[wannabe]

Originally Posted by dorry

i thought it was free to join?

I was just going by the article that was first posted. It may be free to join but it sounded like participation could be quite costly.

Second Life is a three-dimensional software world on the Web inhabited by animated characters that users design for themselves to interact with other participants. Users buy and sell virtual land and build businesses with currency called "Linden Dollars," which can be exchanged for real currency.

Blurring the line between a multiplayer game and an online business, the popularity of the site has spurred Fortune 500 corporations such as Coca-Cola Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., along with architects, authors, and musicians to erect virtual outposts of their organizations or personas.

Retailer American Apparel has created a business to sell clothing for the Second Life avatars users create to represent themselves inside the online world. Musicians such as Duran Duran and Suzanne Vega have held concerts inside Second Life.

Originally Posted by wannabe

I was just going by the article that was first posted. It may be free to join but it sounded like participation could be quite costly.

Retailer American Apparel has created a business to sell clothing for the Second Life avatars users create to represent themselves inside the online world.

omg that's pretty nutty. So it's a commercial enterprise that JL got involved with and recuited Asperger Syndrome patients? Did he donate BT funds to create his island or did the patients have to pay?

Regardless, JL did many good things in the past and hopefully he's happy and gratified by his new job. With BT still AWOL, I think it's pretty clear that he has moved on. JL KNEW what a life line BT was to it's members. Something obviously changed. 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, is understandable. 2 months? no excuse.

I agree, a link to this place would be helpful to scattered members. I never would have found it, if I hadn't gotten an email.


I still don't understand their monetary exchange >>

SL Currency Exchange - How to Buy
Return to the SL Currency Exchange


SL Exchange Help -> SL Currency Exchange -> How to Buy



To Buy Lindens:

Deposit USD into your account by going to your "My Funds Page" and selecting the Deposit link for USD. Complete that process, as you are prompted, and you're all set.

Click the Buy link.

Type in how many Lindens you wish to buy (L$100 Minimum).

Select how much you want to pay for them. This can be done three ways.

Select the best price you can purchase Lindens for at the moment. No math needed! This is the quickest way to buy Lindens.
Specify how many Lindens you want to purchase for each $1.00 USD.
Specify how much you are willing to pay per 1000 Lindens.


Click the "Place Order" button to place your order.

Confirm your purchase.

You should get an Info pop-up telling you your order was successfully placed, and then taken to your "My Orders" page where you can view your orders.