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Nonprofits in Second Life: Avatar Marketing, Fundraising, and TechSoup's Plans

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I attended a meeting at the SLTechSoup Office, a discussion forum on Avatar Marketing hosted by Harvard Berkman Center , and visited a donation site for the Make A Wish Foundation. The TechSoup group is collaborating on a directory of nonprofits and we want to make sure your organization is included.

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NPTechTag Roundup: Election Debriefs and Wikis in Your Kitchen!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And here's another "vertical" video host -- Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network. CHBN provides a free service for broadcasting member-generated political video content. The concept is simple as Nick Booth writes: "Some people really get it and move quickly to innovate in the way they collaborate online.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

broadcaster VRML world projects in 96 called the Mirror (BT, BBC and others). Six worlds, avatars, lots of chat and even then screens receiving video for. web geeks and cardboard cutout avatars. There are better and more efficient channels for collaboration, conference calls for one. avies' to stand around and chat.

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Metaverse Museum? Guest Post on Second Life and Museums by Sibley Verbeck

Museum 2.0

And if you’ve ever logged into this brutally confusing new technology, you’ve probably been literally confronted the sense that your avatar, let alone the emperor, has no clothes. Collaborative Experience. But that’s already sounding like the grandiose hype you read about Second Life or virtual worlds. Museum 2.0.

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Self-Identification and Status Updates: Personal Entrypoints to Museum Experiences

Museum 2.0

At the Lab, your profile is a simple cache of personal data you can draw on as collaborator, co-creating the exhibit content. At the Brooklyn Museum, you are invited to pick a digital avatar (image) from their collection to represent you. It draws you into every exhibit via your own narcissism. Some allow you to write your life story.

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