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Zindra Tickets Available Monday 29th 10 am & New Map

Linden Lab has released an update to Zindra in Second Life. This includes a new map which you can see below. Tickets will be available starting on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:00 am.

The ticketing process will be open for 3 weeks and close on July, 20, 2009 at 10 am. Check [...]

HD Walkthrough of SL6B The Future of Virtual Worlds

Check out the below high definition video which is a walk through of some of the locations where the Second Life 6 Year Birthday Celebration will be held.

The video is about 8 minutes long and features some very phantom of the opera like music. Check it out below:

HD Flyby of SL6B Event [...]

Second Life Land Expo Feedback & Improvements Survey

We wrote before about the Second Life Land Expo which ran from June 9 – June 13, 2009. Well it is over now. Did you attend? What was your experience like?

Linden Lab is also very interested and has created a survey for feedback to make the SL Land Expo better next year.

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Hippo OpenSim Viewer Increasing In Popularity

We have written before about some of the exciting developments with OpenSim. Hippo OpenSim Viewer, which is the most popular modified Second Life View used for the Open Simulator is reporting some impressive usage statistics.

Users per day of the Hippo OpenSim Viewer are increasing and have reached 1,800 per day and over 32,000 total [...]

Visit to ThinkBalm Data Garden Virtual Sim

ThinkBalm has created a virtual sim in Second Life. The ThinkBalm Data Garden Virtual Sim is a great way to present visually the results of the ThinkBalm Immersive Internet Business Value Study, Q2 2009 report which was sponsored in part by Linden Lab.

The virtual garden shows results of surveys on immersive technologies and more. [...]

In the Navy – Virtual Submarine Combat Center Consortium for Virtual Worlds Conference

You may have heard that the United States Navy has created a Naval Underseas Warfare Center in Second Life for testing and drills as well as information. Buildings, exhibits, and submarines have been virtually recreated.

The United States Navy will conduct training and operations testing in the virtual world of Second Life while [...]

Second Life Homestead Land Tier Price Increase Delayed if You Act Now

It has been awhile since we had an update on Second Life Homesteads. The Homestead pricing will be changing but purchases made prior to July 1, 2009 will retain the old cost.

These prices will stay in place for 1 year until July 1, 2010. The cost is $95 a month (in US dollars [...]

Second Life XStreet Listing Enhancements & Ordering with SL Account

We wrote before about Linden Labs buying XStreet SL and expanding into micro transactions with the sale of virtual goods.

There have been a few changes since then but the most notable is that you now use your Second Life account when purchasing from the XStreet SL web site.

Another change is that [...]

Second Life Tazer Stun Guns Lawsuit Linden Lab vs Taser Dropped

We wrote earlier how ridiculous and ironic it was that Taser was suing Linden Lab and a Crack Den in Second Life for the virtual use of stun guns.

Apparently it turned into a bout of bad press for Taser and the lawsuit has been dropped.

Don’t Tase Me Bro

I have 4 words for you “don’t tase [...]

Video Interview with Linden Lab Mark Kingdom & Tom Hale in Second Life

Check out the below video interview by New World Notes of Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdom and Chief Product Officer Tom Hale.

It covers the virtual economy in Second Life, OpenSpaces & Homesteads, business in Second Life, the growth of users, and more.

Video Interview with Mark Kingdom and Tom Hale:

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