12 posts and columns on Linden Lab

MailRank Co-Founders Shutter Company to Join Facebook

in Social on November 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm PT

Facebook has hired Bryan O’Sullivan and Bethanye McKinney Blount, co-founders of MailRank, the year-old start-up that is trying to solve the problem of email overload.
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Game Studios Are Hot Acquisition Targets in the Race to Mobile and Social

in Commerce on July 22, 2011 at 10:05 am PT

Following the intense bidding war for PopCap last week, it’s likely that more blockbuster purchases will come. So, who will be next?
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A Sneak Peek at Zynga’s IPO: How to Turn Virtual Goods Into Real Money

in Commerce on June 24, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

With Zynga’s IPO filing likely to hit any day now, the question is: What will it tell us? The Facebook game developer will be the first major U.S. company supported primarily by the sale of virtual goods to go public. Just how might that work? Hard to say.
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Sococo Offers A Virtual View for Office Workers

in News on October 15, 2010 at 11:21 am PT

Technology is helpful at work. But sometimes the best thing is to just stand up and peer over your cubicle to see who’s at their desk, who’s on the phone and who’s in a meeting. Sococo tries to simulate that experience–even for people who aren’t in the same office.

Another Surprise at Second Life Creator; Founder is CEO Again

in News on June 25, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Earlier this month, the San Francisco company that manages the online community Second Life announced a restructuring that trimmed 30 percent of its workforce. Linden Lab Chief Executive Mark Kingdon, however, said things were going well. Now he is out.

Linden Bets on the Desire for Virtual Things

in News on January 21, 2009 at 9:14 am PT

Virtual worlds have had some real problems. Google, for instance, recently shut down an animated environment called Lively only five months after it was announced. And Linden Lab, whose Second Life online community was once front-page news, has neither reached many mainstream consumers nor created an important meeting place for corporate users.

No, This Is Not What Nietzsche Meant When He Said 'In Every Real Man a Child Is Hidden That Wants to Play'

in News on May 10, 2007 at 11:27 am PT

One thing to remember if you’re going spend any time at all in an Internet-based virtual world like Second Life is that it’s important to get a life first. Otherwise you might end up frequenting genital shopping malls … or become the subject of a virtual child-pornography investigation like the one going on now in Germany.

No, This Is Not What Nietzsche Meant When He Said ‘In Every Real Man a Child Is Hidden That Wants to Play’

in News on May 10, 2007 at 11:27 am PT

One thing to remember if you’re going spend any time at all in an Internet-based virtual world like Second Life is that it’s important to get a life first. Otherwise you might end up frequenting genital shopping malls … or become the subject of a virtual child-pornography investigation like the one going on now in Germany.