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Chainsaw M Linden Gets The Chop – Philip Linden Steps In
Linden Lab CEO M Linden is stepping down, after axing 30% of the Lab’s staff in recent weeks and pulling a surprise no-show for his speech at the Second Life 7th Birthday celebration. Philip Linden has been named interim CEO in a move that raised the hopes of residents with short memories, but left those [...]
Full StoryPhilip Linden’s LoveMachine Sprays Hates All Over Second Life Viewers
A call for bids titled “Create a custom SecondLife client for LoveMachinists” at VWorker.com will certainly create a fine frisson among Linden Lab fans desperate for good news – until anticipation turns to horror as Philip Linden’s LoveMachine unexpectedly runs backwards and sprays hate all over current Second Life client software. This does not seem [...]
Full StoryL$ 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 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 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 [...]
Full StorySL-Newspaper.com Folds – Slams Lab – Shuts Doors
SL-Newspaper today announced the end of their 4 year run covering Second Life, as editor Dana Vanmoer pointed out that real life might be more important than Second Life. This news may come as a surprise to some Linden fanboys and certain comment section sock puppets – but is a common enough reason to depart [...]
Full Story1-8-7 Family Owns Carona Mafia
Another classic Second Life mafia showdown is playing out both inside Second Life and on YouTube. The conflict apparently started in early May when the Carona Mafia issued a video warning that they have been “watching closely” since the Nicholas and Sephora gang wars broke out and plan to strike soon. Although the video claims, [...]
Full StoryStaff Killer Plague Decimates Linden Lab Governance Team
What is behind the sudden disappearance of former Linden governance team staff members? Colton Linden and Plexus Linden are no longer found in the Second Life search people tab, and a reliable source informed the Herald that Teagan Linden will succumb to the staff killer plague within 2 weeks now that she has given her [...]
Full StoryDid Linden Lab’s Emerald Dev Coverup Lead To Woodbury Ban?
An attempted coverup of the leaked ModularSystems.com datamine database connecting IP addresses and Second Life avatars names may have been to blame for Linden Lab’s mass ban of the Soviet Woodbury faction and deletion of Woodbury University’s Second Life assets, according to chat logs provided to the Herald. As previously reported, a group of Second [...]
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