http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/436/all xx http://www.itworld.com/internet/81345/linden-lab-ceo-second-lifes-growth-future While the recession has been brutal on most technology companies, one venture that has done relatively well is Linden Lab, the parent company of Second Life. When we first interviewed CEO Mark Kingdon in January, he said the company was profitable and growing. Last month, Linden Lab released figures showing increased usage of the virtual world, and a near doubling of the size of the in-world economy. The Standard recently caught up with Kingdon via email to see how the company's enterprise push is faring. The text of the Q&A follows. http://www.itworld.com/internet/81345/linden-lab-ceo-second-lifes-growth-future#comments Internet Interview linden lab second life Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:54:45 -0400 ITworld staff 81345 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/79445/twitter-vs-second-life-n00b-takes-another-look Overhyped technology poster child of 2009, meet your counterpart from 2006. We're talking about Twitter -- which, by our reckoning, entered the mainstream at the beginning of this year -- and Second Life, the virtual world which went through its own hype phase in 2006 (BusinessWeek: "Virtual worlds abound in useful business applications!") before being brought roughly back to earth. http://www.itworld.com/internet/79445/twitter-vs-second-life-n00b-takes-another-look#comments Internet Opinion second life Twitter Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:46:31 -0400 ITworld staff 79445 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/78839/19th-century-thinking-wont-cut-it-second-life In this day and age, applying old-fashioned ideals to these new technologies is not only counterproductive, it hurts a company's competitive edge. http://www.itworld.com/internet/78839/19th-century-thinking-wont-cut-it-second-life#comments Internet Opinion second life Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:50:40 -0400 ITworld staff 78839 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/78699/linden-lab-social-networking-cant-touch-second-life OK, guys. We get it. Second Life is not a fad. But a rival to social networking sites? We're having a little trouble with that one. http://www.itworld.com/internet/78699/linden-lab-social-networking-cant-touch-second-life#comments Internet Opinion linden lab second life social networking Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:52:28 -0400 ITworld staff 78699 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/70867/chinese-government-cracks-down-virtual-currency Over the past two decades, China has gone from a tightly controlled socialist state to a freewheeling capitalist economy -- in real life, anyway. http://www.itworld.com/internet/70867/chinese-government-cracks-down-virtual-currency#comments Government Internet Tech & society Opinion second life World of Warcraft Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:50:49 -0400 abennett 70867 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/66820/linden-lab-will-rate-parts-second-life-adults-only Inhabitants of Second Life, the virtual world run by Linden Lab, will soon be able to filter adult content, Linden Lab said on Wednesday. http://www.itworld.com/internet/66820/linden-lab-will-rate-parts-second-life-adults-only#comments Internet News adult content second life Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:36:44 -0400 ITworld staff 66820 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/58166/second-life-wedding-second-life-affair-first-life-divorce Amy Taylor and David Pollard's real-life wedding ceremony was completely eclipsed by the lavish ceremony they put on in Second Life, but the digital bliss ended when Taylor caught Pollard having virtual sex with a virtual prostitute. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/58166/second-life-wedding-second-life-affair-first-life-divorce#comments Internet Offbeat News second life Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:27:21 -0500 abennett 58166 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/56346/next-http-server If you read one of our earlier posts on the Now/Next/Never list, you'll recall that we believe some early-stage technologies are worth watching if they show promise of future business use. Recently, attorney Frank Taney of Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney introduced me to 2 different groups that appear to be converging on a common technology. After a couple of events and discussions, I have an interest in monitoring the evolving work on virtual-world environments... http://www.itworld.com/internet/56346/next-http-server#comments Internet Open Source Opinion metaverse open source second life Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:02:49 -0400 Phil Laplante and Tom Costello 56346 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/54678/second-life-romance-ends-extremely-badly Kimberly Jernigan of Durham, N.C., met a Delaware man in Second Life but the gentleman, perhaps predictably, ended the romance after the two met in person. And that's when things took a turn for the worse. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/54678/second-life-romance-ends-extremely-badly#comments Offbeat News second life Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:59:44 -0400 abennett 54678 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/recruiting-career-nlscareer-080403 IT recruiting has changed. Virtual worlds and other social networking tools are a must. http://www.itworld.com/recruiting-career-nlscareer-080403#comments Career Opinion recruiting second life technology Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:55:38 -0400 jnaze 556 at http://www.itworld.com