Kapp Notes

JUNE 24, 2010

Event This just in: Linden Labs, the creator of the 3D virtual world Second Life has announced that company founder Philip Rosedale has been named interim CEO and that Mark Kingdon is stepping down as CEO. This comes just a short time after Linden Labs announced a layoff of 30 percent of its staff.

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Learning with e's

MAY 7, 2010

Today, Tim Handorf writes about the experiences of one university in Second Life. We all know that Second Life, the virtual reality world that has become basically indistinguishable from our increasingly unreal physical worlds, is a powerful tool for learning. The university paid good money for it, too.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 10, 2010

First, it looks as though Linden Labs, the developers behind Second Life, may be downsizing their corporate efforts ( Second Life Enterprise Edition ). Two sources indicate that Linden may actually be shutting down their Enterprise operations. This can't be making IBM happy.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 4, 2010

Here is a press release about one big virtual world event where Tony and I will be speaking about Learning in 3D. The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference (VWBPE) will feature more than 150 presentations and a keynote address by Mark Kingdon, the CEO of Linden Lab® creators of Second Life® (SL).

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Mark Oehlert

MARCH 8, 2007

| Main | Google and MSFT to Clash Over Copyrights » March 08, 2007 Voice Coming to Second Life Geez.finally right? According to this press release , Voice will be coming to Second Life in Q2 of 2007. That felt like forever (like I have any idea about how hard this is to implement).

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Mark Oehlert

JULY 22, 2008

No freedom of press or religion. Second Life/Linden Lab is really just a Web-hosting company that lives in San Fran. Ever notice how these spaces mimic city squares or streets? here is the critical difference.they are not. No free speech applies here. No freedom to assemble. These are not public spaces.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 1, 2010

From Whyville The Second Life economy totaled $567 million US dollars in 2009 - 65% growth over 2008. From 2009 End of Year Second Life Economy Wrap up (including Q4 Economy in Detail) In Second Life, the total amount of virtual currency in circulation reached L$6.95 From Blizzard Press Release.

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