Category Archives: Second Life

Creating Real Readers from Virtual Worlds pt. 4

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Networking as an author – where do you do it? It helps a lot if you have a scrabble of scribblers* at your beck and call to bounce ideas off of, ask for advice and proofread. Some of us are … Continue reading →

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Dusting Off SilverJinx

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Angela Yuriko Smith

February is already upon us!  This month we’re focusing on organizing, streamlining our household and making extra money.  To that end, today we’re revamping our Second Life store.  For those that don’t know, Second Life is a virtual world where you can … Continue reading →

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Listen To The Show

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Today at 2:00 pm est I had the pleasure of being on Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein’s radio talk show, Authors & Technology.  You can listen to it below… I think I talked her ear off.  Sorry Dr. Barbara! Listen to … Continue reading →

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FYI: Interview on BlogTalkRadio Tomorrow!

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Heads up!  Tomorrow at 2:00 pm est I’ll be on Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein’s radio talk show, Authors & Technology. During the interview we’ll be discussing ways to use Second Life and other free technology to promote your book as … Continue reading →

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Dr. Barbara at Book Island

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Today I had the pleasure of bringing Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein from the Blog Talk radio show Authors & Technology in to experience Second Life’s potential for authors herself. Dr. Barbara had never experienced anything close to a virtual world … Continue reading →

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MWGA HOSTS MONTH-LONG ANNUAL MEDIA EXPO

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Today I want to let you know about some of the exciting events happening in Second Life right now, particularly the MWGA Expo. The top names in media are participating making it an invaluable opportunity for networking.  If you are trying to … Continue reading →

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Second Life Late Night

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Just a short and late post tonight as I’m off in Second Life setting some things up for Mae Awareness.    I haven’t been in there since we came back to the US so I was a little rusty trying … Continue reading →

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New Review: All You Need Is Like

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Angela Yuriko Smith

It’s been awhile since I mentioned either of my books.  They’ve taken a back seat to all the crazy things that have been going on since we came to America… but they haven’t been forgotten. Both books have gone intensive … Continue reading →

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The Other Side of Second Life

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Angela Yuriko Smith

From a recent opinion piece I have up on Blogcritics: Second Life has recently been given a bad rep from Director Jason Spingarn-Koff’s.  A virtual world that is used for business and social interaction, Mr. Spingam-Koff’s ‘documentary’ on Second Life … Continue reading →

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Presenting the First Ever Indie pARTy Video

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Angela Yuriko Smith

The first ever Indie pARTy is ready!  I thank Ember Marketing for doing this.  She couldn’t be on hand to take the film due to work, so I took the film for her.  I learned that taking film footage is … Continue reading →

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