Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

At the NCTI conference, we also heard from someone from Second Life. Of course, I brought up the lack of accessibility to some people with disabilities, based on the conversation I had in Brighton with Hiroshi Kawamura and Kevin Carey. That was great news!

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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. It seems that Second Life is both the closest and farthest thing from many museum professionals' minds.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2009

Tags: Accessible Technology Online Activism Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2011

It is an accessible read and reassured me that much of what I thought was unique to my own innovative team is happening all around. Remember, I have not simply had beers with these guys, I've flown around Second Life with their avatars and had virtual beers with them. Neff and Randal C.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

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. If you missed the chat or want to revisit it, access the full chat archive here. and much more! Upcoming: November.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Emerging tablet computing devices, such as the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy, promise the benefit of mobile access with a larger form factor than a phone screen, making it much easier to do work in the field. Organizations will upgrade and switch to product versions/services that allow for seamless mobile access.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 11, 2008

Our conversation focused on Facebook, Second Life, and Skype. The same with Second Life. Organizations hold meetings on Second Life, I put on a sexy female avatar with my breasts hanging out, and I'm just accepted. The Agency is deeply involved in Facebook," I was told.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2010

hosted a webinar called "Collaborate with Wikis" which was recorded and can be accessed here. With nearly 250 participants on the web conference and in Second Life, we had many people excited to get started: read more. On Wednesday, Techsoup Talks! We also had Sarah Manley from Wikia answering chat questions during the webinar.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Rik Panganiban, community manager of TechSoup’s Nonprofits in Second Life online community, rounded out the lineup of speakers by offering tips gleaned from his experience giving presentations in mixed reality environments – advice that can also be used in the offline world. Presentations for Webinars. Additional Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2007

second life, ??? but not necessarily in Second Life, according to Gartner, Inc. Understand the implications for access to open virtual platforms from within the enterprise and the risks involved,??? Check out the Nonprofits and Second Life Wiki and Blog for information about the nonprofit side.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Video-Based Training: Video streaming has been around for quite some time, however, the new millennium has seen a sudden upsurge in the online streaming space, with YouTube becoming the second popular search engine after Google. Companies are exploring online virtual platforms such as second life, Minecraft, Unity, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2007

Back in December after Clay Shirky's piece on Second Life, Stan who writes the PacificRim Exchange Blog took out his " I'm Sticking With DOS " buttons from the attic to make some points -- maybe something about keeping an eye on the future horizon. The boundaries of SL allow you to have access to many whom you wouldn???t

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I predict the same fate for Second Life and other 3D-Virtual Words. Photo UgoTrade Blog. And, I got an instant response.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

These posts have sparked some thoughtful reflections, from a folks on the Second Life Educator's List and I'm going to quote and summarize a few: The Second Life Doubter's Club. s a graphical layer that has the potential to link together many of the 2D media that we currently access via the Internet. whenever i???ve

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

But wait a second, I could attempt to live blog remotely. because the session will take place in Second Life and will also be webcasted. Second Life: NMC Campus Amphitheater (number 5 on the map) (see picture of me above) (NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2007

; privacy policy; money (micro-pays, conversion to RW currency); mgmt of abusive behavior; access via subscription, secure areas, age-restricted areas? Example virtual worlds: Second Life; Active Worlds; Entropia; Olive. Example engines: Multiverse, Croquet, Delta3D

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. Those kind of moments really make me feel good about the work that I do and being able to share the knowledge to make technology more accessible to everyone. He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

There is no VoIP (voice capability), but the presenter can sign up for free "Enhanced Access" conference calling services and have everyone pay separate phone charges. Powwownow — a free web conferencing application that allows participants to see the presenter's desktop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

The role of the Journalist Panel is: These journalists will be given priority access to the teachers and on a permission basis will be allowed to interview students with teachers present. What struck me was the code of ethics for Virtual Worlds: Virtual Worlds Act in second life like you would in your first life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

