1. BusinessWeek (USA) - Linden Lab’s Virtual Second Life Eyes Second Life. "Linden Lab’s virtual world called Second Life was seen as the Web’s next big thing following its 2003 debut. Investors including Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos and EBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar poured millions of dollars into the project, where 3-D avatars sunbathe on virtual … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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Weekend Whimsy
1. YMCA Second Life 2. Happy Birthday Second Life! 3. Funky chicken dance … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy
Linden Lab remove CEO: Rosedale returns
As mentioned briefly last night, the rumours were flying about a change in CEO at Linden Lab. The reality has eventuated with Mark Kingdon departing and Philip Rosedale returning as interim CEO. Some obvious questions arise from this: 1. Was Kingdon aware he was soon to depart when overseeing the recent layoffs? 2. Was Kingdon even really in the loop when the restructuring … [Read more...] about Linden Lab remove CEO: Rosedale returns
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Fashion-centric world Frenzoo continues its evolution, announcing the ability to create furniture. 2. The veteran OLIVE platform continues development, this time announcing it will demonstrate the use of its platform to deliver clinical behavioral therapies, including "engaging clients and maintaining their active participation, efficiently overcoming individual emotional … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
Susa Bubble: saving the art from censorship
You may have seen a story on New World Notes today about the removal of an installation from the 7th birthday celebrations for Second Life. First, some context. The installation is titled Susa Bubble, and it looks like this: (You can check it out for yourself in-world or you can view a higher-res pic here) The creator, Rose Borchovski sums up the issue from her … [Read more...] about Susa Bubble: saving the art from censorship