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Social Simulators

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It has broader applications, but we were definitely talking about using this for people with disabilities that affect their interpersonal behavior. At the NCTI conference, we also heard from someone from Second Life. The first project was Social Simentor, which is aimed at helping people adapt their behavior to the workplace.

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Nonprofits Live: Great Presentations on August 26

Tech Soup

Rik Panganiban, who leads the Nonprofit Commons online community in Second Life and presents frequently on topics related to global collaboration, education, and nonprofit leadership. He currently manages the online community of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. Nat Robinson.

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Nonprofits Live: Great Presentations on August 26

Tech Soup

Rik Panganiban, who leads the Nonprofit Commons online community in Second Life and presents frequently on topics related to global collaboration, education, and nonprofit leadership. He currently manages the online community of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. Nat Robinson.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She is also saying that virtual worlds are not for everyone which is definitely true. 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. avies' to stand around and chat. way to the future?

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Guest Post by Susan Tenby -- Learned a lot about online community using TweetChat: tool and content were both teachers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It definitely changes the way we are perceiving what is current and the way that we are receiving information. However, in this instance, the simple curiosity about a tag, brought me into the event, and I will definitely be going back every Friday at 11am-noon PT. suzboop on Twitter.

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Nedra Weinreich: Social Marketing Guru

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. What is your (simple) definition of social marketing? We need to establish a presence for our organization in Second Life,??? social marketing,???

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NpTech Tag Summary: Highlights from the NpDev and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a few sessions notes in the wiki: NpTech Tag , definition of Open API For-Profit/Nonprofit Software Collaborations and where are the biggest tool gaps ? A Better World In Second Life Blog is tracking political activism taking place in virtual worlds. There's lots more to digest and lots more to come.

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