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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life.

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Connect with TechSoup at NCVS!

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Live: Participatory Events, Webinars, Conversations, Local and Global. has potential for global meetings, public educational events with participation, and remote engagement via webcam. Anyone who uses the designated tag on Twitter automatically becomes a part of the ongoing global conversation on that topic of interest.

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Celebrate Community Storytelling

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Lam is harnessing social media to spark civic engagement and drive global giving and volunteerism. Before joining The San Francisco Foundation, Lisa served in senior management roles at the San Francisco Education Fund, the San Francisco Food Bank, and the San Francisco Community Music Center. Here are other ways you can take part.

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October Community Builder Chat – Connecting On and Offline Communities #commbuild

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TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. Second Life and IRL at TechSoup HQ in SF. The Alliance for Climate Education makes presentations about climate change to high schools around the US.

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Nonprofits Live Recap: Great Presentations

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Great presentation skills always come handy whether you're offering an educational training, making a keynote speech, or bringing new funders aboard. Presenters who are interested in embedding a live Twitter stream into their slides can do so with SlideRocket. Presentations for Webinars. Ask and Share with Your Audience.

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Events, Twitters, and Green Web Hosting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Global NpTech: African Civil Society to Colombia Saidia.Org Blog is gathering stories about Web2.0

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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. Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City. Educators need to intervene and make creative alliances. That's Danah Boyd in RL who was also live blogging the event.

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