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Peter Morville is A Woman in Second Life and Other IA Summit Secrets.

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Stacy Surla invited me to participate remotely at the IA Summit taking place this weekend in Las Vegas on a panel about IA in Second Life and informal poster session to introduce Second Life to IA folks. I had skype with a video camera and Second Life application opened (which kept crashing my computer.)

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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. I also turned off my audio.

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Nonprofits Celebrate New Home in Second Life: Nonprofit Commons Grand Opening Gala Event on August 14th, 2007

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This month's Net Tuesday will be a special "mixed reality" event in San Francisco and in Second Life to celebrate the opening of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life , a community space for nonprofits. Audio and video content will be streamed live between the two worlds. I am a total Second Life newbie.

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The Future of the Nonprofit Office: Working from Home v2.0

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FaceTime allows two iPhone -- and soon, next-generation iPad and iPod Touch -- users to have a streaming video and audio conversation while both are connected to a wireless network. Look for mobile providers to combine these ideas to enable a virtual meeting environment with video, audio, whiteboard, and presentations from multiple attendees.

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MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on philanthropy- June 22nd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On June 22nd at 9:00 AM PST, Jonathan's avatar along with Second Life CEO Philip Rosedale will lead a discussion with residents on the role of philanthropy in virtual worlds. There will be a live audio feed. It will be interesting to see if Fanton's avatar looks just like him or something different.

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Live Blog Post from MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I don't know if I'm still shaking from the excitement or the hour long multi-tasking frenzy of listening to a live audio feed, seeing a blog.tv MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. The John D. and Catherine T. to the USC folks).

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The One-Look Virus and Immersive Environments for Teaching and Learning

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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. Six worlds, avatars, lots of chat and even then screens receiving video for. web geeks and cardboard cutout avatars. whenever i???ve