There was a time in the history of the ‘Information Superhighway’ when the internet as we know it today didn’t exist.  Today, when we talk about the internet, we can relate to terms like ‘http’ or ‘www’ but this wasn’t always the case.  Back in what I like to call the stone age, most online services were presented through portal sites such as AOL or Compuserve.  As more people became accustomed to the idea of ‘crawling the web’ these mega-portals’ popularity decreased and the new age of internet service providers (ISPs) emerged.  This is where we stand today with Linden Lab’s 3D virtual world platform the Second Life Grid™ but with a unique twist.