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First Thoughts on Second Life

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

I've been listening with one ear to the buzz about Second Life and non-profits for a while now, and paying it very little attention. The interest in using Second Life for online community building in the non-profit space has been high lately, and not just on the geeky fringe.

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29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Please feel free to post a link to their blog in the comments section. Blog: Nonprofit Commons: Nonprofits in Second Life. Blog: Getting Attention. This time around I limited the list to individuals bloggers, rather than blogs maintained by associations, publications, PR firms, etc. Please follow: 1. Blog: MobileActive.

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Jumping into Art in Second Life

Museum 2.0

When people talk about museum projects in Second Life and other virtual worlds, I'm often disappointed by the short-sightedness of the vision. As one YouTube visitor commented: A masterpiece recreated. But was I with those people in Second Life? I watched the beauty unfolding in front of me.

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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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. 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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NpTech Tag Roundup: Election Day, NPTech Blog Chatter, and Tool Talk

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To see another work in progress, go over to MIchael Gilbert's The Authentic Organization blog where he has turned the comments feature on and is writing his next book in a fishbowl! Head right over to the Social Media Press Release Template from Shift Communications and reviewed by the Getting Attention Blog. More information here.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Highlights from the NpDev and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lucy Bernholz summarizes what NY Times Columnist, David Pogue has shared about his experience in Second Life and suggests his comments are revealing regarding the development of an independent sector in the virtual world. There's a thoughtful comment from Givewell that points out the work flow involved.

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