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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

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There I was, being virtually groped in a snowy fortress with my brother-in-law and husband watching. Also worth a mention Second Life (founded in 2003) – an online platform that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and have a second life in a virtual world. Get the idea? Augmented Reality (AR).

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Harvard's Berkman Center: Second Life Course

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"CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion," will be the first Harvard course. as an Extension/Distance education through virtual world Second Life. will be taught live and in-person at Harvard Law School, and then taught through. live interactive sessions with remote students in Second Life.

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Second Life Education Programs in NY Times, Goes Open Source, and other tidbits

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Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

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From Gartner: Five Laws for Exploring Virtual Worlds

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second life, ??? but not necessarily in Second Life, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner's five laws for exploring virtual worlds at the enterprise level. Gartner's five laws for exploring virtual worlds at the enterprise level. Fourth Law: Understand and contain the downside. Ah, but what about ROI?

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More about that Homeless Avatar in Second Life

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Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Rik Riel and Nedra Weinreich also wrote it up and I suspect it probably inspired a few Second Life Doubter's Club posts. The idea came up when we were talking about Second Life, and that you start the off without anything.

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Personal Fundraising in Second Life: Yonder Doesburg Raises Money for Make A Wish

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Make A Wish Donation Box in Second Life On the Web, you can become a messenger for your cause by adding a charity badge or fundraising widget to your blog or web site. In Second Life, you can build a 3-D display and donation box where avatars can contribute Linden dollars. I contribute to this charity in real life too.

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GetaFirstLife.com and Linden Labs

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Second Life, the on-line parallel universe, is a controversial topic. I was wandering by Second Life interviews onsite at Davos. But, hearing something like the following story makes me feel good about Linden Labs, the folks that operated Second Life.