On the grapevine: Linden Lab, owners of Second Life, may have done another financing round. Our tipster thinks the amount raised wasn't huge, but the valuation for the lame virtual world was "puke-inducing". How puke-inducing? The number being quoted is $750m. Seems preposterous, but, then, so do many other recent deals. If Philip Rosedale's Linden Lab did indeed raise new money, congratulations on the timing: the marketers who support the clunky 3D environment are beginning to realize its populated more by perverted furries than prospective customers. Anyone have any corroboration for this rumor, or want to shoot it down?

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