In what's likely to be a pretty popular move, Linden Lab have formalised their stance further on 'ad farms' by essentially banning them on Mainland sims - unless an advertising license is sought. The deadline for removal of ad farms is October 1 - I can already hear the cheers from mainland SL residents. What are your thoughts - is this an outright godsend or are there … [Read more...] about Linden Lab put the bullet in ad farms
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Ups and downs for Linden Lab
It's been a big week for Linden Lab. They've recorded their highest ever level of concurrent users (more than 68 thousand online at one time) - positive growth albeit with some intermittent login issues at the same time. We're looking forward to the next lot of metrics from Linden Lab to see what impact the growth has had on active Australian resident numbers. In the past 24 … [Read more...] about Ups and downs for Linden Lab
Linden Lab blabs about the blog.
<sarcasm>Linden Lab display their aptitude with resources and their grasp of technologies once again with their plans to close down the current main blog and forums and replace the software behind them.</sarcasm>. It seems unfortunate that this company, which we rely on to produce the product we desire, keeps behaving like it had its head chopped off. Do they figure … [Read more...] about Linden Lab blabs about the blog.
Future freedom loss creeps up unawares?
Above and beyond Second Life's many attractions, many residents prize the ability to make and enjoy user-created content. It is the main thing that separates Second Life from the profusion of other virtual worlds making their appearance, both recently and further in the past. Nonetheless, Linden Lab is pushing for a more "mainstream" approach. Does this spell out the demise of … [Read more...] about Future freedom loss creeps up unawares?
What do you think about Mainland zoning in Second Life?
Second Life resident Diag Anzac has posted a thoughtful response to Jack Linden's recent zoning announcement on our forums. Jump in and give your thoughts about a significant change to Second Life. … [Read more...] about What do you think about Mainland zoning in Second Life?