LINDEN LAB NAMES JOE MILLER VICE PRESIDENT OF PLATFORM AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Will champion product development for rapidly growing virtual world Second Life

SAN FRANCISCO — (May 8, 2006) — Linden Lab®, creator of the acclaimed 3D virtual world Second Life®, today announced the appointment of Joe Miller as vice president of platform and technology development. Reporting CEO Philip Rosedale, Miller will be responsible for extending the Second Life platform to reliably support large scale member communities.

"Having grown from 100,000 to 200,000 residents in under four months, Second Life's population boom will extend the geography and capabilities of the virtual world," said Cory Ondrejka, CTO of Linden Lab. "Joe's deep experience in product development and interactive technologies will ensure that we continue to offer our residents the tools and support necessary to fuel this growth."

"I'm thrilled to join the team responsible for Second Life, the most interesting interactive platform in existence today," said Joe Miller, vice president of platform and technology development. "By drawing upon my background in product design and user experience, I look forward to helping make Second Life even more accessible to residents worldwide."

Miller has 30 years experience creating engaging consumer experiences based on a wide range of interactive technologies. Prior to joining Linden Lab, Miller founded Perilux Group, a product design company that was engaged to develop several award-winning products now offered by LeapFrog, Bright Things, Apple, and Fitniks. Past experience includes senior executive positions at Atari, Koala Technologies, Epyx, Convergent, and SEGA of America. He was a founder and CEO of the Knowledge Universe Interactive Studio, and president of MindQ Publishing, two companies focused on lifelong learning services and applications. His diverse career started at Battelle Memorial Institute, where he created a portion of the developer training curriculum for the PLATO educational network.

About Linden Lab Linden Lab was founded in 1999 by Philip Rosedale to create a revolutionary new form of shared 3D experience. The former CTO of RealNetworks, Rosedale pioneered the development of many of today's streaming media technologies, including RealVideo. In April 2003, noted software pioneer Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation, was named Chairman. . In 2005, Linden Lab was designated as one of the AO Top 100 Innovative Companies by AlwaysOn.

Based in San Francisco, Linden Lab employs a senior 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, Macromedia, Disney, THQ, Acclaim, Hasbro, Mattel and RealNetworks.

Note to editors: Second Life® and Linden Lab® are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc.