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Website: http://secondlife.com/

Blog: http://blog.secondlife.com/

Second Life is an online Metaverse that mimicks real life with virtual landscapes, buildings, dance clubs, ice skating rinks and of course personal avatars. Created by Linden Labs, Second Life is a downloadable program that connects all users in the same digital arena online. Users can do anything from buying digital assets such as clothes with "Linden" dollars to flying from one place to another....More»

Address: 945 Battery Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Map it »

Phone: 415-243-9000

Founded: 01/2001

Industry: Consumer Internet

Sub-Industry: Entertainment / Game

Ownership: Private

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Date	Type	Capital Amount	Post-Money Valuation	Investors
01/2004	Series A	8M	Unknown	Mitch Kapor, Benchmark Capital, Catamount Ventures, Kapor Enterprises, Inc., Omidyar Network
03/2006	Series B	11M	Unknown	Jeff Bezos, Mitch Kapor, Benchmark Capital, Catamount Ventures, GlobeScan Capital Partners, Kapor Enterprises, Inc., Omidyar Network

Name:	Second Life
Product URL:	http://secondlife.com/
Description:	Second Life makes possible many things we can only imagine, yet want to see played out: A jet powered dragon dancing on a French Nude Beach for example! To begin making the imaginary real, users begin by choosing an avatar and going through a short course introducing them to the basic functions of their character. After that they are free to roam the expansive digital universe. Users can discover new areas and people by flying or they can teleport directly to any hot spot. Users can "talk" with other Second Life Residents using a proximity chat function which allows one user to speak to everyone within a certain distance of themselves. There is also an option for private chat with any individual a user may encounter. More serious residents can build structures, host parties or buy islands in addition to roaming and chatting. The marketplace for digital assets is large with transfers of millions of U.S. dollars monthly. Building a virtual home may actually get you some U.S. cash instead of shelter for your avatar.
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Bullish Opinions (12)	Author/Date	Do you agree?
Recently reported 94% in-world economic growth (i.e. user-user transactions). Add Comment	drs_advisors 09/11/2009		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
SL announced yesterday it expects $450m in user-generated transactions in 2009, up 28% from 2008. Add Comment	drs_advisors 04/11/2009		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
very reputable games being released soon will hurt second life userbase 1 comment Add Comment	grantw 07/07/2008		50% 2 votes 1 50% 1
Why do you say this please? Too much load on the servers?	rvilmi	03/17/2009
A site with millions of players Add Comment	yourpark 02/07/2009		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
has a lot of potential -- underlying network of users is valuable Add Comment	ckanand 08/26/2008		75% 4 votes 3 25% 1
featured on the tv show "the office", very good exposure to millions of viewers Add Comment	irpip 07/24/2008		80% 5 votes 4 20% 1
pretty loyal following with good publicity from celebrities/politicians 1 comment Add Comment	fshnchps 07/01/2008		100% 5 votes 5 0% 0
the following is loyal, but is that enough to keep them in the mix with all the emerging competition?	biskut	07/02/2008
New CEO has a good vision Add Comment	kenny 04/25/2008		88% 8 votes 7 12% 1
They have more than 13 million registered users now Add Comment	dude 04/21/2008		100% 7 votes 7 0% 0
Companies opening store fronts in Second Life will be a major revenue source Add Comment	dave 03/02/2008		100% 8 votes 8 0% 0
The fact that there are virtual currencies and economies in Second Life demonstrates their traction Add Comment	dave 01/30/2008		82% 11 votes 9 18% 2
As the original innovator of virtual world, second life has a strong brand Add Comment	dave 01/30/2008		93% 14 votes 13 7% 1

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Bearish Opinions (11)	Author/Date
It requires a powerful computer and good bandwidth. Firefox kept crashing when I tried. Add Comment	rvilmi 03/17/2009	100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
Poor Customer service and communication to customers makes customers feel unappreciated Add Comment	padre 10/31/2008	100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
I think interest has peaked. This place is full of weirdos. Add Comment	dividends 10/11/2008	100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
even tech-savvy teens I know don't find it engaging Add Comment	meirav 09/27/2008	100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
dont know if this is going to stick around for very long Add Comment	mngofasho 07/24/2008	75% 4 votes 3 25% 1
public perception for second life is not that positive Add Comment	fshnchps 07/01/2008	80% 5 votes 4 20% 1
The graphics still aren't engaging enough for 2nd life to live up to its name Add Comment	chaostheory 05/09/2008	67% 3 votes 2 33% 1
The constant media hype has created unrealistic expectations for the company Add Comment	bobfet1 04/26/2008	100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
Second Life has a horrible user experience for new people Add Comment	bobfet1 04/26/2008	100% 4 votes 4 0% 0
Like all the other popular online games, this is a fad that will fade in popularity. Add Comment	doug 01/30/2008	67% 12 votes 8 33% 4
Seriously, they should change the name to "Get a Life" Add Comment	techgeek4 01/10/2008	45% 11 votes 5 55% 6