Today it’s just been announced on the Eye4you Alliance island blog that one of the most popular educational teen region has been closed down and removed completly from the TG forever. This was due to lack of funding for the sim. More details CLICK HERE
Very sad news.
MARCH UPDATE
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http://danielvoyagerblog.wordpress.com/sl-metrics/
If you have any statistics for Second Life or Teen Second Life, which is not included on my SL & TSL Metics page, please comment or e-mail me (Check Stay Connected page) for details. I hope to keep adding new data to my metrics page in the coming months ^_^
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
If you see this avatar in-world, don’t forget to say Happy Birthday and send me a present or two. hahaha
Come celebrate with me today!
For LIVE UPDATES on my transfer, click here.
-Daniel Voyager!
1 DAY LEFT
Tomorrow I will be transferring to the Main Grid and will be celebrating my 18th birthday. I’ve been counting down to this moment in time since eariler this year and I’m scared its came around so quick. It’s been really amazing to be see how much TSL has changed over the past few years and be part of the action. I’m going to miss all of my friends, so just for you…here is my last message to you goodbye and farewell and I wish you all the very best of luck to for your futures in TSL. :)
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I will be the first TGer to blog in real time and give a countdown of events on the timeline from TG to MG.
20TH December 2008
19th December 2008
18th December 2008 - Last Thursday on the Teen Grid. Less than 47 hours to GO until my 18th birthday. I’ll be saying good-bye to TSL Office Hours later on today, watch my TSL Flickr stream for new photos of that (feel free to comment). NEW UPDATE: 10am SLT – I have finished my draft of my highlights in TSL, it will be posted at 5pmish SLT today. Tell me what you think, when it’s posted. TY!!!
17th December 2008 - Last Wednesday on the Teen Grid. Currently there is 57 hours left until my birthday (3 days) > (midnight on 20th – UK Time). If you want to interview me, now is the time to do that > danielvoyager@hotmail.co.uk. Uploaded tons more TSL snapshots today and new updates to the TSL Timeline page etc. On my TSL wiki, i’ve added a countdown.
16th of December 2008 - Last Tuesday on the Teen Grid. I’m currently writing my review highlights post of TG , which will be published on 19th of December 2008, hopefully. Currently in the process of sorting inventory and enjoying the time that I have left in TSL.
15th of December 2008 – Last Monday on the Teen Grid and this week is my last by the way. I will be transfering on Saturday 20th of December 2008. My final installment of TSL snapshots will be uploaded until Saturday, then SL snapshots will be uploaded very soon. I’ve created a post on my blog about my TSL Wiki page, feel free too check it out.
14th of December 2008 – Last sunday on the Teen Grid (last full week ever) – First installment of birthday parties for me by friends. The first was hosted at Eye4you Alliance island II at 10am until 12pm SLT and the second early party was hosted at D.I.D.I. Coffee House. There will be more parties during next week, starting 19th of December 2008.
13th of December 2008 – I sent the my support ticket to let LL know about my birthday which is on the 20th of December 2008 - It’s now under going process – yay. I posted a post on my blog saying I have *7 days left in TSL*, check it out.
1st of November 2008 – Last full month on the Teen Grid, currently planning for transfer parties with folks.
31st of October 2008 - My 2nd Rezz day and final one on the Teen Grid.
14th of October 2008 - Telling my friends etc about when I transfer and giving updates on how many days I have left.
Linden Lab, announced yesterday, on the Official Second Life Blog, that they are currently testing a new design home page for the Second Life website, WooooT. Linden Lab plans to roll this out over the course of the next week. This “is a small first step towards a larger redesign of the Second Life experience”. The live new page will be pushed out for a few hours next week, apparently. So keep a eye-out for a new look :)
New design features
Upcoming
Your Feedback
My Feedback
Personally, I think that this is a good start to improve new user experience and make resident experiences better, both in-world on on the website. However, there are still no screen shots of the design?, which would be good to see. There was no mention on improving new resident experience for Teen Grid or when the Teen Grid website will be upgraded or worked on again?. It seems to be aimed at the Main Grid all the time and TG residents don’t get a say at all. I’ve noticed the recent blog posts made in the past few months on the Official Second Life have been “blocked” for Teen Grid residents to have their say and feedback on posts.
