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Linden Labs Raising Prices But Extending Discount for Current Users

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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. You will be able to select contract renewal options of 6, 12, 18 or 24 months under these terms. Contact Name. Contact Email.

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Second Life CEO Resigns, Founder Back in Charge

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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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Interesting Developments in 3D Learning and Collaboration Space

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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. Some interesting developments in the 3D Learning and Collaboration Space.

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I Have Seen the Future of Conferences.and it is 3D!

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Terrence Linden discussing the new Second Life browser at VWBPE conference. Marty Snowpaw (SL) Marty Keltz (RL), one of the organizers of the event told me that over 5,000 avatars attended the two day event. Terrence Linden discussing the fact that 60% of top universities are in Second Life.

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A Lot Happening in the 3D Space

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I think these two activities signal a real "serious" look at moving 3D virtual immersive environments into organizations at the enterprise level. Linden Labs, makers of Second Life, announce the list of the Top Ten: 2010 Linden Prize Finalists. Stay tuned for more big announcements in the enterprise space for 3D virtual worlds.

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Recent Second Life Happenings: Going Corporate

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Some interesting things are going on with the folks over at Linden Labs , the developers of the virtual immersive environment of Second Life. First, they are sponsoring a contest called The 2010 Linden Prize. See more at The Linden Prize. Second Life is going corporate. Check out the full interview.

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Big Virtual World Event on the Horizon

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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). We expect more than 5,000 attendees at VWBPE10 ( www.vwbpe.org ) with participants from every continent,” she continued.