REUTERS Second Life

The Reuters Second Life bureau is now closed von , 02.03.2009 19:59

Reuters has closed its Second Life bureau after more than two years of in-depth coverage on the virtual world's business and economy. Our technology team will continue to cover Second Life on Reuters.com.

Coca-Cola Re-Ups In Second Life With Nestea Marketing Deal von , 30.09.2008 23:26

Will the marketing of real world brands in Second Life find a second life? Maybe. Nestea, a Coca-Cola brand, announced today it's sponsoring Second Life's "Junkyard Blues" venue.

Blog: Registered for Facebook under your avatar name? That’s a ban. von , 26.09.2008 00:11

Second Life enthusiasts who register for Facebook under their avatar names should watch out: the Syndey Morning Herald is reporting Facebook is terminating accounts it suspects don't represent real-life names.

Blog: Poll: Second Life residents prefer Obama to McCain by over 2 to 1 von , 23.09.2008 22:49

If the US presidential election was being held today in Second Life, Obama would win in a landslide.

Beating Linden to the punch on multi-grid search von , 11.09.2008 23:10

Some of Second Life's most talented programmers are beginning to form businesses that compete directly against Linden Lab

Users gather for a smaller, less corporate SLCC von , 07.09.2008 20:39

As they have every year for four years, the Second Life faithful tore themselves away from their computers for a weekend of real-life travel to celebrate Linden Lab's virtual world at SLCC, the Second Life Community Convention. But this year far fewer of them came out.

Blog: What will the next year bring for Second Life? von , 07.09.2008 20:33

With an eye towards the future, once again Reuters asked SLCC: What will the next year bring in Second Life?

Blog: Rosedale: Blame it on the Mac von , 06.09.2008 23:23

"We're serious about support for the Mac," Rosedale said. "But we've had our problems with Apple."

Blog: Virtual currency not on the OpenSim agenda von , 06.09.2008 23:22

Linden Lab and OpenSim developers shared the stage at an SLCC panel called "Open Software For Open Worlds," and said there was nothing in the works to support buying virtual goods and services with Linden dollars anywhere but on the Second Life Grid.

Blog: Philip Rosedale’s Relaxing Summer von , 06.09.2008 17:52

So what has Second Life founder Philip Rosedale been up to since handing over control of Linden Lab to new CEO Mark Kingdon four months ago? Hanging out, mostly.

Linden launches instant messaging client von , 06.09.2008 17:51

Second Life users who frequently access the Internet from consumer-grade computers and laptops are about to find keeping touch with other avatars a lot easier

IBM adds virtual worlds support to Lotus Sametime von , 03.09.2008 18:00

IBM, a company long at the forefront of exploring the business applications of virtual worlds, announced on Wednesday it had added support for 3D chat to its Lotus Sametime instant messaging software.

Second Life’s user economy shows strong growth von , 27.08.2008 18:55

According to recently released company statistics, Linden Lab's in-world economy is larger than ever.

Vivaty To Expand Beyond Facebook and AIM von , 21.08.2008 23:39

Browser-based virtual world Vivaty, currently accessible through Facebook and AIM, will be embeddable by users on blogs and pages throughout the Web within the next two months, company CEO Keith McCurdy told Reuters.

Blog: Second Life bluesman signs record deal von , 14.08.2008 23:50

The newest destination for talent scouts looking to sign fresh acts is Second Life.