Saturday, May 31, 2008

Ever wished a 'Second Life' ?

There are time when we wished to become a renouned celebrety, go hiking to some world famous place like Mount Everst, have late night parties in five star clubs (without any family issues), own a huge mansion, drove Ferrari or even own an island!
How about having a second life where you can do all those things which you have not been able to do in your current life (for obvious reasons).

Second Life® is a 3-D virtual world created by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of Residents from around the globe.

From the moment you enter this new World, you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.

You'll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow Residents. Because Residents retain intellectual property rights in their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other Residents.

The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions. This commerce is handled with the inworld unit of trade, the Linden™ dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online Linden dollar exchanges.

It's a Second Life world. Experience it once! Read the steps and Tutorials


Steps in Second Life :

1. Create an AVTAAR

The Second Life world is a place dedicated to your creativity. After all, an avatar is your persona in the virtual world. The picture below shows how easy it is to create your avatar. Despite offering almost infinite possibilities, the tool to personalize your avatar is very simple to use and allows you to change anything you like, from the tip of your nose to the tint of your skin. Don't worry if it's not perfect at first, you can change your look at any time.

2. Where do i start

The Map.
Imagine you want to find people socializing. View upcoming events' information on the web map by clicking the the green dots being shown.

The Search Menu.
Now you'd like to learn more about a particular event you saw on the web map. Search for it, and read its description. It sounds great, and you teleport there.

Other People.
Once you arrive, right-click on anybody's avatar and choose "View Profile" to learn about them.

3.Meet people


4. Own a virtual land
Owning land in the Second Life world allows you to build, display, and store your virtual creations, as well as host events and businesses.

You can pay money ans buy that land (optional) and expand your virtual business/ social network

5. Create anything
The Second Life world is a place dedicated to your creativity. It's about dreaming of something one moment and bringing it to life the next. Everything in Second Life is resident-created, from to the strobe lights in the nightclubs to the car (or spaceship) in your driveway.

6. Make REAL MONEY (that's right)
Here's how it works:
The Second Life world has a fully-integrated economy architected to reward risk, innovation, and craftsmanship.


Residents create their own virtual goods and services. Because residents retain the IP rights of their creations, they are able to sell them at various in-world venues.


Businesses succeed by the ingenuity, artistic ability, entrepreneurial acumen, and good reputation of their owners.


Residents who have amassed lots of Linden™ dollars are matched with residents who want to buy Linden dollars at the LindeX™ exchange (our official Linden dollar exchange), or at other unaffiliated third-party exchanges.


The Second Life real estate market provides opportunities for Residents to establish their own communities and business locations. See Land Pricing & Use Fees for details.

For sample videos,visit:

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