Linden Lab Changes Direction, Friends Move On

By Chris Flesuras on Monday, September 27, 2010 - Related Tags:- lab, linden, news

 

Last Thursday it was announced in a press release that Linden Lab, the makers of Second Life,  have begun a process of restructuring. As a result, Claudia Linden (L'Amoreaux), whom some of you met at the partners meeting two weeks ago, will be moving onto bigger and better things. Claudia is seeking out opportunities with organizations/companies 100% focused on Education 2.0. It's an exciting time to be involved in education and technology. She describes this time as challenging, and filled with possibility. We are greatly saddened to hear that she is moving on, but also thank her for her professionalism and for all the support and opportunities she's given us for the past few years.

There are many theories about what this change means for projects like Skoolaborate. There are a number of scenarios that could be beneficial to Skoolaborate's future, and of course there are a few that will force us to make some changes. At the moment, no one from Linden Lab has issued any new policy announcements nor have they given any indication that the service they provide will change. As far as the users are concerned, it's still business as usual.

Westley will be traveling to San Francisco this week, during which time he will meet with Claudia (and others from Linden Lab) to find out more about what this announcement means for Skoolaborate, and Second Life educators in general. We will keep all of you updated with any new information that comes our way, and I'm sure we'll have some big things to discuss at the next partners meeting. In the meantime, please continue doing what you are doing as we head strong and determined as always into unchartered territory, such is the life of the innovators.