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Second Life 1.23.5.136262 (Windows)

Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your...

Tags: Second Life, Resident, Linden Lab, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Second Life 1.23.5.136262 (Mac)

Second Life is a virtual world - a 3D online persistent space totally created and evolved by its users. Within this vast and rapidly expanding place, you can do, create or become just about anything you can imagine. Built-in content creation tools let you make almost anything you can imagine,...

Tags: Second Life, Apple Macintosh, Linden Lab

Software downloads 2009-10-15

Second Life Notifier 2.0 (v73) (Mac)

Playing Second Life and you would like to know which of your friends are online before you launch the application? With Second Life Notifier, you can track who's getting online and offline without having to login Second Life. Second Life Notifier doesn't merely display a list of online friends. By...

Tags: Second Life, Apple Macintosh, Friend, Nemesys Software

Software downloads 2009-09-07

SOA enters 'Second Life'

SOA enters 'Second Life'So it must be dead in its first...life. In fact it's dead and stinking. Leave it there.Hear Hear indeedI am puzzled as to how anyone could question SOA and its potential to attack the bad practice and and ills of the pass. With the flurry of...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Second Life, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

SOA enters 'Second Life'

Dave Linthicum saw Anne Thomas Manes' latest post on the "SOA is Dead" affair, and declared that it's time to move on from the 'SOA is dead' debate. "We're entering a new, and productive, era where SOA is providing its appropriate value." Hear, hear, well said. Anne herself said we...

Tags: Second Life, SOA, Dave, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Even with adult content regulated, Second Life is dead in ed

Even with adult content regulated, Second Life is dead in edDead long agoI investigated Second Life several years ago and it was dead then, IMHO, as far as ed is concerned. I could find nothing that would keep me coming back.Recently, because of a brief membership in ISTE, I went...

Tags: ISTE, Second Life

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Even with adult content regulated, Second Life is dead in ed

OK, so the title is a little cheesy, but I don't think I'm wrong here. Linden Labs announced today that it would be regulating the adult content rampant on its virtual world, Second Life. According to TG Daily, The company will implement a three-tiered...

Tags: Second Life, Productivity, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-04-22

World Wildlife Fund releases new reports on how virtual meetings can cut carbon dioxide AND increase productivity

World Wildlife Fund releases new reports on how virtual meetings can cut carbon dioxide AND increase productivityVirtual Journalism Summit is a Great ExampleLast night I attended the 1st [b]Virtual Journalism Summit[/b], sponsored by The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, in partnership with the McCormick Foundation. Co-speakers for this...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Second Life, virtual meeting, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Second Life's Linden Labs adds execs from Intuit, McKinsey

Linden Lab, creator of the virtual world Second Life, announced today the appointments of Brian Michon, formerly VP of Engineering at Intuit, as Vice President of Core Development and Judy Wade, formerly a partner at McKinsey...

Tags: Second Life, Intuit Inc., McKinsey & Co., Virtual World, Linden Lab, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Google Lively (Gallery: Five virtual worlds you need to know about )

Google Lively (Gallery: Five virtual worlds you need to know about )Huh?...I guess Second Life didn't make the cutRE: Google Lively (Gallery: Five virtual worlds you need to know about )What about Metaplace from MS? (http://metaplace.com/)Ok...So you don't list hipihi, perfect world online, or any the graphically and systematically superior...

Tags: Games, Second Life, Gallery, virtual world, Google Inc., game

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Video: Second Life competing with Cisco Telepresence?

Video: Second Life competing with Cisco Telepresence?Larry - adding new uses to 2nd life has other implicationsOne of the things that is beoming a key issue is that gaming simulation systems are being used in many other areas than entertainment and its about to become a real problem since...

Tags: Collaboration, Corporate communications, Games, Cisco TelePresence, Second Life, Cisco Systems Inc., video

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Video: Second Life competing with Cisco Telepresence?

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, explains how Second Life has become a competitor to Cisco’s Telepresence in conducting international meetings, group projects, and even recruiting and job training. I don't quite buy Miller's take, but it's worth a quick a few...

Tags: Second Life, Cisco TelePresence, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Job Training, Collaboration, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Adding voice to Second Life

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, describes how users of Second Life have consumed more than 8 billion minutes using the company’s VoIP software. by Administrator

Tags: Second Life, Voice, Telephony, Telecommunications, VOIP, Networking, Administrator

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Short clip: Linden Lab adding voice to Second Life

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, describes how users of Second Life have consumed more than 8 billion minutes using the company's VoIP software.

Tags: Second Life, Voice, Linden Lab, Telephony, Telecommunications, VOIP, Networking, Joe Miller

Videos 2008-09-02

Business meetings in Second Life

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, explains how Second Life has become a competitor to Cisco’s Telepresence in conducting international meetings, group projects, and even recruiting and job training. by Administrator

Tags: Second Life, Job Training, Recruitment & Selection, Training And Certification, Collaboration, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Administrator

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Short clip: Linden Lab supporting business meetings in Second Life

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, explains how Second Life has become a competitor to Cisco's Telepresence in conducting international meetings, group projects, and even recruiting and job training.

Tags: Second Life, Linden Lab, Job Training, Recruitment & Selection, Training And Certification, Collaboration, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Joe Miller

Videos 2008-09-02

Business meetings in Second Life

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, explains how Second Life has become a competitor to Cisco's Telepresence in conducting international meetings, group projects, and even recruiting and job training.

Tags: Second Life, Job Training, Recruitment & Selection, Training And Certification, Collaboration, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Linden Lab

Videos 2008-09-02

VNUNet - Virtual Answers to Real-Life Ills

Organisations are starting to explore the benefits of using virtual worlds not just to share information, hold meetings and allow employees to learn new skills, but to provide an interactive multimedia online environment to reach out to customers. Probably the best known virtual world is Second Life, a site in...

Tags: Quocirca, Second Life, Virtual World

White papers 2008-08-05

Google's secret project turns out to be Second Life

Google's secret project turns out to be Second LifeIt it's Second Life but with so much moreAs you said, Google's Lively is pretty much a version of Second Life but it'll be 10x more successful. It won't be based on features, but on Brand power. "Google's brand in itself, represents...

Tags: Google Inc., Second Life, secret project

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

Google's secret project turns out to be Second Life

Niniane Wang, the person behind Google's new service called Lively, has been working on this "confidential" project since November 2005 according to her resume. There have been hints throughout the years that this might be coming, but it turns out that the rumors were true -- Google made Second...

Tags: Second Life, Google Inc., Service, C/C++, Programming Languages, Web Site Development, Team Management, Productivity, Strategy, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Internet, Management, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-07-09