The movie Mary Poppins turned 50 this week, which is an impressive milestone. A less impressive milestone is Linden Lab’s refusal to allow people to mention Dick Van Dyke in all his glory on the Second Life forum. I’ve mentioned him in his full name here in this blog post, I haven’t been struck by lightning, I haven’t been stampeded by a rampaging mob! Well not yet anyway. Come on guys, apply some common sense with those word filters and ditch the Dick Van **Bleep** silliness.
However one area where Linden Lab are doing a superb job is with their excellent promotion of The Destination Guide. The Lab have been regularly promoting the destination guide and this month is no exception as they blog : Highlights from the Second Life Destination Guide 8/27/2014. I’ll ignore the arse about face date format, I still don’t get the reason for that in a numerical sense.
One of the really nifty features of the Destination Guide is the ad widgets :
Hot Bay City Nights
Now in its third year, Hot Bay City Nights has hot roads and cool cars. Come see established vintage automobile designers in the Bay City Fairgrounds from August 23-30 as they present the best in vintage and retro vehicles for all avatars. Additional events provide plenty for all to do, including the crowning of 2014’s Miss Bay City and a number of charity car washes. The event will raise funds for Child’s Play, a charity that provides toys and games for children in hospitals around the world.
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It’s a shame these widgets can’t be used for promoting events. However the destination guide, now that Linden Lab pay it plenty of care and attention, is an excellent resource and Linden Lab are to be commended for promoting, updating and utilising it.
Second Life users can apply for their locations to be included and it has a vast array of categories that will meet the needs of many users. When the destination guide first appeared there were concerns that it wouldn’t be kept up to date and that it wouldn’t be well managed. However these days it’s managed pretty damn well and it answers the question of many in terms of what to do in Second Life.
They also keep it up to date with events too :
Caledon Quest
The Caledon Quest is a game that will take you all over Caledon. Follow clues, find the waypoints, collect objects and pass the final challenge to complete the Quest and win your reward! The Quest begins in the Hall of Caledon, at Caledon Oxbridge.
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They are even on the ball when it comes to places that may very well be a welcoming place for those all important Orcs!
Isle of Dee
Are you looking to start an adventure on a beautiful medieval fantasy sim? Check out Isle of Dee, a land with many curiosities and creatures. Isle of Dee is a free forum that welcomes all races. For more information visit http://isleofdee.wordpress.com/.
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I’d love to be able to say that the destination guide is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, however as that features Dick Van Dyke I had better not. I mean come on, if it’s ok by Disney how can it not be good enough for the Second Life forum? Maybe if we give someone at Linden Lab a spoonful of sugar they will see sense.
Anyway, I hope Linden Lab keep up their good work with the destination guide, it’s an excellent resource and gives people plenty of answers to the question of what they can do in Second Life.