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Make your predictions: Philip Rosedale’s next venture

October 16, 2009 by Metaverse Journal Editor Leave a Comment

Linden Lab Chairman (and former CEO) Philip Rosedale has let the Second Life community know he’s scaling back his day-to-day involvement with Linden Lab’s operations to focus on both his Chairmanship and a new venture. Not surprisingly he’s coy about the new venture, so it’s a perfect juncture for some speculation and hyperbole.

Fire away: what do you think the new venture is likely to be?

I’ll start off with both a conservative and a radical suggestion:

1. Conservative: a new business-centric virtual environment spin-off is created, that in no way leverages off Second Life.

2. Radical: Philip becomes CEO of an oil company to transition it to a renewable energy startup.

Over to you!

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Filed Under: General News, Op-ed, The Archive, Virtual Worlds Tagged With: lindenlab, philip rosedale

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  1. Chandlers says

    October 15, 2009 at 11:51 pm

    This venture involves Mitch Kapor as well and involves surface and gesture based (through touch surfaces &/or cameras) virtual worlds navigation and operation.

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  2. Lowell Cremorne says

    October 16, 2009 at 12:52 am

    Thanks for that Chandlers – sounds a pretty reliable option.

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  3. skribe says

    October 16, 2009 at 6:11 am

    He's been selected for a mission of the utmost importance.
    What mission?
    To save the world.
    =)

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  4. Chandlers says

    October 16, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    This venture involves Mitch Kapor as well and involves surface and gesture based (through touch surfaces &/or cameras) virtual worlds navigation and operation.

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  5. Lowell Cremorne says

    October 16, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    Thanks for that Chandlers – sounds a pretty reliable option.

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  6. skribe says

    October 16, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    He's been selected for a mission of the utmost importance.
    What mission?
    To save the world.
    =)

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