| Website | lindenlab.com |
| Blog | blog.secondlife.com |
| Category | Consumer Web |
| Phone | (415) 243-9000 |
| Employees | 300 |
| Founded | 1999 |
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| XStreet SL, 1/09 |
Linden Lab is the company that created The Second Life Grid platform and hosts the Second Life virtual world.
The Second Life Grid is the technology platform used to power the Second Life virtual world. In 2007, Linden Lab opened the Second Life Grid platform to the public, enabling businesses of all sizes to develop their own virtual world environments.
As of August 2008, Second Life boasts approximately one million active residents with 40-60 thousand online at any given time.
| Website | Secondlife.com |
| Stage | Live |
| Launch Date | June 30, 2003 |
| Tags | virtual-world |
Second Life is an Internet-based 3D virtual world where inhabitants - known as “Residents” - can create, buy, sell and experience virtual content. While the foundation of the world was created and is still hosted by Linden Lab, almost all of the content is user generated, accounting for more than 250 terabytes of data. With almost 15 million registered users from over 100 countries and a fully functioning economy with more than $300 million Linden Dollars transacted annually, Second Life offers a diverse virtual world experience.
Though mostly contained in its virtual domain, Second Life reaches into the outside world. There are large organizations present in Second Life, and man third-party services are also available that allow residents to convert Linden Dollars back into real-world currency. In many cases, digital properties within Second Life are sold for substantial amounts of real money.
| Website | teen.secondlife.com |
| Stage | Live |
| Launch Date | July 12, 2007 |
| Tags | virtual-world |
A youth-oriented version of Second Life. The target demographic is teens between 13-17 years old. Because Second Life sanctions adult material, Linden Labs decided to open up a very similar, yet “safer” arena for those underage.
