Linden Lab have announced the launch of SecondLifeGrid.net, dedicated to businesses and other organisations wanting to find out about the opportunities Second Life may present. Notice I said opportunities and not threats. I spent five minutes looking around the site and couldn't see any information alluding to the challenges and threats of doing business in SL, though to be … [Read more...] about SecondLifeGrid.net launches – Linden Lab chases business a little harder
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Linden Lab CEO: ‘We’ve got to increase the quality’
Reuters have published an interview with Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale from this weekend's SLCC. Most of the interview is fairly predictable but it's encouraging to see the acknowledgement of quality as the key driver into the future: "We’re at a place where we’ve demonstrated that the virtual world can exist. Now we need to make it high quality so it does continuously … [Read more...] about Linden Lab CEO: ‘We’ve got to increase the quality’
Easiest way to get latest version of Second Life
Linden Lab have announced a new section of their web presence that auto-detects your operating system and offers you the latest version of the Second Life browser software. Get Second Life is its name. If you get sick of the interminable wait for downloading new versions from within the browser itself, this is a welcome and more transparent alternative. … [Read more...] about Easiest way to get latest version of Second Life
Ageplay three months after the ban
It's been just over three months since the ageplay ban instigated by Linden Lab. There's been no reports of ageplay sexual exploits in SL since that time although there'd be no doubt it's occurred. There also remains an enormous range of children's clothes, skins and accessories on offer: To test the level of risk for an avatar in child form, we logged in on an … [Read more...] about Ageplay three months after the ban
Ongoing grid issues – how geography bites
The explanation by Linden Lab of ongoing grid stability this week is fairly technical but it once again illustrates the significant technical hurdles Second Life has to jump over just to function normally. Add to that the geographical distance and sub-par broadband in Australia and it's not hard to see why we're a frustrated bunch at times. At a forum in May this year, we … [Read more...] about Ongoing grid issues – how geography bites