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| Welcome to the Marketing section of the Second Life Wiki. Many of these pages are set up for community participation to provide current and accurate information - your involvement helps maintain current and accurate information. If you find better resources elsewhere, please point to them; life's too short to duplicate information. | | __NOTOC__ |
| | Welcome! Many of these pages are set up for community participation to provide current and accurate information - your involvement helps maintain current and accurate information. If you find better resources elsewhere, please point to them; life's too short to duplicate information. |
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| ==Press Information about Linden Lab and Second Life== | | {|width="100%" border="0" |
| * [https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_PR_Update PR Update] Weekly overview of press hits as well as some market trends
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| * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/general/factsheets What is Linden Lab?]- Overview of Linden Lab, including a brief history and list of management
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| * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/general/factsheets What is Second Life?]- Overview of Second Life | | <div id="box"> |
| * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/general/factsheets Second Life Technology] - Overview of the Second Life Platform | | == [[Learning about Second Life]] == |
| * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom Press Contacts] - Contacts for media inquiries | | [[Image:Dustyeverettblondin.jpeg|right]]<div style="padding: 0.8em"> |
| * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/releases Linden Lab Press Releases] - Linden Lab's press releases from lindenlab.com | | * [[Second Life Images]] - Second Life image sources |
| * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/news Recent Articles in the News about Second Life & Linden Lab] - Linden Lab's recent articles list from lindenlab.com | | * [[Second Life Videos]] - Second Life-related videos, by category |
| * [http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php Links to Second Life Economic Data]- Includes statistics, graphs, and market data
| | * [[Business Articles]] - Articles about business in Second Life |
| * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/general/factsheets Linden Lab Fact Sheets]
| | * [[Business Tools]] - Tools in SL useful for business purposes |
| * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom Multimedia Content for Press Use]
| | *[[Second Life Business Seminars]] - in-world seminars about business use of Second Life |
| * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/speaker Speaker Request Form] - if you would like to request an employee of Linden Lab to speak at your event, fill out this form.
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| ==Marketing Content== | | == Marketing and Advertising == |
| *[[Brands]] - Lists of publicly announced brands in Second Life, as well as non-profit and government organizations | | * [[Marketing Your Products In Second Life]] - Suggestions for ways to promote your product |
| ** [http://www.technorati.com/search/headcount?from=http://nwn.blogs.com&sub=searchlet Tateru's Mixed Reality Headcount] - Compares traffic to the top 3 Resident businesses versus 10 real-world businesses in Second Life
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| ** [http://theprojectfactory.com/sl-stats/ Project Factory Second Life Statistics] - Tracks top 25 brands in Second life, based on traffic | | * [[Periodicals]] - Periodicals Related to Second Life |
| *[[Second_Life_Videos]] - Second Life-related videos, by category
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| *[[Second_Life_Images]] - Second Life image sources | |
| * [[Business Blogs]] - Blogs about business uses of Second Life | | * [[Business Blogs]] - Blogs about business uses of Second Life |
| *[[Recent Business Articles]] - Articles about business in Second Life
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| *[[Marketing Your Products In Second Life]] - Suggestions for ways to promote your products in the Second Life community
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| *[http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470179147.html The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life] - the guide to doing business in the metaverse
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| *[[ExternalServices|Second Life-related web applications]] - Web services or applications that extend Second Life
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| *[[MailingLists]] - Mailing lists directed at businesses involved in Second Life
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| *[[Second_Life_Periodicals]] - Second Life-related periodicals, including editorial and advertising contact information
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| *[[Second_Life_Radio & TV]] - Radio and TV companies and channels in Second Life
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| *[[User Groups|Second Life-related User Groups]]
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| *[[Marketing White Papers]] - White papers about business use and positioning of Second Life
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| *[[Volunteer_Portal]]- The Volunteer Portal provides useful resources for dealing with Second Life, and provides access to knowledgeable Residents who may be interested in being hired to support events and activities in Second Life
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| ==Vertical Markets - Specific Uses== | | <div id="box"> |
| * [http://blindsecondlife.blogspot.com/ Resources and projects for the visually impaired]
| | == Interest Specific == |
| * [http://yanfeng.org/2007/05/science-related-places-in-second-life Science-related places in Second Life]
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| * [http://nurs211f07.blogspot.com/ Healthcare-related places in Second Life]
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| *[http://juniordr.com/world/index.php/20071219160/Life/Virtual-doctors-medical-training-in-Second-Life.html Medical uses of Second Life]
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| * [http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses Educational Uses of Second Life] Don't let the title fool you, this is a thorough categorized list of amazing uses of Second Life appropriate for business and education.
