Google heard my calling! Just yesterday i told you that the broken Photo-Frames in Lively (lively.com) are the reason why i don’t open the official MXM-Room.

Just today the frames are back online again and so i quickly jumped into my room to check them out.

Great, all of the photos i’ve installed nearly 2 weeks ago are still working! But to be honest, they work exactly the same like before: Photos will be cropped and resized by the gadget which doesn’t seem to follow a specific rule.

So it was time for a test! I show you my results…

continue reading: How to adjust Photos for Lively Photo-Frames!

Google still hasn’t fixed the problem with the Photo-Frames in Lively which makes it really hard to use the new 3D-Chat for serious or halfway professional reasons.

Without the Photo-Frames it’s absolutely impossible to add individual branding, logos or artwork to a room. Actually most rooms look pretty much identical which can get very boring after little time.

In fact, after some big headlines and many euphoric critiques 2 weeks ago, Google Lively is far away from being the next big thing in cyberspace.

It’s just nice that Google has its own 3D-Chat now but i can’t see the Google-typical trend setting innovation – no matter how hard i try.

Anyway, i visit Lively almost every day and still have decorated my own chatroom to exhibit some hand-picked pictures and possibly meet a few MXM-Followers – anytime in the future.

Here are a few preview shots…

continue reading: The MXM-Room in Lively: A Preview!

It’s the big banger of the month! Google launched its 3D-Chat “Lively” very surprisingly. Since Wednesday everybody is busy to check out Google’s virtual world which is still in Beta-Status and shows off some nasty bugs.

My first experience with Lively wasn’t very positive. I really was going to write a smashing post that would tell you Lively is a waste of time.

Well, i experienced the “joining room…” bug and it took me 24 hours to resolve it. Now, after being able to run “Lively” and the waves are getting softer i will tell you…

…what Lively is, how you can make your first steps and – the most important – how you can rid of the “joining room…” bug.

continue reading: Google Lively: How to “joining room” finally!