About Second Life

Second Life is the leading 3D virtual world where people meet and socialize with friends, enjoy live music, play games, explore and create virtual environments, shop for virtual goods, and participate in the world's largest user-generated virtual goods economy.

In Q4 2010 alone, over 750,000 unique users from around the globe spent more than 105 million hours experiencing Second Life while exchanging Linden dollars, Second Life’s currency, worth more than $165 million (USD) in its economy. Today, Second Life's virtual land mass in the real world would be roughly twice the size of Hong Kong.

About Linden Lab

Linden Lab's mission is to create a revolutionary new form of shared online experiences known as Second Life. The privately held company, founded in 1999, has revenues exceeding $75 million and has been profitable for the last three years. Linden Lab is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with additional offices in Boston, MA; Seattle, WA; Davis, CA; and Reston, VA.