Tag Archives: MyOpenGrid

Thu, Jul 14 2011
Cariama vs. HGExchange

Cariama vs. HGExchange

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If you’re launching a new grid, your number one problem is lack of content. Whether your grid is a corporate office complex for your employees, a campus for your students, or a large social and roleplaying... 

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Sat, Jul 2 2011
New OpenSim market launches with three grids

New OpenSim market launches with three grids

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HGExchange, a new online marketplace for OpenSim goods launched today, with live delivery to OSGrid, MyOpenGrid, and Haven. It is not the first online marketplace to deliver items to multiple OpenSim... 

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Thu, Jan 20 2011
OpenSim grids reach new peak

OpenSim grids reach new peak

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The top 40 OpenSim grids gained 529 regions since mid-December, to reach a new high of 15,623 regions on January 15 of this month. The monthly growth rate, 3.5 percent, was the second-lowest since we started... 

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Wed, Oct 13 2010
An OpenSim grid primer

An OpenSim grid primer

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There are a lot of different kinds of OpenSim grids out there — it can get a little confusing. Well, a lot confusing. Here’s a quick primer. Social grids Social grids attempt to replicate the... 

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Sun, Mar 14 2010
OpenSim grids grow 10% this month

OpenSim grids grow 10% this month

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The world’s top 40 OpenSim-based grids gained over 900 regions over the past month, from 8,626 to 9,533, an increase of more than 10 percent. As usual, OSGrid was the single biggest gainer, with... 

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Mon, Jan 25 2010
OpenSim continues to gain in January

OpenSim continues to gain in January

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The top 40 OpenSim grids gained approximately 500 regions this month, maintaining the growth rate set in the last quarter of 2009. OSGrid gained almost 600 regions, for a growth rate of 17%. But OSGrid... 

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Thu, Jan 14 2010
January Hypergrid List

January Hypergrid List

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[Update: You can browse all hypergrid-enabled public OpenSim grids with Hyperica, the directory of hypergrid destinations. Directory indexes more than 100 shopping and freebie store locations.... 

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Mon, Dec 21 2009
Why freebies are good for virtual designers

Why freebies are good for virtual designers

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As OpenSim-based social grids continue to grow, Second Life content designers are understandably worried about the free content floating around these grids — content which may have been ripped off... 

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Sat, Nov 28 2009
Four sources for pre-made virtual worlds

Four sources for pre-made virtual worlds

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One of the great advantages of using OpenSim as a virtual world platform is the availability of free or low-cost ready-made worlds. OpenSim allows world owners to save backups of regions in the form of... 

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