Interview with Linden Lab chairman Mitch Kapor in Davos
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed Linden Lab chairman Mitch Kapor on Friday from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he talked about why we shouldn’t care about the coming Second Life backlash, whether residents should have a seat on the board, and his in-world mind altering experience.
Interview with SF Mayor Gavin Newsom in Davos
SECOND LIFE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Friday from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland about the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, the political repercussions of his decision to issue same-sex marriage licenses, and whether he will campaign in Second Life.
Interview with Jarne Elleholm in Davos
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed biotech pioneer Jarne Elleholm on Friday as part of a series of interviews from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Elleholm’s company, Aresa, has created a bio-engineered plant that changes color in the presence of land mines.
Interview with Stelios Haji-Ioannou in Davos
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed easyGroup boss Stelios Haji-Ioannou on Thursday as part of a series of interviews from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Interview with John Osborn in Davos
Osborn is president and CEO of BBDO New York, home to clients such as GE and FedEx. The youngest boss in the agency’s history, he spearheaded the “New York Miracle” campaign that ran after 9/11.
Inteview with John Battelle in Davos
Battelle is a co-founder of Wired and the Industry Standard, and now runs the Federated Media blog empire. Last year he wrote “The Search” about Google and the booming online search advertising sector.
Interview with Peter Gabriel in Davos
Peter Gabriel is a musician, activist and entrepreneur. His hits include “In Your Eyes” and “Sledgehammer,” and he was the founding lead singer of Genesis. He also founded one of the first online music download services, OD2, in 2000.
Interview with Richard Edelman from Davos
Richard Edelman is the head of the world’s biggest public relations firms. During his tenure the company has created the Edelman Trust Barometer to measure the public’s trust in global institutions, and embraced blogging as a means of communications for itself and its clients.
Interview with Arianna Huffington in Davos
Bureau chief Adam Reuters interviewed author, columnist and blogging entrepreneur Arianna Huffington on Wednesday at 10:15 am PST, the first in a series of interviews from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Gartner says Second Life hype near peak
Has the public hype about Second Life reached a peak, with a backlash looming?
Interview: Warner Music boss Edgar Bronfman
Warner Music Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman sat down in Second Life on Friday for a broad-ranging interview about CopyBot, the balancing act between the content industry’s copyrights and the creativity of its customers, and the time he caught his own kids illegally downloading songs.
Nintendo’s Fils-Aime on Wii and Second Life
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime talks about the company’s popular new Wii console, the overlap between the Wii and Second Life, and possibilities created by its innovative motion-sensitive controller.
INTERVIEW: Anshe Chung Studios’ Guni Greenstein
Anshe Chung Studios co-founder Guni Greenstein talks about Linden Lab’s controversial island price hike, the company’s budding development team in China, and its strategy in the swiftly changing Second Life business sector.
Timeless Prototype’s ‘Swiss army knife on steroids’
If there is a must-have tool for die-hard Second Life residents, it just might be the Multi Gadget.
INTERVIEW:Amazon’s Jeff Barr on future of shopping
Amazon’s Jeff Barr talks to Reuters about “contextual commerce,” the use of Amazon Web services in Second Life, and the future of shopping.
INTERVIEW: Ginko CEO Nicholas Portocarrero
“I understand that people might be uncomfortable with me not disclosing things and not (being) supervised, but I am also uncomfortable disclosing things and being supervised. This is trade, if people are not willing to take this risk, they can just stay away.”
INTERVIEW: Philip Rosedale on the Grameen Bank
“In Life 1.0 you could establish a monopoly because many resources are scarce, and you can set your own prices if you control the resources. In Second Life there’s just no resource you can hoard, except talent.”
INTERVIEW: Philip Rosedale on the SL economy
SECOND LIFE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Linden Lab founder and CEO Philip Rosedale has a lot on his plate, including keeping inflation in check and growth on track. Here he describes the tools he and his team use to keep the Second Life economy humming.
