rec Room Has Over 3 Million Monthly Active VR Users, Most On Meta's Quest 2; That's 10x More Users Than Meta's Horizon Worlds & Venues! SL Content Creators: How Much Of Your Income Does Linden…
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Tempura Restored To Second Life As A Preservation Sim After Belated Outreach By Linden Lab Throwback Thursday: Metaverse Developer Philip Rosedale Testified Before Congress… In 2008 Metaverse Devs & Users: Government Regulation Is Coming Soon This Artist Uses Second Life's Depth Of Field Option To Shoot Raw Screenshots Of Real Life Photographic Quality Sannyのおすすめバーチャルワールドニュース :…
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Infographic via Forrester Research Sannyのおすすめバーチャルワールドニュース : 2022年3月 Sanny Reports For Virtual Japan Second Life Trolls Meta's Legless, Crotchless Avatars For April Fool's "Creepy Mark" Bot Becomes Top Seller In Original Metaverse Of Second Life Fewer Than 1 In 3 US Consumers Are Excited About The Metaverse, And Other Important Findings From Forrester Research's "State Of…
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Tempura photo by Jerilyn Acajou Last Chance To Visit Tempura, Beloved Second Life Sim Leaving The Virtual World At The End Of This Month After 14 Years & Millions Of Visits In Praise Of "Painterly" Avatars – Stylization & Personality Over Ultra-Realism Anil Dash's Guide To Good Content & Community Management Applies To Metaverse Platforms…
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Watch: Inside the Crooked House in Second Life (featured in my interview in The Atlantic) Here's Highlights & Reference Links From My Chat On Second Life & The Metaverse With Charlie Warzel For The Atlantic Watch: Meta & Linden Lab Veteran Jim Purbrick Explains What New Metaverse Platforms Need To Learn From Virtual Worlds (Before…
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Russian Content Creators In Second Life, Now Sanctioned & Unable To Cash Out, Contemplate Bad Options In Both Realities If Meta Couldn't Launch A Virtual Currency Because If Its Reputation, What Hope Does Meta's Metaverse Have? This Artist Creates Stunningly Dramatic Headshots Of Second Life Avatars Watch: Inventor Creating 8 Foot Real Robot Controllable From…
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There's Likely Thousands Of Ukraine Citizens Who Use Second Life — This Weekend, Consider Reaching Out To Them Game Dev Creates Amazing, Fully-Playable Tribute To Portal… In ROBLOX! Second Life Community Creates Flickr Group For Virtual Tributes To Ukraine Watch: Zuckerberg Goes In-Depth On The Metaverse With Lex Fridman — Here's My Highlights Osmia In…
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