Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
For new Residents, arriving in Second Life is a lot like discovering a new country. You quickly realize that you not only need to figure out how to get around, but you also need to get yourself some of the local currency and find a nice place to stay. Finding a place to call home may not be top of the list for many new Residents, but finding an early home in Second Life is one of the reasons many...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Today, we're pleased to announce the arrival of Winterfest 2009! Please visit our Winterfest website to check out all the great things happening in Second Life from now through January 1, 2010. Here's what you'll find: Winterfest activities and Calendar: As George blogged a couple weeks ago, there are many activities and events taking place as part of Winterfest. More information is available in his...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Yes, it's official: Second Life Answers has ditched its Beta status and has formally launched! So, what happened during the beta launch? We are thrilled with the number of questions answered and the number of Residents already helped through the Second Life Answers Beta program, thanks to the time and knowledge shared by our wonderful volunteers. Check out the stats from beta: With over 1,034 pages...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
December 1, 2009 marks the 21st year the global community has honored the memories of those lost to AIDS and recommitted itself to the fight to find a cure. We still have a long way to go. There are 33.4 million living with HIV and 2.7 million new infections this year alone. Here in Second Life, we are in a unique position to make a difference. We are a global community with strong networking and...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Last November, we announced and launched the inaugural Linden Prize. You can find the original blog HERE . From that initial post: "The Linden Prize will award one Second Life Resident or team with $10,000 USD for an innovative inworld project that improves the way people work, learn and communicate in their daily lives outside of the virtual world. The award is intended to align with Linden...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Hola! Ciao! Boas Tardes! With roughly 60% of Residents based outside of the United States, localizing the Second Life experience is an important area of focus for us, so we’re pleased to share two pieces of good news on that front. On Wednesday, we launched SecondLife.com in three additional languages: Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. We now have websites localized in English, German, French,...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
As the Winter season makes way to the northern hemisphere, we have some big events planned and many ways for you to participate in this year's Winterfest! Please read on to learn more about Winterfest land auctions, how to submit content to the Winterfest Destination Guide, and a little bit more about Winterfest traditional events on their way! Winterfest Shops Linden Lab is pleased to announce Winterfest...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
XStreet SL is offering content creators and customers alike an opportunity to help make a difference in someone’s life this holiday season. Beginning today through November 23 rd , content creators can create speci al Winterfest Wreaths to decorate homes and businesses throughout Second Life by entering their designs in the Winterfest Wreath Competition , sponsored by Linden Lab, hosted on XStreetSL.com,...
Virtual Artists Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Nov. 14 - Nov. 30 Location: Hallelujah Azul (184, 222, 23) Opening Party: Saturday Nov. 14, 6:00 PM SLT The Hallelujah Azul Art Walk is an open-air exhibition featuring 15 artists from across the grid and throughout the world. Media include RL painting, photography, and collage, enhanced SL photography, SL sculptural builds, and others. The opening party at 6:00 on Saturday evening will feature live...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Observed on November 11th, Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. For the past two years, a group of Second Life Residents have been organizing a Veterans Day Tribute in Second Life as a non-political and educational event to honor all the men and women who have served or currently serve in the Armed Services. The group also raises funds in Second Life to support Operation...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
We’re Listening Over the last few years, the number one request and core business requirement of many of our enterprise and government customers has been the need for a behind-the-firewall Second Life solution. The extra layers of security and administrative control in a stand-alone product would allow these organizations to explore virtual work as a powerful and effective collaboration and...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Hello all, The holiday shopping, decorating and entertaining season has arrived and that means it’s time for us all to get ready to decorate, attend wonderful parties and spend time with family and friends. In Second Life, the holiday season means Winterfest – wonderful winter-themed events from snowman building contests and ice skating to holiday markets full of dazzling treats and decorations...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Second Life economy hits major milestones in Q3: 1 Billion Total User Hours, 1 Billion in User-to-User transactions In Q3 2009, The Second Life economy reached a significant milestone marking the continued success of Second Life. See the release here . Second Life Residents enjoyed strong economic growth in Q3, despite the ongoing impact of the Bot policy on total user hours and concurrency. Highlights...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
In April, we announced that " Second Life Lives Behind a Firewall ," and that our new product was in Alpha. Since that time, the Enterprise Team has been hard at work evolving and deploying our software into many organizations--both as an Alpha and closed Beta. Now, I'm proud and excited to share that we're ready to announce general availability of the Beta product next week. On Wednesday,...
Official Linden Blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Halloween is knocking on the door and we're jumping into the spirit of the season by unveiling the BOO...tiful 2009 Halloween Spotlight . The Spotlight contains a collection of "Nice" and "Naughty" Halloween-themed items, making it fun and easy to find the best virtual tricks and treats of the season. In a previous blog post , as well as on Twitter and the Message of the Day (message...
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