Roundup: Virtual sex bed suit, Geni, Gay.com, Netvibes, Helio and more
Here’s the latest (ahem) action:
Second Life avatar sues another avatar, over virtual sex bed — We should have predicted this. Second Life entrepreneur Kevin Alderman has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Second Life resident Volkov Catteneo. This is apparently the first time an avatar has sued another avatar in the virtual world. Alderman, who has made money before in Second Life by selling a virtual island for $50,000 (real money), says his avatar, Stroker Serpentine… Continue Reading
BigJock, a Silicon Valley gay social networking start-up
Richard Rudometkin, founder of new gay social networking site BigJock.com, looked us up today to mention his site went live last Thursday. It’s offering a drawing for a free iPod for those who register before the official launch on Nov 5th.
He has launched this from a spare bedroom in North San Jose, and it is self-funded.
Naturally, our question was how his site differs from all the other gay social networking companies out there. Our suspicion… Continue Reading