Three years ago I had said that we were in the opening engagements leading to the next global war. Specifically, I mentioned that It is not going to be fought over territory, or politics, or religion. It will be an economic war, a cultural war, a global war, and one in which the civil populations [...]
Oy-i-va. So we get this email today which is Linden Lab’s attempt to stem the tide of people that are looking to leave Second Life for other virtual world environments. I have no other way to put this other than someone just doesn’t understand the principles of economics when it comes to why Education and [...]
Linden Lab has finally done it. They have successfully managed to cut the one straw that was holding up the camel’s back: Education and Non-Profits. The unfortunate part is that I do not believe they understand what that straw was. To be clear – it was not the recently announced removal of the educational and [...]
You have to hate it when CNN brings in people who are so obviously not qualified to talk about a subject and just leave the viewer dazed and confused as a result. This interview about net neutrality is my case in point. Net neutrality is only partially about bandwidth prioritization. So let’s try to see [...]
Something isn’t quite right in paradise. Linden Lab has been making a whole series of cuts to staff and programs over the past 6-8 months that are to a large measure a reduction of service and costs associated with the Second Life platform. All the while they are claiming “we are on sound financial footing”. [...]
You would think that a smart executive would know how to call a spade a spade and establish the right message in order to protect their brand from potential disintegration. Take for example the four ring circus between BP Oil, Transocean, Halliburton, and now the US Minerals Management Service. While the folks in Washington are [...]