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Metrics for Virtual Worlds: Can you measure engagement?

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Flickr photo from Carmello. Both organisations are looking for new ways of fundraising and are looking into the possibilities in Virtual Worlds. Rik Riel is has also written about this and has described it as "avatar engagement." "Measuring ???engagement??? engagement??? is like eating an elephant: it???s

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

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Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. Something to make the virtual world better and empowering the community in a unique way. We hope that together to make the virtual and physical worlds better. to the USC folks).

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Berkman Island on Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

(Click through to the larger version to read the poster) I've been going to meetings on information island at the TechSoup area in Second Life where a small group of avatars interested in nonprofits and Second Life have been busy working on some exciting plans lead by Susan Tenby of TechSoup. Next meeting is 10:30 a.m. I reserved my seat.

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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. Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City. NMC Flickr Photos. Gary Hayes photos in flickr In Kenzo's notes. Check out my flickr photos of the event and my desktop

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Second Life Education Programs in NY Times, Goes Open Source, and other tidbits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by/NC from Matthew Saunders' Flickr Stream. 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. But there is also a trust issue too -- particularly if you don't know all the avatars in real life.