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Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

Eric Rice — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:08 PDT

@Rachel probably the same losers who run around saving fantastical worlds (and earth, too!) from forces of darkness, making that little cottage industry known as video gaming. What's a few billion dollars between losers, eh?

Eric Rice

Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

Rachel Marsden — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:51:14 PDT

Moreover, how does this guy explain his job to people back home at Xmas parties? "I am the God of a fake world where people turn themselves into cartoons and type to each other?" WTF?

Rachel Marsden

Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

Rachel Marsden — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:34:15 PDT

I'm sorry, but what kind of a loser would use "Second Life"? Is that for people who don't already have one, or perhaps more to the point, have a really crappy one? Who has time for more than one life? Why does my mind bloggle when I try to understand the appeal of something like this?

Rachel Marsden

Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

Goog_Diddy — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:18:58 PDT

100% agreed w. BigDaddyBear.

I interviewed to work there a while ago (got an offer, turned it down) and there is no doubt that it is an absolute cult of personality over there. Rightly so, Philip is amazing. Him stepping down is nothing but appeasing Gurley and the investors. Everyone in the know understands that Philip will continue to 100% call the shots.

Goog_Diddy

Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

BigDaddyBear — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:58:48 PDT

Absurd. Anyone who thinks that Philip Rosedale has "stepped down" isn't paying attention to how Linden does things. What CEO leaves a company but doesn't really leave? This guy is a puppet and Philip will still be pulling the strings.

The cult cannot function without Philip leading, K?

BigDaddyBear

Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

BigDaddyBear — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:56:37 PDT

Oh Come on, this is a complete sham. Anyone who thinks that Philip Rosedale who has "stepped down" as CEO

BigDaddyBear

Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

Eric Rice — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:41:58 PDT

Hate to say it but it's rumored that the hippie Google "20%" stuff is RAMPANT at LL. Maybe that slash and bean counting (smirk) will help them alittle.

There are plenty of cute fursuit/getafirstlife jokes to be made, but for those that know what they are talking about, there is a list of 2349870239482 things that make SL suck from a purely technical perspective.

Eric Rice

Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

Swifter — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:20:05 PDT

Linden is doomed. As soon as they killed all the "gambling" I quit going there. It was the world's best online poker venue, but now it is nothing. The only way to save it is to move all the operations outside the United States and open it up for gambling again.

Swifter

Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

rottenfruit — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:09:07 PDT

Lets not forget that he named himself Chief Creative Officer. You always know what to do when bean counters pull that move...

rottenfruit

Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland

SnarkTard — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:01:17 PDT

Kingdon is a bean counter. When he came to Organic back in 2001 his sole concern, which he stated openly, was to keep the company afloat at any cost - which pretty much meant canning everyone who did any actual work. Kingdon ultimately achieved his goal but he slashed and burned Organic's culture in order to do so.

I don't know if he's looking to Benchmark to give him a better assignment after this stint, but I think you're right on about the reason for his going to Linden. If you work at Linden be forewarned - you're in for a bumpy ride...

SnarkTard