Social Media and Virtual Worlds Commentary
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 a [...]
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 cleaner [...]
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, and [...]
More surprising than it should have been, Linden Lab’s fascination with Facebook continued with its announcement last week that it had acquired the seemingly dormant Avatars United – a social networking website centred around virtual world characters and avatars. The announcement on the Second Life blog has seen a flurry of activity from residents keen [...]
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