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We've been working on improving all of our Second Life coverage, and from today you'll find more of that in its own section, rather than on the front page where it gets tangled up with the games. You'll still find bigger and broader interest pieces on the front page, but it's clear from the feedback we've been getting that more coverage is wanted, and that it deserves a dedicated section.

Over the next few weeks, we'll also be looking at bringing back some of the more popular features and series -- so if you aren't already tracking the Second Life section or RSS feed, now is the time to add it to your reading list for more great Second Life coverage.

Second Life daily news:

• 13,657 new signups bringing the total to 12,869,530 signups.
• A peak concurrency of 65,285 at 2:50PM (a new record!), and a minimum concurrency of 34,252 at 11:55PM. Median concurrency for the day was 49,326.
• The Grid Stability Index for the day was 1.39 (lower is better).
• While the grid reached record levels of concurrency during in the mid-afternoon there were assorted grid glitches prior to 10AM, and a significant systems failure in the late afternoon affecting thousands of users.
• Stroker Serpentine (Kevin Alderman) of Eros LLC on the CBS Early Show.
• We look back at Richard Bartle's appearance at Metanomics.

• 19,793 new signups bringing the total to 12,030,055 signups.
• A peak concurrency of 61,927 (a new record!) at 1:55PM, and a minimum concurrency of 34,337 at 1:10AM. Median concurrency for the day was 46,128.
• The Grid Stability Index for the day was 0.95 (lower is better).
• Reports of problems and difficulties were nearly absent today, unusually, despite the high concurrency.
• Linden Lab had phone troubles again. Since the issue isn't marked as resolved, we assume that it is still ongoing. Curiously, at 11:46, an update said "While this issue is being worked on, your calls will connect." which we can only interpret as "While it is being fixed, it will behave as if it is already fixed." - but perhaps that is supposed to mean something else. We're just not sure.