Daily Archives: July 10, 2009

Does Anybody Still Use Second Life? And If So, How Much Is It Worth Today?

Via Tech Crunch by Robin Wauters on July 2, 2009 Analyst firm Next Up Research has published an extensive report on Linden Lab, the San Francisco company behind virtual world Second Life. The research is based on aggregate data and … Continue reading

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Twinity scoops a further €4.5m to develop 3D cities

Via Tech Crunch by Mike Butcher on July 7, 2009 Virtual worlds can be pretty dull when nothing you see there is recognisable as anything remotely real-world, which is perhaps why Twinity has such confident investors. The virtual world which … Continue reading

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Wal-Mart’s Twitter Account Comes with a 3,379-word Terms of Use Agreement

Via Boing Boing Posted by Xeni Jardin, July 8, 2009 8:24 PM | permalink Only lawyers, EULA collectors and legal obsessives will find this funny, but it cracked me up: care to access the 140-character pearls of wisdom streaming forth … Continue reading

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