Archive for June, 2010
L$ Exchange Panic – Spacebux Value Slides!!!
On the Lindex currency exchange, the value of the L$ fell sharply yesterday as the average L$ per $1.00 USD rose to 279.76 – well above the recent average of around L$ 262. With price levels not seen in over 4 years, the market panic led to a statement from M Linden – "recent weeks [...]
Full StoryDon’t Like Your Voice? There’s a feature for that
For residents logging in since Friday, there was a new feature added to the SL platform; voice morphing. By downloading the new alpha test viewer 2.1 – which the Lab promises has no spyware – residents are able to test and purchase subscriptions for a packet that includes various voice modifications. For example, if [...]
Full StoryIt Has to Be Said: Time Beats Money?
I have been taking a break from Second Life lately by playing the MMO Allods Online. Its a free to play MMO similar to World of Warcraft developed by Russians. Seeing how their players respond to a situation is very telling on how MMO’s and virtual worlds might be paid for in the future. World [...]
Full StoryCayce Urriah — Post 6 Grrrl
[Occasionally Post 6 Grrrls are recommended to me by friends, occasionally by readers, and sometimes by the boss, as was the case with Cayce Urriah, which only serves to underscore that Pixeleen has great taste. Cayce was a joy to work with, and a lot of fun to photograph. Without further ado, I get out [...]
Full StoryDraft of M Linden’s E-mail Found In Recycling Bin
Message from The Corner Office: This Ain’t No Love Machine by Journey Yellowlist, Investigative Reporter M Linden Greetings, Thursday was a challenging but historic and important day for Linden Lab, and it completely blew my golf score, too, thinking about the angry mob soon coming for me. We undertook a gutting of our best talent [...]
Full StoryFurther Cost Savings Planned at Linden Lab
First they came for the animals… by Journey Yellowlist At great risk to this reporter’s virtual health, I have obtained plans by Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdon for additional cost saving as his company prepares for acquisition by a firm run by adults restructuring to focus on the consumer market. This reporter gained access to [...]
Full StoryWill Lab’s Over Half-Off Sale For Large Landowners Continue?
According to a reliable source, Linden Lab has been heavily – and secretly – discounting the initial “purchase” price of virtual land for the largest landowners – those with holdings of 20 or more regions in Second Life. Under the Atlas program, standalone Second Life islands are sold for approximately $440 USD rather than the [...]
Full StoryT Linden Visits His Own Grave In Second Life!!!
T Linden – also known as Tom Hale in real life – apparently departed Linden Lab this afternoon, after taking a few minutes to visit his avatar’s virtual grave site in Rouge sim and chat with Second Life players. I was paying my respects at Blue Linden’s grave site, when I was surprised to see [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab To Generate Short-Term Income While Hoping For Takeover by Real Software Company
Company’s last-ditch plan to include gutting the virtual world experience, joining doofus nation at Facebook By Chainsaw Al Linden SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 – Linden Lab®, creator of 3D virtual world Second Life®, made blood run in the gutters of the city, as well as Brighton England and Singapore, to increase focus on the company’s [...]
Full StoryM Linden’s Bloodbath! 30% of Lab Staff Axed!!!
Rumors that 30% of the Lab staff were being terminated began circulating at about 8:30 PDT yesterday, along with word the Linden Lab office in Brighton was to close. By mid-afternoon the first official word appeared on the PRnewswire – "Linden Lab will also improve its geographic and cost efficiencies. The company’s product and engineering [...]
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