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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In this early stage, the metaverse is being envisioned and portrayed as an online reality that we humans enter and experience as avatars through a VR headset, similar to the Oasis experience in the movie Ready Player One. A visit to the Second Life Marketplace can help you better understand the concept of shopping for NFTs in the Metaverse.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle

Connection Cafe

They turn on the system, choose their avatars, and are suddenly transported into the video game. Once inside the world of Jumanji, the students assume the form of their chosen avatars. Not everything you see is real: You soon see Bethany lying on her bed with a selfie stick snapping pictures. Up on Instagram the picture goes.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I don't think she is saying SL is a fad that will go away as other people without her depth of knowledge have articulated. 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. I really don???t

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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

And my Mom says she’ll never forget that her first knowledge of the events of the day came through my voice, whole and well, telling her to turn on the television. I’d have taken a picture and figured out TwitPic. And I’d have used Twitter that morning and in the surreal days to come. All grounded.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. You can also view statistics about what time people voted and from what country.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

The access to information drives knowledge. Andrew Keen: The wall in Berlin was open by accident by a guard, so you could argue that the internet is a distribution of knowledge so that would have never happened. So, this organization of knowledge could actually be a good thing for demoralizing government. Kevin Anderson: Yes.

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