Back in 2009, Wagner James Au wrote an article on his blog about the benefits of introducing a level-up or achievements system to SL. Unfortunately his line of thinking drew a lot of ire (see the comments section of said article). Now, with Second Life having just recently added…

Attention Second Life muckety-mucks: Please read Maria Korolov's great article on Hypergrid Business, "Rod Humble: Here's how Second Life can rule the world." The article, a direct plea to the newly crowned SL CEO, touches upon some of SL's shortcomings, and provides some solid suggestions on how to overcome them. (…

As many of you in Second Life may have heard by now via a pre-Christmas announcement, Rod Humble took on the reins at Linden Lab as CEO last month. When I first read that someone from Electronic Arts was taking on the helm at SL, I perked up, as I am a fan of EA games like "Dragon Age" and "Mass Effect." Humble seems a sensible hire, and the move seems to me an organic transition for him,…