Does anyone here remember the WSE?Remember LukeConnell Vandeverre, the self-assured CEO of that first multi-company stock exchange in Second Life?It’ll strain your virtual memory to do so, since the WSE has all but disappeared in recent months and the metaverse has a short attention span.
On January 6, 2008, the World Stock Exchange posted this announcement stating that it was going to upgrade to a new edition of their webpage – WSE 4.0.The article reports, “…we expect the new website design, layout, functionality and services should be completed within 45 days.”That would have put launch date by February 20th.Instead, at the time of this writing the WSE has been closed for 175 days, and shows no signs of life.A splash screen which greets visitors says only that WSE 4.0 is coming,and that the “Launch Date [is] CO.MI.NG” Presumably the odd grammar is a cute way of saying that they’ll put those dates in the graphic soon.The screen has been up for at least a month, without change.
Skip Oceanlane has decided to stop the merger of Crystal Springs Virtual Capital (CSV) and Crystal Springs Land and Loan (CSL), and take them both private.
The main reason stated is "that scammers are making doing business in the "public" financial sector of Second Life impossible".
Second Life: Reported in the New York Post, a Queens man is being sued by some Second Life business owners for counterfeiting and selling versions of their products. What's so wrong with copying imaginary products in what many would consider a video game...
No, this isn’t yet another call to arms for child avatars; it’s a footprint of what went wrong regarding the SL5B. Most of the grid is confused beyond all recovery. Likewise I don’t think Linden Lab knows what they have done, nor how to retract what they've done, much like President Bush not knowing how to say 'derr I messed up' and pull out of the war. As we log onto the Second Life main website page, we read 'Second Life, is an online 3D world imagined and created by its Residents.' is proudly placed on the Second Life front page, but most residents would disagree with the statement, especially the Gorean, BDSM, and mostly kid avatar community.
Reporting from the sidelines of the events concerning Crystal Springs Land (CSL) and Crystal Spring Virtual Capital (CSV) has been interesting to say the least. CSL & CSV were halted on The Virtual Stock Exchange (VSTEX) as requested by the CEO Skip Oceanlane (aka) Carmen Dubaldi, Jr. of New Windsor, NY. Concern about the situation has been brought to the attention of SLReports.net by numerous individuals. As noted on VSTEX shareholder meetings were scheduled by Skip Oceanlane to address any questions or issues. Those who could attend the meeting were able to voice their opinion. Bogart Beck, a substantial stock owner (16%) in NIC – CapEx Nestler Investment Company, who owns just over 200,000 shares of CSV, was banned from the meeting. Bogart Beck is a respected member of the financial community, but not respected by Skip, nor is one of the companies that Bogart is CEO of – Skip quoted from meeting “For the record, I withdrew my IPO at SLCapex, because that exchange is nothing but a scam”. “Mr. Heart, for the record, Bogart Beck was here, and I banned him from this meeting. He has no place here.” Is this the responsible attitude of a CEO? During the meeting Skip also fended off allegations that scammer Investor Merlin was controlled by him/her.
Recently after letting down my guard I found myself in a situation of Emotional Blackmail. The sickening thing was it came from two so called "friends". To be blunt I really did not expect to be treated that way, considering that I always was nice and respectful to the people who are hiding behind the avatars, which I will not name. I am a firm believer of what goes around comes around, so revenge is not on my agenda.
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