My thoughts on the whole trademark issue

I haven’t really posted up my thoughts on the whole trademark issue with the whole inSL™ thing. Sure I have podcasted about it (Podmafia Podcast Episode 41 with Crap Mariner) but that was before the clarification was released on April Fools Day (good timing LL).

So, I personally haven’t changed a thing to the StuartWarf.com blog as of yet even though a clarification was released because I am lazy and quite frankly annoyed since I have to go through 300ish posts to check.

As for SLPN (SL Podcast Network) We have changed a few things around like the Second Life Newscast will be changed to MetaNews Weekly (some other cool stuff about that will be happening real soon. I just need to finish some things off) and have submitted the site for the inSL™ on Tuesday. So far they haven’t sent me an email back saying “We don’t like some of the stuff you have, can you change it please etc.)

Personally I don’t think the lindens will sue the bloggers and podcasters because we are probably their biggest promoters. But business that clearly infringe on the Second Life virtual world will need to either change what they are doing quickly or probably face a Cease and Desist letter.

I think the bloggers need to stop worrying because I really doubt they are a threat to the trademarks and all that legal jazz that Linden Research® owns.

The Monday Meetup

Better late than never I guess…

Last Monday at Podcast Island the monthly Podcasters Meetup happened. Now I never really go to the meetup but I felt compelled to this time round because Cali Lewis was scheduled to appear…

But due to a scheduling cock-up that didn’t happen. I still ended up going though and we had a different topic come up.

During the discussion a big issue we discussed was how content is enjoyed in the new media age. For some reason I personally prefer using audio based podcasts to video. Why?

For the same reason as Crap Mariner

It takes up less space on my iPod touch and I can listen to it wherever I go. The only thing that really annoys me about the SLCN shows is that I feel like I have to watch it. I would prefer it if a lot of those shows were in audio. The only things that video seemingly works on SLCN is for the sports like “Sail On” and “SLascar Racing”. I should note that I am not really attacking SLCN’s method because after all…I am the “Chief Architect” of the Second Life PODCAST Network which is all about Audio.

Alot of the discussion was about SLPN (mostly cos all of the SLPNcasters were there)

Sure Video killed the Radio Star but does the same apply to podcasts that can be taken anywhere.

Anyway, it’s time for some PHOTOS

Remind me to go to more of the meetups because I really enjoyed this meetup.

AND a final note… the StuartWarf.com site is currently going under a change, just like the Podmafia site. I want to finish off and fine tune all of my website first though, because it will be the easiest to do.  However, I want to eventually tag every one of my 450+ blog entries… that will take probably a year

Podcasting History

When I joined Second Life in May 2006, a large factor of my life revolved around the podcasting community. Along my journey in Second Life, I have had the pleasure of doing many podcasts. Alot of them went podfade (that means the podcast just shut down and died). Others continue to live on….for now. This page will document every podcast I have done with a brief description of those shows.

Current Podcasts

The Podmafia Podcast
The Podmafia Podcast is a weekly audio adventure with myself, Gomem Desoto and Yxes Delacroix. With varying topics such at the latest stuff coming to Second Life, shopping and many many other topics. Each week I record a show with these awesome co-hosts is amazing and makes me feel all happy and stuff.

Link to the Podcast

Building with Warf
This is the first ever video podcast that I have ever done! Building with Warf takes a unusual change to the way I do podcasts. I am for once teaching people something. In this podcast I teach people how to build in Second Life so that hopefully they can avoid the mishaps that many builds can be produced in Second Life and maybe, one day, people can start making a living in Second Life from skills they have learnt from me.

Link to the Podcast

Podfaded Podcast History

The Weekly Warf Show
A short lived attempt at a podcast about my virtual life. I quickly figured out that The Weekly Warf show would not work because who wants to know about some guy’s life. One thing that I have learnt about Second Life podcasts is that most of them are hard to do without a gang to do the show like Podmafia or Going Broke with Daphne and Tamara.

Psichonico’s Daily Podcast
This podcast was supposedly daily but it was more of a twice a week thing. A lot of it was a sort of secret parody of Daily Source Code (and eventually The Gomem Show). Most music-casters listen to the music and choose something good. I mostly would choose something randomly and very rarely would stop the madness. It was a bit like The Weekly Warf show where I quickly lost the will to do it but Gomem and his “podfade” comments somehow spurred me to do about 30 more episodes than I wanted to.

It had a very stubborn death…

Inside the Boxes
This is the first ever podcast that I ever decided to do. It started up in March 2006 when I first got a microphone and wanted to do a podcast. The show was based on the TV game show Deal or no Deal. Sadly the community I was creating it to had no clue about what podcasting is or was. So such a podcast was bound to tank.

The Ten Cast
The Ten Cast was a weekly technology news podcast in which I discuss the latest techology news in the world. Since I am a big geek I love technology and all the stuff that it creates. You can still listen to the show at PodcasterNews.com if you want to listen to the show.

