Comments on: Linden Lab Takes a Gamble On Payments http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2009/11/18/linden-lab-takes-a-gamble-on-payments/ Virtual worlds and creativity, business, collaboration, and identity. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:51:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dusan Writer’s Metaverse » Setting the Stage for Mesh Imports: Second Life, XStreet Listings and the World to Come http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2009/11/18/linden-lab-takes-a-gamble-on-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-118814 Dusan Writer’s Metaverse » Setting the Stage for Mesh Imports: Second Life, XStreet Listings and the World to Come Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:23:58 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1613#comment-118814 [...] they’ll have on the current virtual goods economy), the decisions related to XStreet and this week’s move to partner with Dragonfish for payment processing (and account verification) look more like stakes [...] [...] they’ll have on the current virtual goods economy), the decisions related to XStreet and this week’s move to partner with Dragonfish for payment processing (and account verification) look more like stakes [...]

]]> By: Coyle Brenmann http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2009/11/18/linden-lab-takes-a-gamble-on-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-118608 Coyle Brenmann Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:15:53 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1613#comment-118608 “Our payments platform is scalable and robust, maximising the availability of games for your players. It currently processes over 10,000 transactions per day across six currencies..." I failed at math, but there's 86,400 seconds in a day. Doing 10,000 transactions a day is like 1 transaction every 9 seconds. I don't think they've even begun to test their "scalability". Is 10,000 txns/day really something to tout? “Our payments platform is scalable and robust, maximising the availability of games for your players. It currently processes over 10,000 transactions per day across six currencies…”

I failed at math, but there’s 86,400 seconds in a day. Doing 10,000 transactions a day is like 1 transaction every 9 seconds. I don’t think they’ve even begun to test their “scalability”. Is 10,000 txns/day really something to tout?

]]> By: Eris http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2009/11/18/linden-lab-takes-a-gamble-on-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-118537 Eris Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:09:50 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1613#comment-118537 Hmm, is this why the prices and land allowance figures on my Account Summary page at secondlife.com have just grown decimal points, even tho' LL never use them? Something changed in the past few days anyway. I think maybe the annual Premium Account fee just changed slightly too (down slightly), but my memory may be playing tricks - unless this is what Liadona is referring to. Hmm, is this why the prices and land allowance figures on my Account Summary page at secondlife.com have just grown decimal points, even tho’ LL never use them? Something changed in the past few days anyway.

I think maybe the annual Premium Account fee just changed slightly too (down slightly), but my memory may be playing tricks – unless this is what Liadona is referring to.

]]> By: Dusan http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2009/11/18/linden-lab-takes-a-gamble-on-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-118351 Dusan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:58:44 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1613#comment-118351 Liadona - not sure I entirely follow you. One thing I'll say is that it's not clear from the release when Dragonfish will actually have implemented whatever system they have planned - the press release didn't specify the timing of any changes to how SL works. Liadona – not sure I entirely follow you. One thing I’ll say is that it’s not clear from the release when Dragonfish will actually have implemented whatever system they have planned – the press release didn’t specify the timing of any changes to how SL works.

]]> By: Liadona http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2009/11/18/linden-lab-takes-a-gamble-on-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-118304 Liadona Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:36:13 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1613#comment-118304 Well - this explains why I am not being charged a foreign currency transaction fee for my yearly fee. Hmmm - think they should have sent something out to everyone about that as a possibility and maybe factored it into the fee??? Well – this explains why I am not being charged a foreign currency transaction fee for my yearly fee. Hmmm – think they should have sent something out to everyone about that as a possibility and maybe factored it into the fee???

]]> By: Dusan http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2009/11/18/linden-lab-takes-a-gamble-on-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-118288 Dusan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:20:48 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1613#comment-118288 Hamlet has a post up about this as well....see my <a href="http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2009/11/new-world-newsfeed-ll-gamble.html" rel="nofollow">comment over on NWN</a>.... Hamlet has a post up about this as well….see my comment over on NWN….

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