| | |align="center" |<font size="3">'''[[Healthcare]]'''</font><br> |
| | [[Healthcare Related Articles | Related Articles]] |
| | |align="center" |<font size="3">'''[[Non-Profit]]'''</font><br> |
| | [[Non-Profit Related Articles| Related Articles]]<br> |
| | [[Non-Profit Related Blog| Blogs]] |
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| | |align="center" |<font size="3">'''[[Education]]'''</font><br> |
| | [[Education Related Articles| Related Articles]]<br> |
| | [[Education Related Blogs| Blogs]] |
| | |align="center" |<font size="3">'''[[Science & Exploration]]'''</font><br> |
| | [[Science & Exploration Related Articles| Related Articles]]<br> |
| | [[Science & Exploration Related Blogs| Blogs]] |
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| | |align="center" |<font size="3">'''[[Government]]'''</font><br> |
| | [[Government Related Articles | Related Articles]]<br> |
| | [[Government Related Blogs| Blogs]] |
| | |align="center" |<font size="2">'''[[Data & Visualization Related Articles|Data & Visualization]]'''</font> |
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| ==Business Inquiries==
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| *[[Bringing Your Business into SL]]
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| *[[Bringing Your Community into Second Life]]
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| *[[Buying Land]]
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| *[[Private_Island|What is a Private Island?]]
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| *[[Creating a private space for your business in Second Life]]
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| *[[Academic/Research Questions]]
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| *[[Advertising in Second Life]]
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| *[http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/international Community Gateway Program]
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| *[[Custom Name Program]]
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| *[[Events in Second Life]]
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| *[[Licensing/Partnering Questions]]
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| *[[RegAPI|Registration API]]
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| *[[Solution Providers]]
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| *[[Teen Second Life]]
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| *[[Nonprofits in Second Life]]
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| *[http://secondlife.com/corporate/brand/index.php Second Life Brand Center]
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| *[[inSL Community Logo Program]]
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| ==Market Research & Data==
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| *[[Market_Data_Portal|Market Data Home]]
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| * Links to [https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Market_Data_Demographic_Studies Demographic Studies] - A list of available studies about our residents and their RL behavior.
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| * [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/2007_Second_Life_Market_Data_Project The 2007 Second Life Market Data Project] - A group is spearheading a collaborative effort to get voluntary data from a large group of Residents during this calendar year.
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| * [[Market_Research_Suppliers]] - A list of market research suppliers with experience in Second Life
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| *[[Other Second Life Studies]] - A list of other research or studies of Second Life
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| ==Internationalization (Localization)== | | <div id="box"> |
| *[[International Resources]] This is the main page for all internationalization and localization of support, web content, and the viewer.
