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HealthCare.gov: A Model Facebook Page

Forum One

The profile picture in the upper left of the Page is cropped and scaled perfectly to fit that space and includes a photo of the same representative health care consumers from the parent site. Wall: This is where the government publishes updates for its fans. Also, privacy practices are governed by Facebook, not the U.S.

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Brighton Beach Brainstorm

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The particular issue that concerns Hiroshi right now is the Second Life problem, 3D avatar immersive environments. When the entities involved are public entities like governments or groups with a mandate to serve the entire population (BBC in UK, schools), the standard is higher than for an individual or a tiny business.

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Games for Change: Al Gore, Supporting Vets, and Making Civics Fun

Tech Soup

iCivics: Learning How the Government Works. The ability to play and replay scenarios, choosing different actions and benefiting from an expert avatar counseling you along the way seemed really well done. Photo: corley may. The leads of several ground-breaking serious games projects presented their work.

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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. It has to be governed by Web2.0 - kids will be making media. NMC Flickr Photos. local time). NMC Consortium Summary.

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The NMC Symposium for the Future: Prepping for Virtual Keynote about Nonprofits in 2020

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In fact, I'll be arriving in a Jetson like transportation and my avatar will probably look a lot like Jane Jetson. . I wonder if in 2020, whether nonprofit boards/governance will be totally transparent? I've been having a lot of fun researching some metaphors for the future and of course, I went straight to the Jetsons.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr photo from handsome monkey. why does someone spend so much time in a game world customising their avatar???? NetEquality provides resources for nonprofits government agencies, communities, housing authorities, and CDCs to install their wireless networks. Engagement Strategie s. A Few NpTech Conversations.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Government. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Twibbon is a tool that allows your supporters on Twitter and Facebook to add a micro version of your nonprofit’s avatar to their profile pics. PicMarked photos would make a good Flickr slideshow as well.

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