My suggestions
If this can be done in the future at some point, it would be fantastic.
One week remaining until I transfer to the Main Grid.
I have submitted a support ticket to Linden Lab about turning 18 and I’m now waiting for futher information. For folks that don’t know already, I’ll be transfering to the Main Grid on Saturday 20th of December 2008. I’m looking forward next weeks parties in TSL and when I transfer I can’t wait to meet new friends, explore and help as much as possible. I’m going to miss the Teen Grid sooooo much and I’ll be saying my final goodbyes, doing final tours and enjoying my final last moments on the grid. I’ll be also sadly stepping down from many groups and land management systems, next week on the Teen Grid to let new people take over and make a difference for the TG community.
Today, the new Second Life November 2008 metrics was released on the Second Life Massively page. Last month shows an increase of usage hours for the Teen Grid from 0.29% in September 2008 to 0.32% for November 2008, which means more teens in TSL playing for longer. We can hopefully expect teen usage hours to rise, even futher for December 2008. I estimate it will rise from 0.32% to somewhere between 0.35 to 0.40 this month. We will have to wait until 2009 to find out. haha
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Below, shows statistics of the Teen Grid metrics between August 2008 to November 2008.
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August 2008
| Usage hours by Age Band | |
| % of Total Hrs | |
| 13-17 (Teen Grid) | 0.53% |
September 2008
| Usage hours by Age Band | |
| % of Total Hrs | |
| 13-17 (Teen Grid) | 0.29% |
October 2008
The percentage of user-hours consumed by users under 25 fell during October to 14.96% (including Teen Second Life).
Check out my previous post on Teen Grid Metrics
November 2008 – NEW
The percentage of user-hours consumed by users under 25 rose slightly to 15.39% (including Teen Second Life).
| Usage hours by Age Band | |
| % of Total Hrs | |
| 13-17 (Teen Grid) | 0.32% (increase from 0.29% back in September 2008) |
For Statistics for Second Life for November 2008, click here. Don’t forget you can check out Second Life stats on Massively for the latest new posts etc, Click here.
Blue Linden, has just released new details today on the TSL Forums under the TSL Announcements section, saying he will no longer be in the “Teen Second Life Manager” position for the Teen Grid anymore, which is really sad news.
Blue Linden has been a awesome Teen Second Life Manager since 2005, in (beta). I think everyone would agree with that, everyone loves Blue. http://forums.secondlife.com/showthread.php?t=296969
kkthxbai!1
Change is the nature of Second Life. Over the years we’ve seen Teen Second Life grow from 6 individuals, to thousands and from a few mainland regions to scores of sims, with dozens of islands run by non-profits, educators and entrepreneurial teens. In time it was no longer possible for me to handle certain tasks like land management and support for TSL expanded to include numerous lindens and teams like the Linden Land Gurus. Eventually this became the case with all teen-related issues…to the point where today there are no longer any TSL tasks on my schedule.And so, just as no single Linden runs the main grid, there is no single Linden that runs the teen grid, and no need for the position “Teen Second Life Manager”. Eliminating this position is primarily a clerical change and will not represent a significant or even noticeable difference for teen residents. Lindens still host office hours on TSL (catch me at 4 on Thursdays in Meiji West!) and of course, I’ll still be advocating for teen residents here at the Lab and will still be available at [email]blue@lindenlab.com[/email] when not inworld.
As I’m sure you know, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being able to call myself the “teen grid guy” and work so closely with such an amazingly smart, talented, and creative group of residents these past several years. Just don’t forget me after you’ve taken over the world
-Blue
I would like to share with you, my first inverview for the popular Rez Magazine for Second Life. Rez Magazine website was officially launched in October 2007. It is an independent news source for reports, opinons and interviews too. I was sent a message through Plurk; which is a social journal of life. “Keep people updated”
The first part of my first ever TSL interview, has already been undertaken and now is officially uploaded to Rez Magazine website, called 18 & Life, I’m hoping to do my2nd interview later next year about my new adventures on the Main Grid. WoooooT!
Check it out blog post and let me know by e-mail, if you would like the chance to interview me. :)
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