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Celebrate Community Storytelling

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Lam is harnessing social media to spark civic engagement and drive global giving and volunteerism. He is the creator and host of GoInspireGo.com (GIG), a multimedia platform that "uses social networking for social change." Participate virtually at the Aloft Nonprofit Commons Drive-In Theater in Second Life.

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MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning Briefing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But wait a second, I could attempt to live blog remotely. because the session will take place in Second Life and will also be webcasted. Second Life: NMC Campus Amphitheater (number 5 on the map) (see picture of me above) (NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater). and Catherine T.

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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. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are lots of alternative gift giving opportunities too, take for example Save the Children gift catalog that lets you and your children explore a map of the world and imagine how simple gifts make a difference. According to Read/Write Web , FaberNovel Consulting has released a new research paper on social networks.

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