The following press release was sent by PR Newswire on December 10, 2007.
Second Oasis, December 10, 2007 /PRNewswire/ – Beijing-based HiPiHi released a partially translated English beta version of it's strikingly beautiful HiPiHi world in November. Surfdaddy Orca grabs his virtual surfboard and spends a week as an “overseas visitor” looking for the perfect wave inside this foreign, yet friendly virtual world. Find out what it's like to be a newborn, make friends, buy land, and build things in virtual China.
Meanwhile Pollywog Gardenvale provides a sneak preview of her upcoming book for OnRez merchants in Second Life, while she and her alter ego appear on the cover of the San Diego Reader.
Read about it in the The Seventh Sun – News from the Virtual World, December edition, at: http://www.theseventhsun.com Chronicling the growing electronic frontier of virtual worlds, the Seventh Sun's virtual offices are currently located inside Second Life at Second Oasis (239, 154, 21).
Highlights this issue:
Investor Watch – HiPiHi, Novamente, and IMVU.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_invWatch.htm
Federation of American Scientists – A comprehensive review of virtual worlds.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_FAS.htm
HiPiHi World – A visit to virtual China.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_hiPiHi.htm
CNN + SKY News = SUCCESS. Aspiring journalists find mentors at CNN and Sky News.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_cnnSky.htm
Sky News: The hottest TV studio in Second Life — An interview with video editor Silvae Reuven.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_skyNews.htm
Comparison Shopping – How much does it cost to sell virtual goods online?
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_compShop.htm
Sneak Preview: The Merchant's Guide to Shop OnRez – How to set up shop using OnRez.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_shopOnRez.htm
Holiday Shopping – A festive pictorial of virtual holiday goods.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_holiday.htm
IMVU: Instant Messaging with a 3D Viewer – A facebook for avatars.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_imvu.htm
Virtual Information Project Update – 3D Mind Map work moves to Rockcliffe University Research Park.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_vitUpdate.htm
Gigs' Corner – Taming the Linden Lab Beast with JIRA.
http://www.theseventhsun.com/1207_gigsCorner.htm
Publisher:
Pollywog Gardenvale
pollywog@pollywogpress.com
Managing Editor
Surfdaddy Orca
surfdaddy@pollywogpress.com
CONTACT: Greg Campbell
Avatar: Surfdaddy Orca
503.984.0168
surfdaddy1003@gmail.com
SOURCE: Pollywog Press
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