Location: Linden Lab Web Site

King Philip has handed over his crown.  This from Linden Lab’s ® Philip Rosedale:

I said a month ago that I was looking for a new CEO to lead Linden Lab, and we’ve found one! His name is Mark Kingdon, and his Second Life name is “M Linden”. . . .In terms of history, he has a background in art, economics, and business. He has been in successful and highly regarded leadership roles at two companies that are bigger than Linden Lab: PricewaterhouseCoopers and Organic. He is a well-loved people leader who is fearless and can weather challenges and change.

Read the full announcement here.

My hope is that we won’t lose the wild and irreverent humor that makes SL ™ so much fun for many of us.  Kingdon’s background is an interesting duo; perhaps it is just what the fake world needs.  As long as mile-high afros (thanks Tempest, for the snap) do not get banned…I’m cool with a few changes.

But if it becomes avatars in gray flannel suits? I’m out of here!  So will everything that makes the Metaverse worth visiting.

I hope Mark Kindgon…I mean King Mark, does well and can address the ongoing issues of stability and reduced investement by “majors” in SL.  Or, if the Metaverse does not prove fruitful for major corporations, can this new leader put together a winning combination of small-scale entrepreneurs, cultural creatives, and educators?

“King Mark” has a nice ring to it. What’s the line from Tennyson’s

Idylls of the King

, about King Mark, who knew how to deal with a problem? He’d found his wife with another man…oh yeah!  “ ‘Mark’s Way,‘ said Mark, and clove him through the brain.“

Sometimes fixing problems hurts

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