Second Life (2003–present)

1. Second Life named and beta announced

   Oct 30, 2002Labels: Linden Lab, Second Life

   • SL Wiki PR

2. Second Life publicly launches

   Jun 23, 2003Labels: Second Life, Public Launch

   • Linden Lab
   • Wikipedia

3. Linden Dollar introduced as in-world currency

   Dec 1, 2003Labels: Linden Dollar, Virtual Economy

   • SL Wiki

4. Teen Second Life opens for ages 13–17

   Feb 14, 2005Labels: Teen Second, Age-Restricted Grid

   • SL Wiki
   • Congress

5. Anshe Chung featured as virtual-economy milestone

   May 1, 2006Labels: Anshe Chung, Virtual Millionaire

   • SL Wiki
   • Wikipedia

6. Second Life Viewer source released under GPL

   Jan 9, 2007Labels: Second Life, Open Source

   • Ars
   • InternetNews

7. Linden Lab bans most in-world gambling

   Jul 25, 2007Labels: Linden Lab, In-World Gambling

   • TechCrunch
   • News24

8. Linden Lab acquires major web marketplaces

   Jan 20, 2009Labels: Linden Lab, Web Marketplaces

   • Linden Blog
   • CBS News

9. Viewer 2.0 becomes the main Second Life viewer

   Mar 31, 2010Labels: Viewer 2, Client Update

   • SL Wiki

10. Teen Grid closes and accounts transfer begins

    Jan 21, 2011Labels: Teen Grid, Account Transfer

    • SL Wiki
    • Congress

11. Mesh uploading reaches the main grid

    Aug 23, 2011Labels: Mesh Uploading, Content Creation

    • SL Forums

12. Entire Second Life grid completes move to AWS

    Nov 19, 2020Labels: AWS Migration, Grid Infrastructure

    • Modemworld

13. Second Life celebrates its 20th anniversary

    Jun 22, 2023Labels: 20th Anniversary, Second Life

    • Linden Lab

14. SL Mobile app becomes available to all account types

    Nov 21, 2024Labels: SL Mobile, Platform Expansion

    • Modemworld