As part of the new Display Names feature, Linden Lab has changed the format of every avatar's username. Prior to this month, new Second Life residents would be asked to supply a first name and pick from a list of available last names. Their avatar name was this combined first and last name.

Version 2.2 of Linden Lab's official viewer for Second Life is now available. This version of the viewer has been available for beta testing since late last month and is the first major release of the viewer using the Snowstorm process.

Philip Rosedale, interim CEO of Linden Lab, announced yesterday that he will step down from his position at the company.

I'm pleased to announce that me2oh.com recently sponsored The 1st Question, a weekly science-related quiz show hosted by Pooky Amsterdam and filmed entirely in Second Life. We are mentioned twice during the show and our ads were displayed in front of the show's audience.

Linden Lab has announced that it will continue to serve all nonprofit and educational communities of the Teen Grid, including those that serve teen aged 13- to 15-years.