Monthly Archives: November 2008

Winterfaire! Coming December 19 – January 5

As the Northern Hemisphere slowly tilts toward short days and cold, snowy landscapes, our minds inevitably turn to thoughts of togetherness. Once again, it is time for Second Life’s annual celebration of all that is Winter. Winterfaire is our chance … Continue reading

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New, German Language Phone Support hours

Hello from Support! We are pleased to announce our new German office hours for outworld support. If your preferred language is German then we have the support for you! Monday through Friday from 08:30 to 19:30 our German support agents … Continue reading

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Stories from Second Life: How Languagelab gave language learning a new lease on life

This is the second installment of “Stories from Second Life,” an occasional series of profiles of the people behind Second Life innovations, and the tangible benefits that these individuals and their businesses have brought to both the virtual and the … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving, from all of us at Linden Lab

M Linden here. Greetings everyone! For those of our Resident population who celebrate Thanksgiving, I’d like to wish you a happy and joyous holiday! It’s a time to count our blessings and offer thanks for all the good that has … Continue reading

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Stories from Second Life: Studio Wikitecture

Hello, this is Katt Linden. I’m here to welcome you to a Linden Lab podcast series, “Stories from Second Life.”  These are stories about individuals working in Second Life and the projects they are working on. Today we’re talking with … Continue reading

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Introducing T Linden (aka Tom Hale)

Hi there, Tom Hale aka T Linden here, the new(ish) Chief Product Officer. That’s a mighty lofty title, especially considering that my avie is a rather short, very cute green frog. It’s a bit like the Michelin Man and Keroppi … Continue reading

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Solution Providers Update from Glenn Linden

Hi, this is Glenn Linden. I work on business programs at Linden Lab, and I’d like to talk with you about an aspect of Second Life that I work with, our Solution Providers. We define Solution Providers as professional businesses … Continue reading

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Progress Update regarding the recent Advertising Policy

As you may know, on October 1st our new policy for Mainland advertising took effect. Before the new policy, between 15%-18% of parcels were being used primarily to advertise, mostly on micro parcels. As of this post, that figure has … Continue reading

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Q3 closed on a high note with an unusually strong September

Linden Lab is pleased to announce results for the 3rd quarter of 2008.  The charts and details below indicate that Q3 was a very strong quarter in Second Life with significant growth in land, user hours and the inworld economy.   … Continue reading

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Announcing the $10,000 Linden Prize

I am very excited to announce the inaugural Linden Prize. The Linden Prize will award one Second Life Resident or team with $10,000 USD, paid in Linden dollars, for an innovative inworld project that improves the way people work, learn … Continue reading

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