Second Life is a 3-D Virtual World built and owned entirely by the Residents who inhabit the environment. Second Life was opened to the public in 2003 by Linden Lab. Since that time Second Life's Virtual World has grown exponentially and is now inhabited by more than 3,800,00 people from around the world.

• When You first enter the World you will discover an expansive, and imaginative digital continent. This New World is teeming with people, entertainment, new experiences and untold opportunity! Take a little while to explore. You never know - perhaps you will find the perfect island to call home and build your house or business.
  
  
• One of the first things you will notice are all the Creations made by other Residents. Every Resident retains the Creative Rights to their Digital Projects. With that right they can Buy, Sell and Trade with anyone else in the Virtual World using a Two World Economy. That's right - real world money can be earned and spent in Second Life!
  
  
• The Marketplace of Second Life currently supports many millions of dollars in monthly trade & transactions (US dollars). This Two World Economy is handled with the "$Linden" dollar. $Linden is the In-World unit-of-trade and can be converted to US dollars at multiple branches of the thriving online Linden Dollar Exchange.
  
  

Welcome to Second Life! We look forward to seeing you In-World. Bring Your Imagination, and Your Second Life Project!