Tag: Linden Lab

Show Me the Money

Tags: Second Life + Linden Lab

MarcoPolo
Posted by MarcoPolo 3 years 1 month ago; via nytimes.com/2006/10/19/te...

The sudden rush of real companies into so-called virtual worlds mirrors the evolution of the Internet itself.

The Second Life online service is fast becoming a three-dimensional test bed for corporate marketers, including Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sun Microsystems, Nissan, Adidas/Reebok, Toyota and Starwood Hotels.

Beginning a promotional venture in a virtual world is still a relatively inexpensive proposition compared with the millions spent on other media. In Second Life, a company like Nissan or its advertising agency could buy an...

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Second Life: The good news? Bad News!

Tags: Second Life + Linden Lab + Hack

Kevom
Posted by Kevom 3 years 2 months ago; via nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/09...

So last week, there was a black hat breach of Second Life's user database. The revelation has often led to confusion and rage, among Residents, many of them threatening to abandon SL for good. Then again, since the news, the peak number of Residents in-world has remained around 10,000, as before.

It's also led to something else, as it turns out. Something extraordinary.

Since the announcement of the breach, new user sign-ups have increased by more than 300 percent.

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