Second Life Economy Post

Highlights for the Quarter
The Second Life economy kicked off 2010 with strength in many key indicators in Q1.       

• User-to-User Transactions totaled US$160 million, a 30% increase year-to-year and an all-time high
• Total Sales on Xstreet reached US$2.3 million, an 82% increase year-to-year and a 24% increase over the previous quarter
• Total L$ exchanged on the LindeX totaled US$31 million, a 9% increase year-to-year
• Residents active in the Economy reached 517,349 in...

Yahoo and Total Immersion teamed to provide an interactive  Kiosk at the "Yahoo Fancouver" exhibit. 

It takes a three-panelled screen with sections for news, weather and medal counts.  Through facial tracking, the AR software will place various hats or accessories like sunglasses and umbrellas for the weather section; press hats for the news section.

Vancouver-based social media blogger Shane Gibson's video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8ADxeGHaI

There.com was created to make everyone feel comfortable, not just gamers, not just people over 18 and not just people who have high end computers.  It didn't allow users to create content that would infringe on existing brands.  On March 2nd Makena Technologies announced they will be closing the doors on March 9, 2010.

There.com has been shy to announce how many users they have,  I don't recall ever seeing a growth report.  In an interview that was broadcast from There.com into Second Live on...

I found a fun website where you can get a photo of either yourself or your avatar as an AVATAR (the movie) character. Click on the Avatar videoclip to upload your photo.  Have fun with this.

http://reface.me/profile-pictures/avatarize-yourself

Augmented Reality (AR) is a relatively new technology for a live direct or indirect composite view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with (or augmented by) a computer generated view - creating a mixed reality.  The virtual scene generated by the computer is designed to enhance the user's sensory perception of the virtual world they are seeing or interacting with.  Unlike Virtual Reality, augmented reality does not create a simulation of reality.  Instead, it takes a...

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Second Life economy totals $567 million US dollars in 2009 - 65% growth over 2008

Gross Resident Earnings are $55 million US Dollars in 2009 - 11% growth over 2008

In 2009, the rest of the world caught up with what Second Life Residents have known for a long time - that virtual goods can be a very good business.  Headlines about a billion-dollar plus trade in virtual items appeared in the mainstream press, but in many cases the articles focused on the platforms that...

Several thousand Premium members have been testing Linden Home.  The feedback has been very positive.  Testers told Linden Lab that they had enjoyable experiences and valued it highly.  Based on feedback LL (Linden Lab) will be making some changes before the launch and over time will encorporate some of the bigger ideas.

Premium members will receive an email that will explain how to claim your new home.

Three years ago I entered Second Life, within a week I knew that I wanted to have my own...

Be sure to attend the September 11th / World Trade Center memorial that has been built in Second Life.  The names of the victims are all on the walls, there are photos of some of the victims. 

SLURL September 11th Memorial 

Starting 9am: Memorial at WTC in NYC sim: streaming video of Sept 11, 2001 all day.slurl.com/secondlife/NYC/87/134/24

9am - 11am: Memorial Blue Angels - Live music.slurl.com/secondlife/Salt%20Creek/20/74/22

Noon - 1pm: Memorial Blue Angelsslurl.com/secondlife/Saddle%20Canyon/32/1...

I discovered this island about a year and a half ago and it has been one of my favorite builds.  A couple of nights ago I shared it with a Twitter/Second Life friend and would like to share the photos that he sent.

We know Konica Minolta as a camera company but like several other camera companies, they also create medical scopes.  The Konica Minolta has some unique scripting on their island, it is the only place I have seen this used.  There are 3 green glowing circles placed on 3 islands, each...