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Sarah Nerd · 03-14-2008, 12:06 PM

I hope whoever comes in has a real understanding of SL, and doesn't make any major changes that we aren't comfortable with. Bitch all you want about Rosedale, He brought this game to where it is today and had his heart invested in it. Will the next CEO have there heart in it or just view it as business business business?

Ingrid · 03-14-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarah Nerd

Will the next CEO have there heart in it or just view it as business business business?

I think the idea is to get a real business-head in there. I'm sure Philip will still have a lot of sway though as to what happens.

Lucifer Baphomet · 03-14-2008, 12:13 PM

Cinemassively: Philip Rosedale on transparency - Massively

Sooz Pascale · 03-14-2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucifer Baphomet

Cinemassively: Philip Rosedale on transparency - Massively

I'm a lawyer. I deal with liars all the time. Watch his eyes. Watch his facial expressions. He's lying...and doing a damn poor job of it.

Sooz

Stroker Serpentine · 03-14-2008, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FlipperPA Peregrine

Taco Rubio and I will be applying to be co-CEOs. We appreciate your support in advance, but will gladly step aside if Siggy Romulus decides to apply.

My Friends, I am officially announcing my candidacy for CEO. Upon election I will supply every constituent with a SexGen Suite and fire 2/3 of the current staff. I will task the FBI with dragging every content thief out of their mothers basements and I will institute an immediate public stock offering.

Surreal Farber will me my running mate. She knows how NOT to run a technology company. We can build on that together.

Oh, and we will graciously offer Flip and Taco cabinet positions. In the breakroom.

Beau Perkins · 03-14-2008, 12:25 PM

Maybe I should seek this position.

Manditory Bible study every Wednesday!

Hiro Queso · 03-14-2008, 12:26 PM

Changing my Job « Official Second Life Blog

Sarah Nerd · 03-14-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Stroker Serpentine

My Friends, I am officially announcing my candidacy for CEO. Upon election I will supply every constituent with a SexGen Suite and fire 2/3 of the current staff. I will task the FBI with dragging every content thief out of their mothers basements and I will institute an immediate public stock offering.

Surreal Farber will me my running mate. She knows how NOT to run a technology company. We can build on that together.

Oh, and we will graciously offer Flip and Taco cabinet positions. In the breakroom.

Free stuff! I'm totally in.

Io Zeno · 03-14-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Stroker Serpentine

My Friends, I am officially announcing my candidacy for CEO. Upon election I will supply every constituent with a SexGen Suite and fire 2/3 of the current staff. I will task the FBI with dragging every content thief out of their mothers basements and I will institute an immediate public stock offering.

Surreal Farber will me my running mate. She knows how NOT to run a technology company. We can build on that together.

Oh, and we will graciously offer Flip and Taco cabinet positions. In the breakroom.

I support this ticket.

Dancien Graves · 03-14-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Io Zeno

I support this ticket.

I have to withold my endorsement for now. It depends on where BJ stands in the administration.

Sarah Nerd · 03-14-2008, 12:31 PM

Maybe I should remain undecided until one or the other agrees I can be FIC, and get my islands delivered earlier and so on.

Dnate Mars · 03-14-2008, 12:33 PM

Honestly, I am not sure what to think right now. Changing CEOs in not always a good thing, even with all the current faults. I remember when Tom was left There. It was really the end of the development for There. The new CEO decided that they should use the technology for the military instead. They basically screwed all the users.

I am just going to wait and see. First the CTO gets the boot, now the CEO. Also, wasn't one of the reasons that Cory left was because of differences between him and Philip?

Michael Bigwig · 03-14-2008, 12:35 PM

That all makes sense...on many different levels.

Phil doesn't want to be that person anymore, both personally, and for the benefit of SL. Putting a more business-oriented CEO in place will tighten up SL, and at the same time allow Phil to be more free with creative ideas and expansion.

As long as the new CEO doesn't take any of the goodness away from SL, tightening the bolts, and rationalizing the best growth for SL is a definite bonus.

Thunderclap · 03-14-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by prinţesă nină

!!!!!!!!!

Moo Money · 03-14-2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Stroker Serpentine

My Friends, I am officially announcing my candidacy for CEO. Upon election I will supply every constituent with a SexGen Suite and fire 2/3 of the current staff. I will task the FBI with dragging every content thief out of their mothers basements and I will institute an immediate public stock offering.

Surreal Farber will me my running mate. She knows how NOT to run a technology company. We can build on that together.

Oh, and we will graciously offer Flip and Taco cabinet positions. In the breakroom.

I would like to apply to be in charge of evening entertainment. Given how much Linden Lab staffers drink, both you and I know that this is very serious business.

