Second Life in der Süddeutschen

siehe SZ: Wiedergeburt im Online-Universum, Bis später, im zweiten Leben

und, Second Life hat ein neues Geldfass aufgetan (neben dem Verkauf von… Land). Der Grund soll das zunehmende Interesse der Wirtschaft sein, news.com:

Now, according to an internal source, Linden Lab has finally settled on its plan for real names. And if you’re a single mother on a budget, you probably won’t be benefiting. That’s because the company has decided, CNET News.com has learned, to charge individuals who want a real last name a $100 setup fee and a $50-a-year maintenance fee. Companies that want their corporate name can have unlimited accounts for a $1,000 setup fee and $500 a year. That means that we’ll be seeing more instances of companies like Sun populating the world with last names like „SunMicrosystems.“

via dem Mann, der den Vorfall immer noch totschweigt