Around the Web 10.22.08: A good news day for Metaplace, AT&T and elephants

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-- AT&T says it activated 2.4 million iPhone 3Gs in the last quarter, and a big chunk of those were for new subscribers. Silicon Alley Insider

-- Will it see competition from T-Mobile’s Android phone, which goes on sale today? About 150 people were in line waiting to buy it in San Francisco last night. Wired

-- Metaplace, which lets people design their own virtual worlds, raises a round of venture funding. Because soon, we’ll all need to escape into virtual worlds. Venture Beat

-- EBay says it will halt the sale of ivory on its website. Elephants rejoice! LAT

-- Don’t tell the elephants -- you can still buy rhinos and other endangered species online. Holiday season is fast approaching! Wired

-- On second thought, maybe you should just buy a PC. Prices are expected to fall. AP via Mercury News

-- Of course, then you might get embroiled in a Mac vs. PC street fight reminiscent of West Side Story. Web Scout

-- A new media player lets you search for spoken words in online videos. Like Mac, PC, or knife fight. CNet

-- The new video game Midnight Club Los Angeles lets players speed around a lifelike L.A. Except that there’s not as much traffic. And everyone has nice cars. LAT

-- Alana Semuels