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Berkman Island on Second Life

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(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.

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2.0 Culture Wars: Luddites and 2.0topians

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The image below, created by Meredith Farkas , is more balanced, providing a "cultural landscape" of fear, loathing, and obsession with Web 2.0. To many people, the culture of Web 2.0 we have to work first on establishing a culture that makes Web 2.0 we have to work first on establishing a culture that makes Web 2.0

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Events, Twitters, and Green Web Hosting

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Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. You must read this post about blogging and low-cost nonprofit professional development. and Katya A.

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Machinima Festival and NTC Video Contest

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And the good news is that if you've never created web videos before and don't have the big bucks to hire a professional, there is enough time to learn. Although I could participate via Second Life. Click To Play "A machinima short music video we shot in Second Life. If I was going, I wouldn't miss this panel.

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Lisa Canter Brings Sharing Foundation Campaign to 50% Mark!

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We both were trained as professional musicians and play woodwind instruments. (I smArts & Culture FiSpace Micropersuasion E-politics. I enjoy reading Lisa's blog. We have a few things in common beyond our last names. I played flute. Lisa plays bassoon, I don't know how shse manages to keep up her bassoon chops.) Ricardo Carreon.

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Social Media Adoption: The Line Between Individual/Personal and Organizational

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In nonprofit environments, there is less tolerance of "personal professional development" because of a culture of training versus culture of learning. Of Second Life? There is some great thinking about how social media can be used in nonprofits for personal development. tool after Web 2.0 Of YouTube?

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Game Friday: Games as Gateways to Open-Ended Experiences

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This past Wednesday (October 24), CBS aired an episode of CSI: NY in which a killer uses Second Life to attract and hunt down her victims. The episode was a cliff-hanger, and viewers were invited to log on to a special CSI:NY-themed island in Second Life to continue the hunt for the murderer. We’re in a consumer culture.

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