Rupert Murdoch is trying to stir up interest in paying for online content--mainly in the face of Google giving access to more and more content for free. Murdoch is also pushing MySpace toward social gaming in an effort to monetize that (sinking?) platform.

So what does this mean for digital content creators? It would seem that there is potential for catching the push toward pay-to-play and also the digital goods marketplace, which is greater than $650 million this year in the US alone. But does all this "growth/opportunity" mean that it will be a money making activity to dive into the mix with the big players? Maybe it will just be a freebie smash-up yielding a few bucks at the cost of many.

Come browse the exciting array of products from two of Second Life's most renowned Designers! ImagineNation is the Main Store for Sparkle Skye Designs, producers of elegant gowns, hair and apparrel, as well as Dominus Designs, producers of Devil may Care Multiplayer & SOLO, Cardshark Hearts & Spades tables, Cascade and much much more!

Also may fly in a hot air balloon, ride in a canoe, rollerskate, or go bowling!

ImaginExotica - come play an exciting range of games by Dominus Designs in our Games Palace, including Devil may Care, Cardshark Spades, Trivia Treasure Chest and more!

View our exciting Cascade water fountain shows, relax in the picnic areas, or simply enjoy the nautical ambience of the surrounds.

Yes, you can really bowl here, and everything is free... get yourself a free pair of bowling shoes, a bowling glove with hud, and start knocking down some pins... A great place to bring a friend to play and chat.

A fun RTS game called Tech Warfare where robots blow each other up.  You'll need more than one player to play this.

As the wheel turned, gears grinded and screeched as if someone had stuck a wedge between the spokes of a child's bicycle. The ferris wheel had jolted into a sudden haunt. Passengers screamed in terror while children began to cry. In that split moment, the sheer terror that coated the carnival's atmosphere could be heard for miles. The carts which contained the fear stricken, panicking passengers viciously rocked back and forth. A pale faced, young boy leaned over the edge of the highest cart and began to vomit profusely. A woman cried out to turn the ride back on, but her pleading was silenced as if no one had heard her. Everything was teetering on the edge of disaster. There was only one way to escape the ferris wheel fiasco and that was to climb down.

We're throwing a Trick 'n Treat party at Greenies Home (ride a TP!) October 31, 12-2PM SLT, and you're invited! With our lovely host Angelina Rhode in charge, Greenies will be filled with dark costumes, spooky music and lots and lots of candy. Win the prize for best Greenie Avatar, show up in the best halloween costume or shoot the most roaches and you will earn a 1000 L$ gift certificate. Candies are for all! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Last two days Greenies forgot to send gifts to those brave avatars who help to them keep their kitchen clean from the 8-legged pests we call 'virtual roaches'. Our cute extraterrestrials apologise, and wish to say they rectified that error and do appreciate the loyalty of their pest control troops! Making sure this will never happen again, and so you know when exactly you should go roach hunting, here is the list for prizes that will be awarded to the best roach-killer of the day for the month of October:

Finally opened, Rezzable presents The Dump. This is the place to be for freebies, cheapo stuff and serious danger.! We have a variety of games as well, from sewer races where you try not to slam into the toxic barrels and make it out into our toxic waters "safely" to our tornado, that tears up the city and spits out glowing boxes filled with freebies, yours if you hit it with the turbine hammer.

BIG OPENING of the dump with fun games, freebies and furious action. Saturday, July 5th 1 – 4 p.m. SLT. Includes gladiator fighting, tornado hunting and garbage collecting. Get three tickets and win a huge prize. Contact the Sanitation Engineer Angelina Rhode for more information!