Difference between revisions of "Discover"

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A simple list of ways to discover cool stuff in Second Life.

This isn't meant to be a list of every SL-related site — please keep it focused on tools targeted at helping Residents find people, places, and things. Don't include specific inworld locations here, but you can link to other pages.

Add your faves and we all win!

Official

These resources are provided by Linden Lab, either on our website in the Viewer. We can't guarantee the accuracy of any Resident-created services below.

Destination Guide - "... an editorially-controlled area that highlights some of the best inworld venues and locations that might be of interest to new and existing Residents. This is the place to go to explore and discover some of the exciting user-created locations in Second Life."
Second Life Marketplace - Our virtual marketplace, where you can buy just about any type of item you'll want or need for your Second Life.
Inworld search - In Second Life, click the Search button on your toolbar (at the bottom of your screen), or use the search field (with the magnifying glass icon) in the upper-right of the screen. There's a Showcase (Destination Guide) search tab.
Profile picks - To see another avatar's favorite places: right-click them, select Profile from the pie menu, then click the Picks tab. Often, friends (which may or may not be listed with a relevant location) are also shown, and you can look them up to find further connections. Use the Teleport button towards the bottom to travel there.

Cool places

B-places - Directory of locations list based on votes and b-traffic.
Koinup Places - User-ranked, visual browser of cool places.

Land

Alternative ways to find land (in addition to Search > Land Sales tab).

LandMachine - Has a live search that accepts flexible parameters.

Photos

Browsing through snapshots from Second Life, both raw and post-processed, is a quick 'n' fun way to find stuff you'll enjoy. Please click the title of this section to see and add highlights.

Uberexplorers

If you're an uberexplorer who regularly shares pictures and/or posts of your inworld adventures, add your name and relevant link at the above link, sorted alphabetically by first name.

Please be sure to indicate SLurls clearly. For example, if you have a Flickr stream, photos should have links so visitors can get a fast visual preview, then click to teleport. If there's a specific category on your blog reserved for your Second Life findings, link to that instead of the general URL.

Website aggregators

Second Life blogs which compile community info and include a lot of cool stuff to discover:

Breedables Inc. - Virtual pets.
Fashion Feed of SL
iheartsl - Claims to be "Second Life's largest community blog".
New World Notes - "Wagner James Au reports first-hand from Second Life."
Virtual Fashion Feed
Brinksie - "Explore" category
Koinup - Second Life places
Across Sansara on Foot - Illustrated Chronicle of journeys and discoveries

