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08.20.10Beyond Mesh Import: Second Life NextPhilip Rosedale confirmed at the recent Second Life Community Convention that the ability to import mesh objects (a standard format for 3D objects) into Second Life is a go, and will be rolled out in public Beta by the end of the year - bets are on a late September launch. In discussions with Philip Rosedale, I started to sense that there may be a wider expectation (by him at least) of where mesh imports could take us. But to give a glimpse of what mesh "looks like", here's a little preview of what's possible: I've written at length about mesh (and ...
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11.18.09Linden Lab Takes a Gamble On PaymentsLinden Lab's announcement of a partnership with Dragonfish for the provision of payment services had me thinking about this kid across the hall from my offices. He used to get in the elevator with me now and then, and in our building you have to wait 20 minutes for the elevator to come, which gave him lots of opportunities to leer at every woman who walked by and then, when they didn't respond to the glaring up-and-down gaze he'd revert to Blackberry mode and check his e-mail. Which is number two on my "wow that drives me crazy" list. There ...
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08.12.09Second Life Economy “Grows” 94% Over Previous YearWith the world economy shrinking by 4% over last year, Second Life bucked the trend with a 94% increase over the previous year. The economic stats, published just in time for SLCC, give a shot in the arm to an overall impression that Linden Lab continues to trend in the right direction. A few highlights: - USD 144 million dollars in total user-to-user transactions, an increase of 94% from the same quarter last year - Voice minutes totaled 3.2 billion minutes, up 48% from the same quarter last year - LindeX and Xstreet hit new all time highs - Resident-owned land in Second Life increased ...
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12.12.08Massively Reports on Second Life Economy: And this is BAD News?Tateru at Massively reports on the Second Life economy, and while I won't argue that any down tick because of the OpenSimpace pricing change is a bad thing, I wonder whether flat figures is really so awful. As Massively reports: - PMLF (accounts with a positive monthly Linden Dollar flow) is down by 3.32% - The amount of USD exchanged during October fell for the fourth month running. The previous three months saw a fall of 4.8% (US$459,000). In November, it fell another 4.8% (US$440,000) in only 30 days, now at its lowest since February 2008. - Land area fell by 142 million ...
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11.17.08Now Is a Good Time to Raise Prices Says New York TimesI couldn't help sputtering a little bit at this one, not because I necessarily disagree, but because in the wrong hands this kind of advice can be dangerous. I mean, take these quotes out of context and what have you got? From the New York Times: "...most business are facing rising costs, especially if they purchase commodities. That, she says, gives them “every right to pass along these increases” to their customers." On how much value you deliver: "“Prices don’t exist in a vacuum. Like the earth under your feet, a price is supported by the value the customer perceives in the product ...
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10.17.08Second Life A World Away From Financial ChaosAgence France-Presse is reporting that all is calm and the economy is going strong in Second Life. The wire story, which has been picked up on a number of sites reads in full: " Paris - In contrast to the turmoil rattling global financial markets, it's all smooth sailing in the virtual economy of Second Life, the California-based creators of the internet-based universe said on Wednesday. "Despite the chaos in the world's economies, lead indicators for the Second Life economy remain strong," said John Zdanowski, financial director of Linden Lab, which set up Second Life in 2003. "Second Life as a whole has ...
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