Comments on: SLang Life - Second Life gets First Life magazine

By: Vint Falken

Vint Falken — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:38:47 +0000

See, SLanglife now a collectors item, Deb. It won’t be mailed anymore, regardless to which address. :)

By: Deb Rutti

Deb Rutti — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:45:38 +0000

I need to know how to cancel this magazine. I have moved and it is not forwarded and need to stop it being mailed. Thank you for your help.

By: SLanglife now collectors item | VintFalken.com

SLanglife now collectors item | VintFalken.com — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:59:59 +0000

[…] :( I actually was a bit impressed with what they did, although sceptic about a ‘real life second life magazine’ in the beginning. In this case, it sucks to be right. I’ll cherish my copies forever! (I’ll be taking […]

By: xannaziskey

xannaziskey — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:26:13 +0000

Well I just got the first two editions at the same time and I’ve been poring over them. First impression: wow, slick. Layout like Time magazine. Second, more in depth impression: some features and interviews go nowhere and grammar and spelling needs work. But heck, it’s free, and it’s cool to be reading about SL away from the computer, especially for those of us battling RSI issues and needing to limit puter time anyway.

By: SLangLife n°2 just arrived | VintFalken.com

SLangLife n°2 just arrived | VintFalken.com — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:18:09 +0000

[…] must admit, the first one was definitely above expectations. Although I did not read it completely, there were interesting articles about how one ends up on […]

By: SLang Life - already - fucks up Privacy | VintFalken.com

SLang Life - already - fucks up Privacy | VintFalken.com — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:17:44 +0000

[…] the option to have SLang Life - Second Life’s first ‘real paper’ magazine - send to you in an ‘…? And Dandellion wondering about the lack of privacy policy on the SLang Life site, especially ask […]

By: Vint Falken

Vint Falken — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:46:42 +0000

Ah, but profits that for instance a car or clothing brand makes in Second Life are nothing compared to what for instance H&M or Mercedes make. Hence they have less to spend on ad space.

Yet the paper and printing costs stay the same, so does the time consumed if you want to put out something decent…

By: Smiley Barry

Smiley Barry — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:39:11 +0000

True, but maybe they will print out “clickable ads” :-P. Ads, including normal ones, could do wonders for funding. They could sell out ad spots to inworld merchants, and make money from it.

((I kept my reply short this time because I gotta go — Cya!))

By: Vint Falken

Vint Falken — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:29:49 +0000

Ok, Smiley, let’s get this clear:

You FIRST check the Vint Falken folder in your RSS reader, and only then you may go see if there’s anything in the RL inbox for you! ;)

And over time, funding is an issue. Start up capital is great, but island costs and printing costs stay as long as there is a magazine. So after a while, there should be some generation of income too. Not necessarily to make a profit, but at least to not make a loss. The best Belgian RL magazine - Deng, and first Mao - died over this. :( (And no, it was not a communist magazine. Just a mix between serious investigation, interesting subjects and a whole lot of lovely irony. *Cherishes her copy of the ‘Lijntje’ edition which had to be taken out of rotation because Mr. Dirk Bruna did not understand the difference between ‘copyright violation’ and ‘parody’.*

By: Smiley Barry

Smiley Barry — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:41:01 +0000

P.S.: SL’ang life have an entire island of their own — I don’t think funding’s gonna be an issue…