For those worried that virtual spaces are under attack by real world pressures, hey, at least there’s still plenty of stuff that just won’t happen anywhere else! Such as this Second Life blog that reviews virtual prostitutes. NSFW, of course.

It occurs to me that the controversy surrounding the trademarking of a guild name is an example of exactly the sort of permeable boundary between communitarian and authority-based enforcement that can cause trouble, that I was discussing in the posts on trust.

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I’ll be on a panel at the Churchill Club on Wednesday evening. The topic is connected gaming, and the speaker list is an interesting one. It does cost money to attend, though. Full details can be found here:

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