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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While the speakers were talking, the avatars in Second Life were carrying on a lively debate in chat about the points raised, suggesting questions to be asked in the room in New York City, and passing along urls/resources related to the discussion at hand. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City.

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Guest Post: An ARG at the Smithsonian--A Success?

Museum 2.0

The eye images were posted to the site, and the incantations were layered over the top of each other in an ever-growing audio file. The resulting discussions on Unfiction about these tasks and hints far exceeded the discussions after the game’s launch, with respect to the number of people involved and the frequency of posts.

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