Friday, February 5, 2010

Let's Unite!



If you've been following the Linden blogs and/or news at all, you know the Lindens recently acquired Enemy Unknown, the parent company of Avatars United. I finally took time out today to check out Avatars United, which is in beta and I have to say it's pretty nifty. I can see it taking on even more steam as more apps are developed.

The best way I can describe Avatars United is as a facebook for avatars. It has the potential to become a fantastic tool for us virtually perceptive folks. It works with numerous virtual worlds, including Second Life. When I signed up today, I think I saw there were over 6000 SL users.

My favorite app so far is SL BLIPS, which is sort of like twitter combined with SLURLs for Second Life. You can send short "blips" (messages) from second life along with a SLURL with your location. You can also set a SLURL for home and/or your business. If you don't want avatars teleporting to your location, just uncheck the "
Show the location (slurl) of my blips to others" in your Blips settings.

Choose SL BLIPS as an app, then purchase its HUD from XStreet SL for free. After attaching the HUD in Second Life and confirming your avatar, type "/999 help" in chat for a notecard that will guide you through how to use the SL BLIP HUD.

If you do decide to join Avatars United, search for Marstol Nitely and friend me, I mean... unite us!