Blogs and Wikis

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Aleister Kronos's own blog at slambling (Aleister's master is the owner of this Wiki. The blog is strong on pictures - if otherwise a bit light on content - and that's Aleister's master talking! Still... he does obtain the odd scoop that's worth looking out for. Kzero don't get everthing first!
Team Mascot's blog at slmascot (Team Mascot is a pal of Aleister Kronos, and is another avatar in Second Life. His blog is a mix of news, views and ramblings about Second Life as well as recording some of the more interesting places he has visited)
KZero (a "branding, advertising and digital marketing consultancy") at: Kzero. A really useful site for tracking new companies into SL, and general "Do's" and "Don'ts" for engagement in SL.
Elizabeth Rockwood's blog at Binary Footprint is geared toward the use and role of libraries, learning and training in Second Life.
The main Linden Labs blog keeps residents abreast of announcements, problems and resolutions in Second Life.

Simteach wiki: "a place for university instructional designers, faculty and administrators to find information and to share their own experiences designing, teaching and administering classes in immersive environments." This is a rich resource for both Second Life and the wider field of Metaverses.
Linden Scripting Language Wiki: probably the best resource at the moment for learning LSL, the scripting language.
"How to start a Wiki" wiki - good resource for selecting and implementing wikis. It gives a comprehensive overview of the available options, including free wikis. Incidentally, I chose EditThis.info because it uses the same software as Wikipedia, already hosts a number of other wikis and offers "Unlimited pages and users. Basic account includes google map support, math markup (although this feature is not currently in a working state), wiki spam protection, 25MB of disk space, and RSS feeds." Another one that looked interesting is NETCipia; which bills itself as "a blog and a wiki in the same place". It looks cool, but lacks a stable base - and an inital trial was not encouraging as there were many syntax errors.