Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 21, 2006
Henry Jenkins made his first official appearance in Second Life visiting the Teen version, known as the "Teen Grid," where the Global Kids Island is hosting an event, A World Fit for Children Festival. s what you do in Second Life that???s s nothing intrinsically educational about Second Life.
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
Second Life isnt just about wasting time, however, nor are its "residents" exclusively teens hunkered down in their parents basements with Hot Pockets and Red Bulls - there may be real marketing potential for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. million total (500,000 active monthly) residents of Second Life.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 23, 2007
I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I predict the same fate for Second Life and other 3D-Virtual Words. Photo UgoTrade Blog. And, I got an instant response.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 22, 2007
MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. We're trying a year of conversation about how to enter the culture in Second Life and the role of philanthropy. " Linden: Second Life is a world being built by the people in it.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 11, 2006
Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. Nick Booth from the UK is asking for help in promoting an internet UK-based fundraiser. Participants who enter here can win a Playstation 3 from Dixons and have their ??1
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 19, 2006
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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 10, 2006
It will be interesting to see if this advice holds true for the voters of the future based on Dannah Boyd's post " What i mean when i say "email is dead" in reference to teens. The library community has a large presence on Second Life at Information Island which is where the TechSoup SL Virtual Office is located.
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