Location-based Blogging in a Virtual World

One of the most interesting applications I've run across lately is BlogHud, a Second Life add-on that allows people to mark and comment on a particular location in Second Life, and then have that info (geo-location plus comments) sent to an RSS-enabled website. I've seen cellphone-based services that offer a similar functionality in the physical world, but this is the first time I've seen this done for a virtual world. Very cool!

Social Sim: Two thumbs up for the BlogHUD.

As the population of SL has exploded at a rate of 15% per month, so have the incredible number of things to see and do. I never got a handle on most of the places when I joined in 2005, and now a year on I feel like every time I go into the world I'm faced with the same paralysis I get when staring at the ridiculous number of shampoo products available on the pharmacy shelf. I just don't know where to start, so often I just give up and leave.

Enter BlogHUD. Doctoe Schnook recently gave me a copy. It is an inspired application.

Users wear it in the virtual world and when they come across something they think people might find interesting, they type /9 and a description. Each entry can be categorised into five channels (e.g., shop, event). This text goes to BlogHUD.com, where other people can browse without needing to enter the application. If they fancy something they see, they can click on the post and shazam, they're in the world, at the place...

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[fastcareer]

This will be my first time visiting, good stuff. Good resources here. Congratulations!