Thank god for remote access! Tuesday, February 13, 12:30 pm Berkman Center Conference Room 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Cambridge, MA Guest: Lewis Hyde Topic: ???I Webcast viewers can join the discussion through IRC text chat or in the virtual world Second Life. I've been Lewis Hyde fan ever since.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The online platform has two parts: a website , where all projects originate, and a Second Life presence ("The Tech" in Second Life), where participants can communicate in real-time, share ideas, and build virtual prototypes. I know that Second Life can be a clunky, frustrating experience.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. Those kind of moments really make me feel good about the work that I do and being able to share the knowledge to make technology more accessible to everyone. He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

AFP Blog points a story about a blackberry service outage that left millions of users without wireless e-mail access. Social Media and Nonprofits Anshe Chung Studios in China has been quietly building a Second Life space, managed by TechSoup, for non-profits. You could hear crackberry addicts screaming from miles away.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. In Second Life, I am not an expert--but many of our virtual exhibit designers are.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 18, 2006

The you that writes blogs, creates podcasts, shares open source applications, creates entries on Wikipedia, posts videos on YouTube, meets friends on MySpace and chats with avatars on Second Life. But, we also need to remember that many people do not have access to this web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2007

She is using her blog to raise money to support the first Community Access television station in Ghana, Coastal Television in Cape Coast Ghana. You can find her Facebook, Twitter, blogs, wikis, Second Life and many other online communities. SamLand is Shirley Mayfield's blog. She is going to Ghana in November. And if you???re

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

So give them access to do or view together so they start talking about it. deviantART does an awesome job of this, allowing people to "skin" websites with art/graffiti which is then accessible to members. Good sharing point #2: Share with others who don't have access. Good sharing point 1: Encourage social interactions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Michelle Martin rounds up some recent videos from Michael Wesch , the creator of The Machine is US/ing Us , including his newest "Information R/evolution," it is about how digital information is qualitatively different from information on paper and how this changes the ways we think about how to store, use, access it. And if Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. He will be bringing equipment and provide skills training to the first Community Access television station in Ghana.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Politics, and Activism If you can't be in DC this weekend to remind Congress that you voted against this war , Ruby Sinreich suggests that you head to the Progressive Island on Second Life for the Avatars Against the War sponsored by RootsCampSl.org Hillary Clinton is using Drupal. See this one-page parody of Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

A commitment to creating access - if we want to change game design. We have to change access. Our responsibility as global citizens. Games are examples of global citizens. They have great currency as ambassadors. Not just a question of who makes games, but why certain people don't play. Not true that girls don't play games.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

60) Search « Second Life: Debunking Myths, Identifying Opportunities | Main | NPower Greater DC Region Technology Innovation Award » Monday Aug 27 2007 Grantmakers Dive Into Web 2.0 The article can be accessed from: [link] November 14, 2007 | Amy Luckey Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2008

It's been awhile since I've shared the progress of The Tech Virtual , the web and Second Life-based virtual exhibit workshop that The Tech Museum of Innovation opened in December of 2007. In January, I wrote about the challenges and opportunities of using Second Life as a design space. But that's just a start.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

" I did manage to get Internet access on my nokia N95 and couldn't resist Twittering his quip. Using Facebook and Linked but in the basic stages Gave an overview of some statistics of Internet usage/access of the world's population. Access is only the first part of the equation. was about access and Web 2.0

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2007

60) Search « Second Life: Debunking Myths, Identifying Opportunities | Main | NPower Greater DC Region Technology Innovation Award » Monday Aug 27 2007 Grantmakers Dive Into Web 2.0 The article can be accessed from: [link] November 14, 2007 | Amy Luckey Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

That’s why we’re not in Second Life. #1, And #2 it doesn’t fit our accessibility mission. We look at the equation and say maybe Second Life isn’t the right fit for us. Maybe the Tech will have that with your new project in Second Life. We try to be really really careful here.

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