I'm a freelance multimedia and 3D designer. I'm usually busy modeling, texturing and rigging models for virtual worlds or tutoring clients on how to do those 3 things these days.
Blender News: A new interior design addon for Blender is being developed that uses parametric models. Pretty darn cool for concepting or for people who can't model. Interior Design with Blender
Cycles Baking Update: A simple Gui addon has been added to make it easier to test the baking and different maps. You'll have to download a new Blender file to try it. Link: Blender 2.69.10 Cycles Baking - No Cuda + CbakeGUI
Great Blender News!: Blender developers are working on adding cycles baking to Blender. It isn't in an official build yet. But, you can do some early testing by using a graphicall build.
3D News: The new issue of Vertex ezine is out! It's a free and awesome ezine for people that make 3D content/art. They have great tips and tutorials written by 3D pros.
SL News: Are many people upset about Rod Humble leaving? I was a bit surprised when I read it. But then, I didn't feel sad about it. He seemed to have lost interest in SL a long time ago imho.
Oi... Cloud Party is shutting down. Apparently, Yahoo hired the dev team. I really feel so sorry for the CP regulars who've lost their places. Cloud Party Joins Yahoo