No Longer Contributing To

MetaNews Weekly
In it’s short history MetaNews Weekly is a podcast revolved around the news of the metaverse. Originally hosted by myself and Gomem Desoto. After 3 episodes we decided to hand over the keys to Mal Burns and Tara Yeats. The show is currently on Hiatus until my machine returns and will then return in a Live Streaming format

Link to the Podcast

Appearances

Night Guy Episode 45
Guy David, host of the Night Guy podcast, invited me on to his show for the first of three episodes called “The Podmafia Chronicles”. We talked about some of the stuff that I was doing and also was the final podcast that I used a headset on since it pretty much died in the recording.

Link to the Episode

SL Under the Radar Episode 24
In this episode of SL Under the Radar, Radar invited me to talk about SLPN. I decided to do reverse psychology on the listeners to trick them in to thinking why the network was bad and make them visit in order to wonder why it was so bad…

I think it worked…

Link to the Episode

SL Under the Radar Episode 33
It was a week of change for me, I was working on moving SLPN to a new server and moving SLPN’s HQ from Nowhereville to Podcast Island and stuff. In the week I was asked by Radar if I wanted to be in a short interview and I accepted. I gave views on the SL podcasting scene but mostly the story of my Second Life.

Link to the Episode

The Black Tie Martini Club - A Cleveland Yankee in King Razzaps Court Over The Rainbow
In this episode of The Black Tie Martini Club Oddcast Caleb invited me to play a few roles. OK so i butchered it all up and could have done better but…I tried to make myself sound clear…and I think I was ill at the time…It was December after all…

Link to the Episode

Crap Mariner’s marathon of many many chats…
For some reason, Crap Mariner/Laurence Simon invited many people to chill and have a chat with him in the time limit of 15 minutes. I was first up in the episode and pretty much everyone was better than me but ah well. I advise you go listen to it if you want to have 5 hours of torture. It has an important message at the end i thought…

Link to the Episode

iPodjacker Episode Seven - Stuart Warf
Crap Mariner launched a new podcast called iPodjacker. It was launched when SL5B came around and he wanted a chance to talk to podcasters who have been involved with Second Life. I was glad to participate in this podcast. The series also features interviews with people like Wiz Nordberg, Rich Desoto and other great SL talents.

Link to the Episode

What about a Podcast Union?

Earlier today i saw a blog entry on SLBuzz from Banana Stein which seemed to cause a bit of an uproar in the community about events. So i got to thinking after reading the comments. Thats when i came up with the idea for a Podcast union. Sort of like how unions in Real Life work. This union would tackle issues within the community like griefers or event clashes and how to solve the issues to provide the best for the community. However one of the problems i have with the sims right now is that they are all spread around and i might be in one sim and blissfully unaware of what could be in another sim at the time. If i could easily fly to those sims without much worry (apart from getting your prim hair on your genitals)…

So I came up with this concept map of what I think should happen and how the sims should be located to each other based on events and styles.

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Return to the Podcast Fields Part #1

I have decided to go to the old Podcast Fields. This is where my Second Life and where a lot of podcasters in Second Life. it looks completely different and it is empty. Adam Curry still owns his land so maybe someone should rez the castle there posted by Stuart Warf on Shinjung using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]

Podmafia Club is Back!

A lot of people may know about this but the Podmafia Club has made a return. However this time it is not in the sim of Dimidiata but on the island of SoHo. Podmafia Club for those who do not know, was a venture undertaken by me and Gomem Desoto (http://gomem.wordpress.com/). The original club lasted from around the middle of June to the middle of December. This new venture is primarily financed by me this time and land is rented on the SoHo sim. We have plans to have a nice opening party with a live DJ (maybe Live Music if anyone is intrested in helping us with that). The new club is hopefully going to be a great hangout of podcasters and listeners and since SoHo is all about the new media it should be a great location for the new club. Work is still being done but if you want to donate anything to the club i will be putting up a donation box.

Moving to SoHo!

WooHoo it looks like Stuart Warf is making his move to SoHo Island now. This is my third area now that i will be living in and hopefully third is the charm. I have always loved the island of SoHo mostly because it is a big success for podcasters There are rumours that are flying around about the possibility of a second island coming now.
posted by Stuart Warf on SoHo using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]

Podcamp Comes to Second Life

For quite a while now there has been an event (mostly in the USA only so far) where Podcasters can goto an event lasting usually 2 days and learn new skills and techniques to improve their shows. This event is called Podcamp. (http://podcamp.pbwiki.com/).

Yesterday at the Podcasters Meetup when Uncle Seth was playing it was announced that there will be a Podcamp event in Second Life. I think this is a brilliant idea as it gives people who are unable to attend such an event due to their location but still can attend through the magic of Second Life. Right now they are in the preperation stages for where its located, who will be there etc. You can visit the website for more information at (http://podcampsl.com/)

Podcaster Meetup

I am at the Podcasters Meetup in Podcast Island. Theres quite a turnout here right now. Having Fun i just turned up . Uncle Seth is playing and they are kick ass! This is a lot of fun posted by Stuart Warf on Podcast Island using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]

Podcast Islands

Now Days Podcasting is spreading its wings in Second Life and is offering more for podcasters to go to. So i decided to do a mind map to show all these places in Second Life. (The Sim Names are in Red).