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| *Support
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| ** [[Inworld Locations for Volunteers]]
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| ** [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:Languages_spoken_by_Volunteers Listing of Languages Spoken by Second Life Volunteers]
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| **[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:Languages_spoken_by_Residents|Languages Spoken by Second Life Residents]
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| ** [[Basic Account Management: Japanese]] アカウント情報の管理
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| ** [[Basic_Account_Management:_Korean]] 계정 관리:한국어 위키
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| ** [[International_Volunteer_Orientation_Handouts|International Volunteer Orientation Handouts]]
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| ** [[Video_Tutorials#Resident-created_Video_Tutorials|Resident Created Video Tutorials in languages other than English]]
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| ** [[Inworld_Locations_for_Volunteers#International_Areas|Localized regions in Second Life]]
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| ** [https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:Text_from_In-world_Notecards_%28German%29 In-world Notecards Translated into German by Project i18n]
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| ** [https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:Text_from_In-world_Notecards_%28Spanish%29 In-world Notecards Translated into Spanish by Project i18n]
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| *Localization
| | == [[Press Information about Linden Lab and SL]]== |
| ** [[How_to_Localize_Your_World]]
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| ** [[Mentor_Linguist_Scribe_Translation_Project|Second Life Wiki localization]]
| | * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom Press Contacts] - Contacts for media inquiries |
| ** [[Project:Languages|Second Life Wiki Translation Guidelines]]
| | * [http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/general/factsheets Linden Lab Fact Sheets] |
| ** [[LSL_Portal_Translation_Project]]
| | * [http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/workinginworld Second Life Blog--Working Inworld] |
| ** [[Project:I18n|Project i18n, a Resident-run project to assist in the development of international communities in Second Life]]
| | * [http://www.twitter.com/workinginworld Working Inworld Twitter Feed] |
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| *Viewer
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| ** [[Skinning]]
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| ** Triage [[Bug_Triage/Internationalization_Agenda]]
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| * Linden Lab's International Second Life websites
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| ** http://de.secondlife.com Deutsch
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| ** http://jp.secondlife.com Japanese
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| ** http://kr.secondlife.com Korean
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| ==Getting Started==
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| * [[Glenn's Tips for Businesses]]
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| * [http://secondlife.com/whatis/faq.php Frequently Asked Questions] (from What Is Second Life? on secondlife.com) | |
| * [http://sl.nmc.org/wiki/Getting_Started New Media Consortium's Getting Started]
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| * [http://secondthoughts.typepad.com/second_thoughts/2006/06/getting_started.html Getting Started in Second Life by Random Unsung and Prokofy Neva] | |
| * [http://blog.ericrice.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/10/1815029.html How to learn about Second Life before learning Second Life] (Eric Rice) | |
| * [http://www.instructables.com/id/EWF9B3D7KSEP2876RE/ Getting Started in LSL scripting in Second Life] | |
| * [http://metaversed.com/06-nov-2007/metanomics-reloaded-gene-yoon-aka-ginsu-linden It's not an economy, it's a product] - understanding Linden Lab's view of Second Life
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| * See also [[Recent Business Articles]] - Articles about business in Second Life
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| ==Solution Provider Resources== | | == International Resources== |
| * [[Solution Provider Support]] | | * See the [[Localization Portal]] |
| *[[SLDev Forum Transcripts]]
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| *[[Office_Hours|Linden Office Hours]]
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| * [[Region_Performance_Improvement_Guide]]
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| * [[Inventory_Letters_and_Recovery_Steps]]
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| * '''[[Community Development Guide]]''' - This section is designed to aggregate knowledge about Second Life community development in one place and create a "living document" any Resident can edit and contribute to. It is our hope this guide will be useful to interested individuals, businesses, and organizations using the Second Life Main and Teen Grids.
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| | == [[Second Life Develop|Developer Resources]] == |
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| | * [[APIs and Web Services Portal]] |
| | * [[Region Performance Improvement Guide]] |
| | * [[Inventory Letters and Recovery Steps]] |
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| | == [[Business Inquiries]] == |
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| | * [[Market Data Portal]] |
| | ** [[Other Second Life Studies]] |
| | ** [[Market Data Demographic Studies]] |
| | * [[Bringing Your Community into Second Life]] |
| | * [[Buying Land]] |
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| [[Category:Marketing]] | | [[Category:Marketing]] |
