Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

According to Wikipedia, a griefer is "a slang term used to describe a player in an multiplayer video game who plays the game simply to cause grief to other players through harassment. " Griefing can be a problem in Second Life, although it does not happen at every location all the time. "What about griefers?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life. that didn't last long or ruin the event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. While at first it may feel a little narcissistic, it is a clever and moving exhibition of your Facebook life – and one of the few Facebook apps I have recommended that anyone add on Facebook.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

For specific networking events or sessions, try to include video chat for a more authentic and engaging attendee experience. For a virtual conference or trade show, help attendees feel more engaged by allowing them to create a custom avatar. This avatar will act as their visual representation in the virtual space.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

For specific networking events or sessions, try to include video chat for a more authentic and engaging attendee experience. For a virtual conference or trade show, help attendees feel more engaged by allowing them to create a custom avatar. This avatar will act as their visual representation in the virtual space.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 26, 2007

This month's Net Tuesday will be a special "mixed reality" event in San Francisco and in Second Life to celebrate the opening of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life , a community space for nonprofits. Audio and video content will be streamed live between the two worlds. I am a total Second Life newbie.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. Learn basic HTML.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2010

We all work hard to present ourselves online the way we want to be seen, either for our job/professional careers or to keep a line between personal life and work. Only knowing someone by their avatar or their username may make it difficult to share stories and ask hard questions, online. Tip #3: Meet Real People. Lesson: Socialize!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2018

While in detention, these four characters discover an old video game system with a Jumanji cartridge already inserted into the console. 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.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

This blog post was penned by Evonne Heyning , who works with TechSoup's Nonprofit Commons in Second Life and Community teams. With our 65-inch plasma screen TV, we camped outside the main ballroom and projected the #NCVS tweets along with Second Life and web interactive experiences for attendees.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate - This is 3D animation software for creating film, video, TV, and game special effects. They were used for visual effects, for instance, in the James Cameron film, Avatar. Autodesk YouTube Channel – free demonstration videos. This suite has five programs. Eligibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2008

TechSoup's Susan Tenby , Senor Manager--Online Community Development , gave a prepared testimony before the the House Committee on Energy and Commerce' s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet on April 1st about the potential of Second Life. Mercury News Washington Post Coverage also on the TechSoup Second Life Blog ( here )

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

It just suddenly means they got caught up in life and they’re busy and they need to be reminded. . Just remember, it is not personal if they don’t give, it’s just life. And so they created a series of videos, not complicated, didn’t charge them a lot. And so the fact that they. They forgot.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

FaceTime allows two iPhone -- and soon, next-generation iPad and iPod Touch -- users to have a streaming video and audio conversation while both are connected to a wireless network. Look for mobile providers to combine these ideas to enable a virtual meeting environment with video, audio, whiteboard, and presentations from multiple attendees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

At Harvard Law School in real life via the Berkman Center, there was an fascinating discussion tonight called " Legal education in a networked world." You could also watch a video cast on the web as well as in Second Life. Anyway, go listen to the video. " It was moderated by Charles Nesson.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference. Silicon Valley North.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. We're trying a year of conversation about how to enter the culture in Second Life and the role of philanthropy. " Linden: Second Life is a world being built by the people in it. The John D.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

In January, I interviewed Sibley about the potential use of virtual worlds and Second Life by museums, but in the four months since then, the virtual world platform--and the hype around it--has exploded. It seems that Second Life is both the closest and farthest thing from many museum professionals' minds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

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. text, graphics and video? Six worlds, avatars, lots of chat and even then screens receiving video for. I also have been around this.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference. Silicon Valley North.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

15th including a session on using Machinima to create political and social change videos. And here's another "vertical" video host -- Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network. CHBN provides a free service for broadcasting member-generated political video content. Events continue through Nov. Newly Discovered NpTech Blogs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 18, 2006

The you that writes blogs, creates podcasts, shares open source applications, creates entries on Wikipedia, posts videos on YouTube, meets friends on MySpace and chats with avatars on Second Life. By now you've probably seen the announcement that TIME has named "you" the person of the year.

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Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Politics, and Activism If you can't be in DC this weekend to remind Congress that you voted against this war , Ruby Sinreich suggests that you head to the Progressive Island on Second Life for the Avatars Against the War sponsored by RootsCampSl.org Hillary Clinton is using Drupal. See this one-page parody of Second Life.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

Or it can be a digital experience where customer avatars explore a new brand. Live streaming is where an event streams live video feeds so that viewers can see what’s going on. Be sure to record your live stream as well so that the video content is saved. A virtual event can be a well-thought-out and curated live event.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

why does someone spend so much time in a game world customising their avatar???? One of the ways is via strategic commenting and here's a terrific video tutorial on the topic or this terrific tips article from problogger. Ruby Sinreich gives a report about Hillary Clinton's Second Life Campaign Headquarters. Details are here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

As you'll note from that article, Nedra has also been exploring Second Life and we bumped into each other at the TechSoup space there where we completed our interview. We need to establish a presence for our organization in Second Life,??? ve been exploring Second Life and avatar marketing ??? I see that you???ve

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The online platform has two parts: a website , where all projects originate, and a Second Life presence ("The Tech" in Second Life), where participants can communicate in real-time, share ideas, and build virtual prototypes. I know that Second Life can be a clunky, frustrating experience. A contractor, Involve Inc.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 3D space where this virtual symposium will take place is a private version of the Second Life platform that Linden Labs and NMC have created, called the Hakone Project. In fact, I'll be arriving in a Jetson like transportation and my avatar will probably look a lot like Jane Jetson. .

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

Or it can be a digital experience where customer avatars explore a new brand. Live streaming is where an event streams live video feeds so that viewers can see what’s going on. Be sure to record your live stream as well so that the video content is saved. A virtual event can be a well-thought-out and curated live event.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2007

It's a running joke," he says, "but instead of a fuel consumption display, a lot of us call them 'game gauges'"—a reference to the running score posted on video games—"because we're trying to beat our last score—our miles per gallon." I could imagine museums being a hotbed for development of logging devices that make a game out of real life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Ideal for activist organizations, CrowdVoice allows organizers to create “Voices” of protest where users can monitor and contribute links, photos, and videos of protests worldwide. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

A/B tests happen in real life too. Not to be confused with James Cameron’s famously blue avatars. A play on words of the infamous emoji; these are customized avatars (see how we learn as we go along?!). A humorous image, video, or piece of text that is copied (typically with variations) and spread rapidly online. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2007

Global Kids , a nonprofit that worked virtually with a group of youth in Teen Second Life last summer on their chosen issue of child sex trafficking, shares its best practices for nonprofits. who want to work in Second Life. Bonus link: Global Kids Guide To Presenting in Second Life These include general tips (e.g.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Branding themselves as the “Play” button for the Web, Wibbitz automatically converts text-based posts and articles into engaging, interactive videos so your supporters “never have to read again.” Vine is Twitter’s mobile app that can be used to create and share 6-second videos on Twitter. Vine :: vine.co.

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