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Second Lifers on their best behaviour?
News Lanier played host to a panel at Stanford University that included Philip Rosedale, CEO of Linden Lab; Irving Wladawsky-Berger, vice president at IBM; and Chris Melissinos, chief gaming officer at Sun. [02 Aug 2007]
Dell opens virtual outpost in Second Life
News Second Life is a virtual universe created by Linden Labs - or as some call it, a "metaverse" - that lets people create digital representations of themselves. Sun Microsystems So are... [15 Nov 2006]
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,... [31 Jul 2007]
Second Life software goes open source
News Linden Lab has released the viewer used to access Second Life as open source software, and plans to follow suit with the server software that powers the company's virtual realm. Linden Lab chief... [09 Jan 2007]
Second Life: Top tips on getting your business noticed
News And although Catherine Smith, marketing director at Linden Lab, which created Second Life, told silicon.com that businesses are welcomed, she said big brands aren't vital for the success of the virtual world. [02 Nov 2006]
Second Life bogged down by grey goo
News On Sunday the official Linden Lab blog warned that the attack of "self-replicators" was causing a heavy load on the database, slowing down in-world activity. The virtual world was closed for 21 minutes to all except... [20 Nov 2006]
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... [30 Aug 2007]
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... [12 Feb 2008]
Photos of the month - May 2007
Photo Photo credit: Second Life/Linden Lab Sun Microsystems will launch its greener and cheaper data offering this year - a data centre in a shipping container. See shots inside and outside... [30 May 2007]
Second Life sets techies on stability
News Linden Lab has revealed its tech group is tackling several areas that it hopes will make the Second Life Grid - the platform which allows users to build their own islands - work more efficiently and reduce technical... [15 Sep 2008]
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.... [31 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. Sun... [15 May 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Second Life
Cheat Sheet The idea is that Linden Lab (the developers of Second Life) provide the environment - the land - and make money from subscriptions and land sales. According to Linden, businesses set up by residents... [09 Nov 2006]
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]
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