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mappa dataserver downtime

Our hosted server company had an issue with one of their server racks that caused all of the associated servers to crash.  Unfortunately our data server was on that rack.  Even more unfortunately, when the server came back online the MySQL services were trashed.  The result is that our SL data collection is temporarily offline while we try to recover the data and get things back up and running.  

UPDATE:

After several unsuccessful attempts at fixing the corrupt InnoDB tables, we had to give up and start MySQL from scratch.  We are in the process of re-uploading our backup, however the data is large (~100GB), and our internet tubes are small, so this is going to take awhile.  We hope to have things restored in a few days.  Apologies for the inconvenience.

 UPDATE #2:

All map functions should be operational now.  There are still some issues with the land search functions that we are working on. 

 
new and improved land scout HUD v0.8

landscout_2.jpgwe have significantly improved the performance of our best-selling in world tool for viewing the land price history for specific parcels in the grid.  our land scout HUD will show you the current and historical ownership and asking prices for the current parcel with the click of a button.  the uses are numerous: find our how much the current seller paid for the land, negotiate a better deal by seeing if the owner is desperate and lowering prices, compare pricing with the neighbors.

the land scout HUD is available in world from the mappa novus HQ  at moraine 249, 240, 49.  click on the link to be directed directly to our HQ.

 
land prices now stabilizing over 30 days
gridpulse_080706.jpgAfter a recent series of significant drops, posted parcel prices for second life land parcels seem to have stabilized around the L$/m2 level.  Reasons for the recent drop are unclear, but according to some Lindens possible factors include the recent opening of the Bay City area and additional auctioned land availability.
 
second life land prices down 30% in 30 days
gridpulse_080609.jpg the mappa novus grid pulse shows that average land prices have declined by 30% over the past 30 days, from 16.3 L$/m2 to 12.5 L$/m2 .  similar drops have been noticed in the past and have represented a good potential buying opportunity with periodic upswings allowing a sell off for profit.  the amount of this decline is more significant than past trends however, which may represent a tighter economy.  be sure to use our land search tool to find the best land bargains on the grid using your own criteria.
 
get your own land price chart widget!
now you can embed our land price widget directly in your own blog, myspace, web page etc etc!  this will add value to your site, and help attract recurring visitors.  the widget is free for your use!  just click on the "GetWidget" button underneath the chart in the top right corner of this page, and follow the simple instructions to embed it in your content.  please enjoy it with our compliments.  you are under no obligation to pay us for this, or even let us know that you are using it, however we'd appreciate it if you could drop us a line to let us know.
 
second life land opportunity?
pulse-080305a.jpgThe last 30 days have not been kind to the real estate market in second life.  Our real time monitoring of normalized prices for land in the second life grid indicates that asking prices have dropped close to 10% in just 30 days.  Does this reflect a bursting bubble similar to the real life housing bubble burst?  Is there a relation to the drop in prices and recent bans on banking and inworld investment systems?  Or perhaps this is just a more ordinary reflection of some prime land becoming available and selling off recently?  We don't have the full answer to these questions (yet), but clearly there has been a lot of movement in the market.  This could be a great buying opportunity.  During these times of rapid change you can rely on our free or premium land search tool s to help zero in on the best bargains for land in second life that meet your needs.
 
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