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Second Life tackles virtual nuisances
News Second Life creator Linden Lab admits it has been forced to increase security and change some of its policies to stamp out illegal and nuisance behaviour in the virtual world. Linden Lab's head of community, Robin Harper, told silicon.com that... [12 Feb 2008]
Second Life steps up ID checks
News Second Life creator, Linden Lab, is tightening security in its virtual world by introducing an identity verification (IDV) system for its residents. Robin Harper, vice president of marketing and community development at Linden Lab, said this is an... [30 Aug 2007]
Chips are down in Second Life
News Residents who take part in games that rely on chance to determine a winner, or which depend on the outcome of a real-life sporting event and provide a payout, will be violating a new policy put in place by Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life. [31 Jul 2007]
Second Life - outsourcing's next frontier?
News As well as finding a rabbit to build the extra wing for its Second Life HQ, PA Consulting also found in-world 'residents' willing to work as greeters in its office in exchange for the in-world currency, Linden dollars. [12 Jun 2007]
Beeb to show off in Second Life
News Second Life's in-game currency, called Linden dollars, can be earned in a variety of ways. Linden dollars can also be exchanged for real money on the company's own version of the stock exchange. AOL Second Life - the business evolution [31 May 2007]
Photos of the month - May 2007
Photo Photo credit: Second Life/Linden Lab AOL, BMW, Cisco, Dell, Intel and Sears are among the companies clambering for a piece of the virtual action. Ever wondered where the maps on your sat-nav device come from? [30 May 2007]
Virtual worlds meet real life laws
News And the money they make from these businesses in Linden dollars, the currency of Second Life, can be turned into a quantity of real world cash - a sum that depends on the current exchange rate. AOL Businesses setting up outposts in virtual worlds... [15 May 2007]
Photos: Second Life business evolution
Photo AOL has them if you've got the Lindens (the currency used in Second Life, named after the virtual world's creator Linden Lab). Picture credit: Second Life/Linden Lab and from the inside. Picture credit: Second Life/Linden Lab [10 May 2007]
