Linden Lab releases beta of behind-the-firewall product
Linden Lab®, creator of the virtual world Second Life®, today launched an open Beta program for its behind-the-firewall product, Second Life Enterprise.
View ArticleVirtual worlds cut commutes
Bernhard Drax (s Draxtor Despres in Second Life) has produced a nice report about using virtual worlds to cut down telecommuting time — and create a greener work place.
View ArticlePower users holding back Second Life?
Second Life is being held back by an “elite group” of users, according to Forrester Research, Inc. analyst Tom Grant. There is an ” Iron Law of Oligarchy,” Grant wrote this week. “Over time,...
View ArticleThinkBalm compares 3D enterprise platforms
Press Release: ThinkBalm Publishes Enterprise Immersive Software Selection Guide Today, industry analyst firm ThinkBalm published “The Enterprise Immersive Software Decision-Making Guide.” This report...
View ArticleSecond Life cuts staff, promises Web viewer
Linden Lab announced 30 percent staff cuts today, and also promised a Web-based viewer for Second Life. While a Web-based viewer would be a significant benefit for companies interested in using virtual...
View ArticleFounder returns to Linden helm
Press release: Linden Lab Announces Management Changes SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 — Linden Lab®, creator of 3D virtual world Second Life®, announced today that company founder Philip Rosedale has been...
View ArticleAdvice to educators
Today, Linden Lab announced that the price of land for educators and non-profits will double in January. As a result, the price differential between Second Life land and OpenSim becomes even more...
View ArticleTrends in the Virtual Worlds Industry
How do you keep up with industry trends? You hear from the people setting the trends. On September 24th, FountainBlue held its annual virtual worlds conference on Cisco’s campus in Milpitas, CA. The...
View ArticleVirtual investors lost 71% on risky SLCapEx
Investors in virtual companies listed on the Second Life Capital Exchange lost most of their money, according to a new research report. The report, which covered the time period between May 2007 and...
View ArticleGaming exec to helm Second Life
Press Release: Second Life’s New Leader: Rod Humble Becomes CEO of Linden Lab MMO and Gaming Industry Visionary to Bring New Life to Second Life SAN FRANCISCO — Linden Lab®, creator of 3D virtual...
View ArticleAt the Second Life tipping point
Second Life is a tipping point, and has been precariously balanced there for months. Average daily concurrency has been slipping since the start of 2010, according to data from Metaverse Business. In...
View Article5 reasons why OpenSim is innovating faster than Second Life
In recent months, the amount of innovation coming out of the OpenSim community has been staggering. Hypergrid travel is not only more secure, but now supports cross-grid friendships, messages, and...
View ArticleLindens to launch new product for tablets
At the 2011 Second Life Community Convention (SLCC) in Oakland, California, Linden CEO Rod Humble announced that in the next few months Linden Lab will release a new version of Second Life for the...
View ArticleCould Linden Dollars become real money?
Linden Dollar: Another Virtual Currency Affected by FinCEN. Bitcoin has been in the news recently. But bitcoin is not the only virtual currency. Virtual currencies, in one form or another are here to...
View ArticleLinden Labs halts use of Linden Dollars in other virtual worlds
Press release: Avination required to stop transfer of Linden Dollars London — Due to recent interaction with Linden Labs, the Avination grid is announcing that the transfer of Linden Dollars to...
View ArticleEbbe: SL users cashed out $60 mil last year
Second Life’s content creators redeemed over $60 million last year, Linden Lab CEO Ebbe Altberg said Monday at the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference in San Jose. Of that $60 million, “a lot of...
View ArticleIs there a future for user-created content in Linden Lab’s new world?
The title of Ebbe Altberg’s talk at the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference on Monday was “The Future of VR is User-Created.” While Altberg did describe examples of well-known user-created...
View ArticleCurrency exchanges: sign petition to keep us alive
A week ago, Linden Lab announced that third-party exchanges have to stop offering Linden dollars, which will effectively put all or most of them out of business. Exchange operators are now asking users...
View Article1,000-plus Second Lifers petition to keep exchanges alive
In mid-June, Linden Lab announced that third-party exchanges must stop selling Linden dollars, which will effectively put all or most of these exchanges out of business by August 1. There is an...
View ArticleLinden Labs invites first group of creators to new Sansar platform
Press release: Linden Lab Invites First Virtual Experience Creators to Project Sansar Testing SAN FRANCISCO – Linden Lab, the creators of Second Life, today announced that a small number of creators...
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