Useful Twitter Searches

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-A simple list of ways to discover kewl stuff in Second Life.
+{{Help|Community=*}} {{TOCright}}
+A simple list of ways to '''discover cool stuff in Second Life'''.
-This isn't meant to be a list of ''every'' SL-related site — '''please keep it focused on tools targeted at helping Residents find people, places, and things'''.
+This isn't meant to be a list of ''every'' SL-related site — '''please keep it focused on tools targeted at helping Residents find people, places, and things'''. Don't include specific inworld locations here, but you can link to other pages.
 Add your faves and we all win!
 == Official ==
-These resources are provided by Linden Lab, either on our website in the viewer. We can't guarantee the accuracy of any Resident-created services below.
-* '''[http://secondlife.com/showcase Second Life Showcase]''' - "... an editorially-controlled area that highlights some of the best inworld venues and locations that might be of interest to new and existing Residents. This is the place to go to explore and discover some of the exciting user-created locations in Second Life."
+These resources are provided by Linden Lab, either on our website in the Viewer. We can't guarantee the accuracy of any Resident-created services below.
-* '''[http://secondlife.com/community/resident_resource.php Resident Resources]''' - "... third-party tools or services that extend the capabilities of the Second Life world and improve the Resident experience." Some overlap with this page.
+* '''[http://secondlife.com/destinations Destination Guide]''' - "... an editorially-controlled area that highlights some of the best inworld venues and locations that might be of interest to new and existing Residents. This is the place to go to explore and discover some of the exciting user-created locations in Second Life."
+* '''[http://marketplace.secondlife.com/ Second Life Marketplace]''' - Our virtual marketplace, where you can buy just about any type of item you'll want or need for your Second Life.
+* '''Inworld search''' - In Second Life, click the '''Search''' button on your toolbar (at the bottom of your screen), or use the search field (with the magnifying glass icon) in the upper-right of the screen. There's a Showcase (Destination Guide) search tab.
+* '''Profile picks''' - To see another avatar's favorite places: right-click them, select '''Profile''' from the pie menu, then click the '''Picks''' tab. Often, friends (which may or may not be listed with a relevant location) are also shown, and you can look them up to find further connections. Use the '''Teleport''' button towards the bottom to travel there.
-* '''Inworld search''' - In Second Life, click the Search button on your toolbar (at the bottom of your screen), or use the search field (with the magnifying glass icon) in the upper-right of the screen.
+== Cool places ==
-* '''Profile picks''' - Right-click another avatar, select Profile from the pie menu, then click the Picks tab to see their favorite places, and often, friends (which may or may not be listed with a relevant location). Use the Teleport button towards the bottom to travel there.
+* '''[http://www.b-places.com/ B-places]''' - Directory of locations list based on votes and b-traffic.
+* '''[http://www.koinup.com/places/ Koinup Places]''' - User-ranked, visual browser of cool places.
-== Cool places ==
+== Land ==
-* '''[http://www.b-places.com/ B-places]''' - Brussel Airlines' list based on votes.
-* '''[http://aldebaran.ni.cs.tu-berlin.de/SLLORS/ SLLORS]''' - Tag-based location recommendation system.
-* '''[http://www.sloog.org/ Sloog]''' - Tag-centric list based on votes.
-== Land ==
+Alternative ways to find land (in addition to '''Search''' > '''Land Sales''' tab).
-Alternative ways to find land (in addition to Search > Land Sales tab).
 * '''[http://www.landmachine.com/ LandMachine]''' - Has a live search that accepts flexible parameters.
-* '''[http://www.mappanovus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=70 Mappa Novus]''' - Free version of a paid-for service with extensive criteria.
 == [[Help:Snapshots#Social_sites_featuring_snapshots|Photos]] ==
 Browsing through [[Snapshot_Help|snapshots]] from Second Life, both raw and post-processed, is a quick 'n' fun way to find stuff you'll enjoy. Please click the title of this section to see and add highlights.
-== Things ==
+== [[Uberexplorer|Uberexplorers]] ==
-* '''[http://slateit.org/ SLateIt]''' - A recommendation system for inworld objects allowing you to tag and rate them with a HUD.
+If you're an [[uberexplorer]] who regularly shares pictures and/or posts of your inworld adventures, add your name and relevant link at the above link, sorted alphabetically by first name.
-== Webshops ==
+Please be sure to indicate [[SLurls]] clearly. For example, if you have a [[Flickr]] stream, photos should have links so visitors can get a fast visual preview, then click to teleport. If there's a specific category on your blog reserved for your Second Life findings, link to that instead of the general URL.
-You can use these to conveniently shop for Second Life stuff on the web and have it delivered to your avatar inworld.
-* '''[http://shop.onrez.com/ OnRez]''' - "Online market for resident created products. Offers free Second Life viewer, free product listing, forum, and blog."
+== Website aggregators ==
-* '''[http://www.slexchange.com/ SL Exchange]''' - "Sells objects, clothes and others things used in the game."
+Second Life blogs which compile community info and include a lot of cool stuff to discover:
-== Websites & Social Networks ==
+* '''[http://breedables.wordpress.com/ Breedables Inc.]''' - Virtual pets.
-Many Residents write about cool things they find inworld on the web. The more a network gets used, the more useful it can become.
+* '''[http://fashionfeedofsl.com/ Fashion Feed of SL]'''
+* '''[http://iheartsl.com/ iheartsl]''' - Claims to be "Second Life's largest community blog".
+* '''[http://nwn.blogs.com/ New World Notes]''' - "Wagner James Au reports first-hand from Second Life."
+* '''[http://virtualfashionfeed.com/ Virtual Fashion Feed]'''
+* '''[http://www.brinksie.com/category/explore/ Brinksie]''' - "Explore" category
+* '''[http://www.koinup.com/sims/in-second-life/ Koinup]''' - Second Life places
+* '''[http://across-sansara.blogspot.com/ Across Sansara on Foot]''' - Illustrated Chronicle of journeys and discoveries
-* '''[http://friendfeed.com/rooms/secondlife Friendfeed's Second Life Room]'''
+Useful Twitter Searches
-* '''[http://jaiku.com/channel/secondlife Jaiku's Second Life Channel]'''
-* '''[http://summize.com/search?q=second+life+cool Summize's Twitter search]''' - Try entering your own keywords.
-You can keep track of many blogs by aggregating their RSS feeds.
+* '''[http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%22second+life%22+cool Twitter search for "'second life' cool"]'''
+* '''[http://search.twitter.com/search?q=second+life+cool Twitter search for "second life cool"]'''
+* '''[http://search.twitter.com/search?q=slurl Twitter search for "slurl"]'''
-* '''Extensive lists of feeds/blogs:'''
+[[Category:Culture]]
-** '''[http://planet.worldofsl.com/ World of SL]''' - Single-page aggregator with an easy glance at many SL blogs.
-** '''[http://nwn.blogs.com/ New World Notes]'''
-* '''OPML list (to do)''' - This is meant to be a list of feeds. Every blog/website specifically dedicated to SL should be included. This makes easier starting to use a feed aggregator.