See3

JANUARY 29, 2009

There are no “pokes&# or virtual plants or stupid games. Twitter.com is all the rage among geeks, although it has more hype than users at this point. I’ll admit that, for the longest time, I was exasperated by the Twitter hype. And to read the same stuff being broadcast by a hundred other people? January 29, 2009.

Twitter 40

Twitter Las Vegas Broadcast Hype 40

Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

In January, I interviewed Sibley about the potential use of virtual worlds and Second Life by museums, but in the four months since then, the virtual world platform--and the hype around it--has exploded. Sibley's company has developed virtual world projects for CBS, AOL, the NBA, Reuters, and many others.

Second Life 20

Second Life Museum Life Virtual 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

danah boyd has a post called " On Being Virtual " (be sure to read the comments) As Kevin Gamble on the SLED list notes, what she seems to be saying is that if you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it's not about divorcing the physical social structures to live virtually. Come on, get real already.

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Environment Teach Second Life Learning 50