Social Media and Virtual Worlds Commentary
The return of Philip Rosedale to the reins of Linden Lab was met with rapturous applause by a sizable majority of Second Life users, but quiet scepticism from a notable minority. I think everyone across the board likes Philip as he’s the one who made it all happen – he’s heralded with nurturing SL into a leading virtual world [...]
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Look who’s back, back again. Philly’s back, tell a friend.. Just when you think it can’t get any worse at Linden Lab, it does. Today saw the news that Mark Kingdon (M Linden) stepped down as CEO to be replaced in the interim by the founder Philip Rosedale (Philip Linden). Obviously that raises all sorts [...]
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Times have changed, and Linden Lab have grown up to realise that they’re not going to influence the internet game anymore – they need to adapt because 3D internet is still some way off from becoming mainstream and people aren’t flocking to Second Life. That means they need to go out and bring people in, [...]
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In 2002, an online roleplaying game was launched which would revolutionise the internet, and create one of the most valuable and important assets of what we now define as being “Web 2.0″. It was a game that was built on the principles of social interaction and creation of objects and places. The online environment had [...]
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Edit: Yes – this entry was an April Fool’s Hoax, and I’m surprised at how many people got caught out! Well done to those who spotted it, and remember to never trust anything on April 1st! It came as something of a surprise when Linden Lab rolled out Viewer 2 so soon after releasing it [...]
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Just a day after Pathfinder Linden, one of the ever-dying out “oldbies” still at Linden Lab announced his job had become obsolete and he was leaving as there was no alternative position for him there, the Lab post this on Facebook: Tact. The Lab have none.
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Linden Lab have published their policy upon which third-party viewers which connect to Second Life must adhere to. It’s kinda an interesting read if you have too much time on your hands, suffer from insomnia and need help falling asleep, or write a blog. In my case, all three. Third party viewers gained prominence around [...]
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Having been part of the testing group for the “new” Second Life Viewer 2 for several months, I pretty used to using it by now and for anyone who’s finding it difficult to get to grips with: relax – it’s easy once you stop clinging to the old format. The new viewer represent a much [...]
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At the moment, Linden Lab are profiting from its userbase in several different methods. The bulk is provided from buying sims and tiers, but then premium accounts also raise a healthy revenue. Every purchase and cashout of Lindens incurs a charge, as does transactions on XStreet SL. Classifieds in world and upload fees provide a [...]
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A somewhat underlying theme of the web revolves around it being this community which promotes the free and equal access to information and production, as well as disintegrating the levels of hierarchy and institution. It stems from the early years of the internet when the World Wide Web was advocated by the political activists on the 1960s, [...]
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