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First Thoughts on Second Life

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

Mark Sirkin, who is the e-Marketing Director for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has also participated in both the TechSoup and ACS events and seems to be quite bullish on the potential of the technology. Tags: nptech , secondlife , ACS But check out his post yesterday for some more critical musings on this new medium.

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Second Life and Communities of Practice Group Action Learning Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Shirley Williams ponders the Communities of Practice Online Collaboration Exercise "The best way for doubters to control a questionable new technology is to embrace it, lest it remain wholly in the hands of enthusiasts who think there is nothing questionable about it." " Quote from Stewart Brand from this Worldchanging Article.

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Nonprofits and Second Life and Other Games

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's my metaphor for embracing a topic that grabs my attention and is related to my work (nonprofits and technology) but I have no prior knowledge or experience. The online environment is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of playters simultaneously over the Internet. Technorati Tags: second_life , sl , secondlife