Posts tagged virtual-land 
A Second Life user's guide to tier
At its heart, tier (as it is called in Second Life) is the capacity to own land. This capacity is paid for in a number of steps (or tiers, hence the name). Each ownership capacity tier is double the area of the previous tier. Tier is a ubiquitous concept in Second Life, but a frequently ...
Linden Lab acts to reduce fraudulent island sales
Several times in the past, a very few greedy and disreputable Second Life users have acted to defraud would-be island purchasers by selling an island -- only to more than one person. Given that there was a delay in transfer of ownership for an island, it was possible for a dishonest owner to sell ...
Linden Lab land plans
Jack Linden reports on Linden Lab's pricing and supply plans for land over Q1 2008. According to Jack, mainland prices are averaging L$6.3/sqm - though a more useful number would be the median price per square metre. "[A]round L$6.3/m, ... we feel is a good level, low enough for those coming into ...
