These last two weeks, Linden Lab has opened the doors for some of us to have limited interviews with Rod Humble, the freshly-minted CEO of Linden Lab, and the new face at the helm of Second Life, and I was among those given the opportunity to ask some questions. I took the opportunity to ask a number of you just what questions you’d like answered, and managed to squeeze a … [Read more...] about Interview: Rod Humble, CEO of Linden Lab
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Second Life metrics Q4 2010: stagnation and Hong Kong comparisons
Linden Lab have released some limited (extremely limited if you compare to say three years ago) statistics on Second Life's performance for the fourth quarter of 2010. It's a snapshot of stability really, or stagnation if you expect some signs of growth in a platform of Second Life's longevity. Average monthly repeat logins are up slightly whilst total user hours remained the … [Read more...] about Second Life metrics Q4 2010: stagnation and Hong Kong comparisons
Second Life in a web browser: beta launches
With minimal fanfare, Linden Lab have launched a beta of their 'Second Life in a browser' offering AKA Project Skylight. Found here, you can sign-up and check it out in a session lasting up to an hour. As always, Tateru Nino has scoped it out in detail, noting that not surprisingly it's a bandwidth hungry beast and that once you watch the 45-second intro video a selection … [Read more...] about Second Life in a web browser: beta launches
Second Life in a browser on the near horizon
"Project Skylight" is its name apparently, and it's the project that will hopefully deliver Second Life in a web browser. Tateru Nino got a confirmation from Linden Lab that testing will be occurring, so hopefully we'll see some concrete examples in the short-term. It's a well overdue development, and one that is not so much innovative as essential for Second Life's longer … [Read more...] about Second Life in a browser on the near horizon
Why Second Life is already second-best for education
The announcement by Linden Lab in the past 24 hours that their discounting of pricing for educators and non-profits would cease in January 2011, has engendered the expected level of outrage. And rightly so, given the critical mass of educators that have generated significant outcomes for Second Life. In fact, it could be argued that it's only the good news stories generated by … [Read more...] about Why Second Life is already second-best for education