Oct 20, 2010 1:14 PM
More management upheaval at Second Life-parent Linden Lab: Founder Philip Rosedale, who took over as interim CEO after Mark Kingdon stepped down in June, says he’s leaving the post. Bob Komin, the company’s CFO and COO, will take over temporarily, while Linden Lab searches for a replacement.
Posted In: Industry Moves, Social Media, Community, Virtual Worlds, linden lab, philip rosedale
Jun 24, 2010 12:16 PM
Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdon has resigned two weeks after the Second Life parent cut 30 percent of its staff. Kingdon was a big name hire for the company when he was brought on two years ago to replace founder Philip Rosedale; he had previously been the CEO of Omnicom…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Social Media, Virtual Worlds, linden lab, mark kingdon
Jun 9, 2010 4:25 PM
Linden Lab, which has maintained a big following for its Second Life virtual world but also has seen it surpassed in buzz and growth by a host of other gaming and social sites, is cutting 30 percent of its staff as part of a restructuring. Linden Lab says in a…
Posted In: Jobs & Layoffs, Social Media, Virtual Worlds, linden lab
Feb 2, 2010 1:00 AM
Second Life-parent Linden Lab has bought up Avatars United, an online community for avatars, as part of an effort to improve what it calls the “social glue” of Second Life. On Avatars United, users register their avatars from various virtual worlds (including Second Life), write up their bios, and share…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Avatars, Community, avatars united, linden lab
Aug 12, 2009 2:50 PM
In Second Life, selling avatars that look like celebrities and apparel that mimics couture designs is big business—a mainstay of the world’s $450 million dollar virtual economy. And if a brand (or a celeb) found out that someone was using their name to make money (like the avatar that looks…
Posted In: E-Commerce, Entertainment, Games, Social Media, Virtual Worlds, linden lab, second life
Jun 18, 2009 5:35 PM
Late stage investment firm Stratim Capital has picked up an undisclosed stake in Second Life parent company Linden Lab—buying out one of the virtual world tech firm’s existing investors. Linden Lab has raised about $19 million in funding since its inception in 1999; investors include Benchmark Capital, Catamount Ventures, Globespan…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Virtual Worlds, linden lab, second life, stratim capital
Apr 13, 2009 6:20 PM
—Sparkplay Media: Current Media and *AOL* vet Stephen Blumenfeld joined browser-based game developer Sparkplay Media as CTO. Blumenfeld had most recently been serving as a new media and tech consultant; prior to consulting, he spent three years as CTO of Al Gore-backed Current Media. Before Current, he’d served as VP…
Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Games, Industry Moves, Companies, Yahoo, current tv, linden lab
Mar 27, 2009 4:09 PM
Linden Lab CFO John Zdanowski has resigned, headed off to “find the next business adventure,” according to the company blog. Known as “Zee Linden” in-world (his avatar is pictured here), Zdanowski said it was time to move on given that Linden had successfully grown from a cool tech startup, to…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Industry Moves, john zdanowski, linden lab, second life
Jan 21, 2009 8:35 AM
Second Life parent company Linden Lab has acquired XStreet SL and OnRez, a pair of virtual goods trading sites. Terms of the deals were not disclosed, but the SF-based company plans to consolidate both sites under the XStreet SL brand. It’s a push to grab a larger piece of the…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, linden lab, onrez, xstreet sl
Apr 22, 2008 8:23 PM
Linden Lab, the parent company of Second Life, has appointed a big name CEO: Mark Kingdon, till now the CEO of Omnicom digital agency Organic, is stepping down to come on as the CEO of Linden. Kingdon will succeed founder Philip Rosedale, the founder who gave up his CEO role…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Industry Moves, linden lab, mark kingdon, omnicom, organic, second life
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