article thumbnail

Linden Labs Raising Prices But Extending Discount for Current Users

Kapp Notes

As you may know, Linden, on October 4th, announced a plan to raise prices for educational and non-profit users of Second Life and not a little increase, a whopping doubling of the previous discount. SL Avatar Name to which the regions to be renewed are associated. Contact Name. Contact Email. Name of Region(s) to be Renewed.

Linden 170
article thumbnail

Second Life Happenings: CEO Steps Down (again)

Kapp Notes

Yesterday, Philip Linden (AKA: Philip Rosedale ) stepped down as CEO of Linden Labs (yes again). Bob will lead Linden Lab while we conduct the search. He said many longtime Second Life users are angry at the recent decisions by the company that runs the service, Linden Lab. He has done this before and then come back.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Talking eLearning ROI

Web Courseworks

Do you see an opportunity for your association or organization to get ahead of the curve and leverage its collective expertise to become an industry expert? Admit what you don’t know, and seek out a “left-brained” numbers person to help you organize and present the nitty gritties of the business plan.

ROI 147
article thumbnail

Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Adobe/Bersin Overview of the eLearning Industry

Learning Visions

Overview of the eLearning Industry The evolving state of the industry Host: Ellen Wagner, Adobe Guest Speaker: Chris Howard, Principal Analyst at Bersin Associates (research and advisory firm in corporate training and performance management) Research done by Bersin in the last several months. Nothing shocking, but some interesting tidbits.

article thumbnail

e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Small Basket of Virtual World Items

Mark Oehlert

Second, look at some of the quotes from the RFI and/or associated Web site: "There is increasing recognition that these synthetic environments can serve as powerful “hands-on” tools for teaching a range of complex subjects." I think there are a couple of points of interest here. First, its a request from NASA for an MMOG.