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Second Life CEO Resigns, Founder Back in Charge

Kapp Notes

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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Big Virtual World Event on the Horizon

Kapp Notes

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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The Web is Not Public.But maybe It Should be or maybe Not

Mark Oehlert

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. Because the mimicry is so good.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Voice Coming to Second Life

Mark Oehlert

According to this press release , Voice will be coming to Second Life in Q2 of 2007. Here are three scenarios that Linden puts out there: Scenario 1 - Residents can teleport to voice-enabled land, andautomatically start speaking, with the volume of speech modifiedaccording to their spatial relationship with others.

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Online Educa (4) Opening keynotes â?? Informal Learning Blog

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

My friend Peter asked about how this might work in other cultures, only to find that Sugata had already demonstrated that the Hole in the Wall works in Africa. s written in books or the press. The next day a friend and I walked down Unter den Linden to Bebelplatz. I plan to keep in touch with Sugata. is as informal as it gets.