Robin Harper Appointed Linden Lab Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- April 16, 2002 — Linden Lab, a provider of shared 3D online entertainment, announced today that Robin Harper has been appointed Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, bringing with her an extensive knowledge and background in entertainment software marketing. In this new position, Harper will be responsible for Linden Lab's marketing and business development operations and will help guide the company's overall market strategy.

"We are excited to have such a seasoned executive as Robin coming to Linden Lab. She has the skill and insight to help us bring our new entertainment service to the market and stake out a leadership position," said Philip Rosedale, Linden Lab CEO.

"I have had the pleasure of working with some of the best and most successful companies in the business, and recognized in Linden Lab the vision, quality and energy that make a great company," Harper said. "Without a doubt Linden Lab is creating an incredibly exciting new experience. I'm looking forward to working with this innovative team to build a superior entertainment service that translates into superior business results."

Most recently, Ms. Harper was Senior Vice President of Marketing at Mondo Media, an entertainment network syndicating animated content across the Internet. Previously Ms. Harper served as Vice President of Marketing at Ninth House, Inc., an early-stage e-Learning network targeting Fortune 1000 companies, where she oversaw all aspects of product marketing and marketing communications.

Prior to her position at Ninth House, Ms. Harper was the Vice President of Marketing at Maxis, a division of Electronic Arts (EA). At Maxis she played a prominent role in their emergence as the leader in PC simulation games and was a core member of the senior executive team that guided the company through their IPO and subsequent sale to Electronic Arts. Also while at Maxis Harper established SimCity as one of the most recognized brand names in entertainment software, and was named one of the marketing 100 by Advertising Age/Newsweek.

Ms. Harper started her career in advertising, where she managed the Novell, Nintendo, and Pacific Telesis accounts, among others, at Foote, Cone and Belding, San Francisco. She holds an MBA in marketing from the University of Chicago.

About Linden Lab
Linden Lab was founded in 1999 by Philip Rosedale to create a revolutionary new form of shared 3D entertainment. The former CTO of RealNetworks, Rosedale pioneered the development of many of today's streaming media technologies, including RealVideo.

Based in San Francisco, Linden Lab employs a senior development team bringing together deep expertise in physics, 3D graphics and networking. Team members have previously worked for market leading companies such as Electronic Arts, Maxis, Disney, THQ, Acclaim, Hasbro, Mattel and RealNetworks.