Debug Settings in SL @32

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This week it’s all about Debug Settings in Second Life and how you benefit from the hidden goodies in the Advanced menu.  The handy links below will guide you through how to use and try out the exciting debug settings today. You can view my tutorials from

• Debug Settings – New look debug settings wiki page A-Z
• Learn more here – Torley Linden’s favourite debug settings
• How do I open the Advanced menu? – Knowlege Base article
• Special Debug Settings - Extra goodies
• Video Tutorial about Debug Settings – Learn how to access the Debug Settings

Don’t forget: Press Ctrl-Alt-Shift-D on Windows and Linux or Cmd-Opt-Shift-D on Mac

New Second Life Blogs have arrived

Linden Lab have redesigned and introduced a new set of Second Life Blogs for Second Life residents to use and enjoy now. The blog was delayed at the start due to techinical problems, which is understandable.  I personally love the new exciting revamped blog and now there is a nice warm friendly feeling to it now. I know for some it will take some getting used to, remember there is room for loads of improvements and many opportunities for the blog and other new areas.

Linden Lab have plans to add more interesting functionality into the blog, coming very soon. In the upcoming weeks the Second Life Forums will have a similar makeover, because its very outdated and some parts are broken. Since 2006 it’s just been amazing to see exciting new changes happen, in-world and on the website.

New blog features

• Improved log in
• Improved readability
• Easier to post comments and view recent comments
• New blog profile for residents
• New blog channels
• New Actions section
• New editing window 
• And more..

Suggestions list

• Add Achieve and Categories drop down sections
• Customized themes for seasonal LL events
• Change the  pond-scum green colour
• Fix inbox problem: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/WEB-983
• Add “Working Inworld” section, which is enterprise/business based
• More suggestions will be added here shortly…

This post is subject to be updated regularly!

What do you think of the new look blog ? Post here or comment now on the Second Life Blog!

 

 

Check out SL Valentines 2009 Snapshots

I hope you all had a great Valentines Day for 2009 and had a fun time at the Valentines Islands. Check out the latest cool interesting snapshots from the community now. (G) = Flickr group

• My SL Valentines 2009 set
• Recent snapshots of SL Valentines 2009
• Second Life Celebrations (G)
• Valentines in Second Life (G)
• Hugsville for Teens 2009

Did you take any snapshots this year ?

Send your SL Valentines Day snapshots to the SL Valentines Flickr groups TODAY! :)

SL Valentines Day 2009

Valentine’s Day, Saturday Feb. 14 - Shedule - 

• MG: Isle of View and Isle of ViewToo >  7-9 AM and 5-7 PM PST for Kiss-A-Linden

• TG:  Hugsville for Teens from 3-5 PM PST.

• Watch out for Cupid Linden

• Valentine’s Day Surprises 

Second Life Culture Wiki

Check out the new Culture wiki page today.

The main focus of the Culture wiki page:

• Rich traditions
• Customs
• Aspects unique to Second Life
• Articles with origin stories and “how things came to be”

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:Culture

If you have any improvements for the Culture wiki page, please use wiki talk to Torley Linden. If you have any links related to Second Life Culture, log in, then add your own ones. :)

Teen Second Life Educational Resouces 2009

Subject to change!

Second Life: Educators Working with Teens
http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life:_Educators_Working_with_Teens

Teen Second Life Educational Projects
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Second_Life#Teen_Second_Life_Educational_Projects

TSL Academic Research
http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki#Academic_Research

Educatorsandteens — Educators working with Teens (13-17)
https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educatorsandteens

Consent ascertainsi
https://www.ascertainsi.com/secondlife/bgConsent.asp

Teen Grid Clearance: Here’s the deal…
http://tslclear.blogspot.com/

2007: Blue and Philip Linden present on GK island about past, present, and future of TSL
http://www.holymeatballs.org/2007/03/sl_blue_and_philip_linden_pres.html

Teen Second Life Official Website
http://teen.secondlife.com/

Teen Second Life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Second_Life

DanV’s Metrics for January 2009

Blog

• 406 Posts
• Total views: 11,522
• 2, 937 views in total for January 2009
• Busiest day: 328 — Wednesday, January 21, 2009
• 19,191 spam comments
• 7 pages
• 100 comments
• 24 categories
• Average of 95 new visitors every day

Stats

• Aug: 1,047
• Sep: 1,737
• Oct: 2,070
• Nov: 1,534
• Dec: 2,193
• Jan:  2,937
• Feb: TBC

All time blog posts

1. Merging the Teen Grid with SL – Update 1 - 744 views
2. Second Life Maps Resources – 2009 - 156 views

Top Clicks

• metanomics.net/transcript011909
• forums.secondlife.com/showthread.php?…
• massively.com/2009/01/20/rosedale-spa…

 

 Flickr

•  7,665 snapshots in total
• 16,307 views in total
• With comments: 718
• Without comments: 6,905
• Snapshots with views: 6,474
• Snapshots without views: 1,149

All time traffic

•  Flickr: 30,292 visits – 64%
• Search Engines: 5,660 – 12%
• Google: 2,841 – 6%

 

Other Stats

• My Wiki: 5,347 visitors in total so far
• YouTube: 451 views so far
• Plurk: 1677 views so far, 1036 plurks, and 1346 responses so far
• Twitter: 1217 updates so far
• I’ve been on the Main Grid for 43 days
• I’m 823 days old today (1st Feb 09)
• SLurl showing MG and TG (Jan 09)
• New high peak of online SL users reached 80, 528  in mid-january 2009

Expected!

• Expected 17th million Second Life registered account will be due by mid-february 2009 
• Should peak 81,000 – 83,000 by March 2009