Tag archive: Second Life

It's been a tops-turvy time for Linden Lab, the company that operates the Second Life virtual world. Just as Second Life is celebrating its seventh birthday, Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdon has stepped down as the company's CEO, and the company is bringing back its founder, Philip Rosedale, to take over the CEO position on an interim basis as the company works to find its feet, improve accessibility, and simplify its focus. “On… Read More

Linden Lab's Second Life might be known as the most free-wheeling of the online virtual worlds—Second Life hosts its own virtual version of Burning Man every year, and is currently embroiled in an copyright infringement lawsuit with makers of in-game sex furniture. But the company has attracted serious interests from businesses and enterprise eyeing the virtual world technology as a way to substantially improve collaboration, training,… Read More