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	<title>The Metaverse Tribune &#187; Virtual Worlds</title>
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		<title>Glance International&#8217;s Fashion Week Begins</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/07/15/glance-internationals-fashion-week-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skylar Smythe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GLANCE International Agency, one of Second Life&#8217;s premier fashion houses and promotional agencies is sponsoring the 2010 International Fashion Week from July 15-19th. The highly anticipated fashion event will feature the Spring and Summer 2010 clothing collections from twenty of the top designers in Second Life and will feature runway shows and free gifts for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rezzable Officially Ends Second Life Presence</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/07/05/rezzable-officially-ends-second-life-presence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robustus Hax</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 4th, 2010 Rezzable officially declared its &#8220;Independence&#8221; from Linden Lab and the Second Life™ platform, saying goodbye to their last remaining sim, Greenies, CEO Jon Himoff announced in his blog post. This departure did not come as much surprise, as Rezzable&#8217;s growing displeasure with Linden Lab has been well documented. (You can hear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Kingdon Steps Down as CEO of Linden Lab</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/24/mark-kingdon-steps-down-as-ceo-of-linden-lab/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robustus Hax</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Second Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philip Rosedale confirmed on the Second Life Blogs today that CEO Mark Kingdon will be stepping down from Linden Lab. Philip will return as interim CEO according to his blog post to work with current CFO Bob Komin who will assume the role of COO. This comes on the heels of a giant layoff of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Virtual Worlds A Hotbed for Infidelity?</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/21/1920infidelityonline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skylar Smythe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Second Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems as though every single time a virtual world is mentioned in the popular media it is discussed in a sensational and negative manner.  We are all familiar with stories of children neglected as a result of an addiction to online activities, and we have seen many examples of marriages which have ended as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John &#8220;Pathfinder Linden&#8221; Lester Presents at Harvard</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/12/john-pathfinder-linden-lester-presents-at-harvard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skylar Smythe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[H+ Summit 2010]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Lester]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Lester (also known as Pathfinder Linden) will be lecturing at the 2010 H+ Summit at Harvard University  in Cambridge Massachusetts from June 12-13th.    The summit is a two day event which &#8220;explores how humanity will be radically changed by technology in the near future&#8230;. [and] to explore the potential of technology to modify your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disguised Voice or Cash Grab?</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/11/disguised-voice-or-cash-grab/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skylar Smythe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Second Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fee Based Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Misrepresentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Kingdon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice Morph]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On June 10th Linden Labs announced a new service feature on it&#8217;s community blog (click here for the official release) that would enable users to &#8220;voice morph&#8221; or change the sound of their avatars voice in Second Life. Residents can go to sample various styles of demos for free and then select the package of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Linden Lab Not Immune To Restructuring</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/10/linden-lab-not-immune-to-restructuring/</link>
		<comments>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/10/linden-lab-not-immune-to-restructuring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skylar Smythe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We hear about this in the news every day.  Corporate restructuring in the new economic environment of heightened fiscal awareness.  Business observes &#8220;the bottom line&#8221; more acutely these days. Is that a bad thing?  No. In a press release dated June 9th, Mark Kingdon, CEO of Linden Lab (the creator of the virtual world Second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Sad Farewell to Second Life Newspaper (SLN)</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/07/a-sad-farewell-to-second-life-newspaper-sln/</link>
		<comments>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/07/a-sad-farewell-to-second-life-newspaper-sln/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skylar Smythe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Second Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday June 5th saw the announcement of the official closure of one of the better known news agencies, Second Life Newspaper (SLN).  The media outlet operated successfully covering in-world news since its launch in 2006. In what is expected to be the last official post on the SLN site (click here to read)  Dana Vanmoer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Tourism: The Better Way To Fly</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/03/virtual-tourism-the-better-way-to-fly/</link>
		<comments>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/06/03/virtual-tourism-the-better-way-to-fly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skylar Smythe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internet and Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Worlds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meta-Tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vizerra]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metaversetribune.com/?p=1744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  I have had a cup of tea in London England.  I&#8217;ve have gone treking through the jungle and climbed the stairs of an Aztec temple.  I have gone scuba diving in Australia, chased sheep on the rolling green hills of New Zealand and shopped couture gowns in Paris. I&#8217;ve never left North America. Virtual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battling Obesity in Second Life</title>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/05/27/battling-obesity-in-second-life/</link>
		<comments>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/05/27/battling-obesity-in-second-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 18:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skylar Smythe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Club One]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHANES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not to imply that obesity is rampant in the virtual world of Second Life™.  Most residents tend to design avatars that are fit, shapely and representative of their &#8220;ideal self&#8221; and not reminiscent of the appearance of the user behind the avatar. If you are going to live in a tropical paradise, drive a pixel [...]]]></description>
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