Thunderclap · 03-14-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Khamon

I would lie through my teeth agreeing to work within the existing corporate culture, then wholly reeducate the workforce when in office. It'd just be plain unfortunate that two-thirds of them would have to be replaced in the first year.

And what would be put into the contract is a provision you must would with the existing employees or be in material breach.
The Tao is cute and all but won't work with the big corps. However, there is nothing wrong with the people.
Think about this Khamon: what happens if it does sell. But it sells to a devout Christian organization? Or the scientologists? or some other group like EA?
Status Quo requires the the bulk of the people to remain.

Kristian · 03-14-2008, 12:50 PM

I'd like to remind everyone that their last inbound major management move gave us Zee 'my first act as a linden will be to piss everyone off' Linden.

Dnate Mars · 03-14-2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Bigwig

That all makes sense...on many different levels.

Phil doesn't want to be that person anymore, both personally, and for the benefit of SL. Putting a more business-oriented CEO in place will tighten up SL, and at the same time allow Phil to be more free with creative ideas and expansion.

As long as the new CEO doesn't take any of the goodness away from SL, tightening the bolts, and rationalizing the best growth for SL is a definite bonus.

This is what I am hoping happens. It would be a very good thing for LL.

Thunderclap · 03-14-2008, 12:57 PM

There is one other thing, I want to mention. Gor as a whole was never authorized to exist in world. Now if I am wrong, then the statement is moot. However, if I am right, think about what happens when a new group discovers this.
I for one am hopeful that he choses someone he knows that can do the nuts and bolts while he continues with the current way SL exists.
Yes, Bugs need to be fixed. Yes, stability needs to increased.
But I believe that since the exit of Cory this have been happening and that he was the bottleneck. (why do I say that? Because in the WSJ article on Wagner Au's new book on SL it said that Cory viewed SL as a game platform while Phillip viewed it like a Holodeck)
However, I still say and so do most others that biggest problem was the opening of the gates. Things must change. Like because ways to handle content. Better protection against theft. A better permissions system. More robust scripting. Newer avatars. But above all that better customer service.
So here is to the hope a new tommorow where it is 'Bugs first, Shiny second, and the satified customers'!

Thunderclap · 03-14-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Beau Perkins

My worse nightmare would be...........

STEVE CASE.

My worst Nightmare is : Larry Probst
Former CEO of EA. I have seen what EA did to Origin when it bought it for Ultima Online.

Jennyfur · 03-14-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FlipperPA Peregrine

Taco Rubio and I will be applying to be co-CEOs. We appreciate your support in advance, but will gladly step aside if Siggy Romulus decides to apply.

Two words:

Plastic Duck

Jennyfur · 03-14-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Stroker Serpentine

My Friends, I am officially announcing my candidacy for CEO. Upon election I will supply every constituent with a SexGen Suite and fire 2/3 of the current staff. I will task the FBI with dragging every content thief out of their mothers basements and I will institute an immediate public stock offering.

Surreal Farber will me my running mate. She knows how NOT to run a technology company. We can build on that together.

Oh, and we will graciously offer Flip and Taco cabinet positions. In the breakroom.

Can I be Minister of Lolcat Propaganda or the Ambassador to Ahern?

Khamon · 03-14-2008, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunderclap

Think about this Khamon: what happens if it does sell. But it sells to a devout Christian organization? Or the scientologists? or some other group like EA?

Okay I thought about it and my answer is "so? what? That would be worse?"

Cristiano · 03-14-2008, 01:51 PM

CEO type guy

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Hi,

Linden Labs, a virtual worlds game thing where you can make real money and stuff, is hiring a CEO type guy cuz the one we have right now doesn't know what to do. The successful CEO type guy will:

* be groovy.
* be laid back.
* do what he or she feels like.
* be super sorry if something goes wrong.
* have good hair.
* not rock the boat.

Khamon · 03-14-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucifer Baphomet

Cinemassively: Philip Rosedale on transparency - Massively

transparency . . . HUGE BRICK WALL . . . anonymity

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Michael Bigwig ~VRML Aficionado~ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Riverside, Rhode Island Posts: 1,859 SL Join Date: 12/02/05 Business: Glowbox Designs Blog Entries: 1 SLShopper Ads: 2	That all makes sense...on many different levels. Phil doesn't want to be that person anymore, both personally, and for the benefit of SL. Putting a more business-oriented CEO in place will tighten up SL, and at the same time allow Phil to be more free with creative ideas and expansion. As long as the new CEO doesn't take any of the goodness away from SL, tightening the bolts, and rationalizing the best growth for SL is a definite bonus. __________________ ~Michael Bigwig ___________________Lead Designer, Glowbox Designs

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