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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

Amy Sample Ward

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York.

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

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I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library's resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff. Real Virtuality had two games that were on display that augmented reality.

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New on SSIR: First and Foremost Know Your Community

Amy Sample Ward

You can read the post and participation in the conversation on the SSIR blog here! As profiled in the New York Observer , Danah talked to the data uncovered in her four years of research on new media use in a presentation at the Personal Democracy Forum. My newest post is now up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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Live Blog Post from MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For context, see the event announcement and today's New York Times article. Here's a few: Question: What role do you see MacArthur in building credible information? We are a resource bank for people in Second Life who want to know where to get credible information. My Live Blog post with notes from the event.

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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo UgoTrade Blog. She points out why this was such a groundbreaking event and suggests a compelling new metaphor for philanthropy: Imagine if philanthropy sought to be an "empowering platform for individuals (and organizations) to make change. That's always the challenge. to move forward.you have to give up something.

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Mobile websites vs. apps - what's right for you?

Connection Cafe

There is also some nice information in the article about app usage and how it varies by type of phone/operating system (OS). The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's Bedsider Project. Check out this Nielsen blog post for a full rundown. Author: Sally Heaven. 36% of U.S. American Humane Association.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. That's Danah Boyd in RL who was also live blogging the event. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City. He was also in NYC and live blogging the event as was Danah Boyd - the official MacArthur Foundation live blogger.

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