Linden Lab

Linden Lab

Coordinates: 37°48′00.96″N 122°24′05.65″W / 37.8002667°N 122.4015694°W / 37.8002667; -122.4015694

Linden Research, Inc.
Type Private
Founded San Francisco, California, USA (1999)
Headquarters San Francisco, California, USA
Key people Philip Rosedale, founder
Rod Humble, CEO
Industry Virtual worlds
Products Virtual worlds, Electronic commerce, software development
Employees 245 (Q1 2010 350, -30% announcement)
Website lindenlab.com
Alexa rank 371,107 (August 2012)

Linden Research, Inc., d/b/a Linden Lab, is a privately held American Internet company that is best known as the creator of Second Life.

The company's head office is in San Francisco, with additional offices in Boston, Seattle, Virginia and Davis, California. Its offices in Mountain View, Brighton, Singapore and Amsterdam were closed in 2010. In addition, the company employs remote workers that communicate and collaborate on projects using Second Life technology.

Read more about Linden Lab:  History, Corporate Culture, Acquisitions and Restructuring, Litigation

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