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Nonprofit Commons in Second Life Survives Griefing Attack

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According to Wikipedia, a griefer is "a slang term used to describe a player in an multiplayer video game who plays the game simply to cause grief to other players through harassment. " Griefing can be a problem in Second Life, although it does not happen at every location all the time. Photo by Peacemaker. Face it ???

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The notion of a community is really tricky because every web page is a latent community, waiting to be activated. As we move from Content to Collaboration to Community to Collective Intelligence, it becomes increasingly difficult to both observe these layers and activate them. The 4Cs Social Media Framework Applied to Digital Activism.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Ruby Sinreich gives a report about Hillary Clinton's Second Life Campaign Headquarters.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Video, Wikis, Virtual Worlds, and Social Networking Wikiscan let's you see who is editing wikipedia as mentioned in a recent Wired Magazine article. The Second Life Community Convention is taking place this weekend in Chicago. Technologies to Recruit, Engage, and Activate Youth." All the candidates. Using Web2.0

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2.0 Culture Wars: Luddites and 2.0topians

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was coined in 2005 and has a Wikipedia page and several bloggers, conferences, and active debates surrounding it. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the constant question, "If your first life is good, why do you need a Second Life?" I've been doing some reading recently about 2.0 Unclear application.

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NpTech Tag: People Behind Tags, NpTech Timeline, Twitter, and More Widgets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One wonders where virtual words like Second Life fit on the interaction and communications axis. Second Life Relay for Life for 2007 volunteer blog is gearing up for this year's event, the third one in Second Life. FOSS, Audio and Video for Activism and Advocacy. The graphic.

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Blog Buzz, NGOS at Demo 07, and Moulin

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The offline wikipedia, Moulin. An Introduction to Activism on the Internet recently turned up in the tag stream, and while almost two years old, a solid primer. The e-Campaigning Tool for plone can do petitions, letters to targets, and other campaign related activities. Marnie Webb offers more post conference call reflections.

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