“Like a Dream”

The new CEO of Linden Lab visited Global Kids today where a group of teenagers were working in both New York and Chicago learning about Tanzania as part of the “I Dig Tanzania” program.  Mark Kingdon spoke with the students and seemed to be really impressed with the work they’re doing.

Some quotes from the video where Mark talks about his feelings related to Global Kids and Second Life:

“Second Life is an amazing platform for personal growth and we’re really excited about the opportunities for people to connect and learn in Second Life”

“What you’re doing here is like a dream… I’d like to go back to school and learn it this way”

“Seeing something like this is incredibly inspiring because for me because it takes learning to a whole new level. This is different than a lot of classrooms”

“I love the fact that you’re connecting with students in other places too, that’s just so awesome because it helps to build relationships and see different points of view..”

I, for one, couldn’t agree more.

The blog post and video are here.

Welcome to Linden Lab, M Linden

It was announced today – Linden Lab has a new CEO.  Mark Kingdon, formerly of Organic, Inc. is now the CEO of Linden Lab and the man now tasked with bringing Second Life to the next step (and hopefully many more steps after that!).

From the quick amount of reading I’ve done since I saw the announcement on twitter, I have to say that in my opinion, I think Mark might be a great fit and just the person we need right now. I love that he has a background in business, economics, AND art. Maybe he’ll realize how powerful and talented the Second Life community is, and maybe what we’ve seen so far is just the beginning of some really fantastic stuff.