Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Walk2Help tracks the distance you've walked using the built-in GPS on your phone and converts it into points. The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life hosted a discussion on whether games can be used to create peace and Carlos Bergfeld asked whether games for social change need to be fun to be effective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

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. Rik Riel writes about the first professional orchestra to perform in Second Life. What could that lead to?

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

This widespread adoption of mobile phones as well as other mobile devices such as tablets, e-reader, etc. Companies are exploring online virtual platforms such as second life, Minecraft, Unity, etc. million, with the number of smartphone users worldwide forecast to exceed 2 billion users by the end of 2016.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is co-founder of Roo.io , a handy tool to record phone interviews on mobile devices. His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. NTEN: From Phones to Facebook: How to Engage Youth on the Front Lines of Social Media. He is an instructor in digital media marketing at George Brown College in Toronto.

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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. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. Participants who enter here can win a Playstation 3 from Dixons and have their ??1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

But wait a second, I could attempt to live blog remotely. because the session will take place in Second Life and will also be webcasted. Second Life: NMC Campus Amphitheater (number 5 on the map) (see picture of me above) (NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater). and Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Nonprofit Software and Hardware and Cell Phones. Can cell phones ensure a free vote? Election observers across Nigeria will be using mobile phones to text officials if they spot irregularities during Saturday's election. However, some nonprofits feel that Second Life is a waste of time and resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

Mobile Phones. What struck me was the code of ethics for Virtual Worlds: Virtual Worlds Act in second life like you would in your first life. I can very well understand how this is important for a student project and even with some of the grown up projects I've been involved with in Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2007

The articles I've read with hype headlines like "My Space For Grown-Ups" or " LinkedIn or Left Out " describe LinkedIn is as necessary a business tool as a laptop or a cell phone. " I found article via a post from Maura Welch who writes the business filter blog on the Boston Globe site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. Fundraising 2.0

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

" Does that include cell phones? Second Life Ruby has an update on the demonstrations occurring in Second Life in support of Burma. If you can't to Naples and you're want to attend the Plone Conference, it is streaming into Second Life this week. hard to use ?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

I'm going to try this: Put an auto responder on your email telling people that due to email volume and deadlines you only read and respond to email between 11-12 and 4-5 and if it is urgent to call you on your mobile phone. Joyce Bettencourt is a talented print and digital designer who also is doing some incredible work in Second Life.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

Today, an interview with Sibley Verbeck (Hathor's his virtual name), founder/CEO of the Electric Sheep Company , which does experience design for real-world companies in virtual worlds including Second Life. Why would they want a Second Life presence? How do you measure success of a project like this in Second Life?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

This is why companies allow employees to make personal phone calls, why they underwrite education and training, and invest to create pleasant environments. Of Second Life? These costs are real, but accepted. tool after Web 2.0 How short was the hype cycle of MySpace? Of YouTube? Of Facebook? Are all of these important?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

I AM suggesting that we publish complete staff directories with phone numbers and email addresses on websites. How many times have you visited a museum site in search of a phone number or email address and woken up two hours later dizzy from the painful and ultimately unsuccessful phone system nightmare?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Did someone actually answer the phone when you called? If they try to keep the whole process "mysterious" and assure you with an oh-it-will-be-fine-just-trust-us attitude, then steer clear. (d) d) Is anybody home? Okay, this is more than 3 concerns, but. Did someone return your call promptly?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

One of the most significant advances in information technology (IT) today is the growing connectivity among devices— computers, mobile phones and even televisions. With the widespread penetration of mobile phones and other handheld devices that connect to the Web, nearly 4 billion people worldwide now have some level of access to computing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

Since we see many people carrying FlipCameras, mobile phones with video recording capability, etc, it seemed like it could be interesting to have people share footage of the conference from a participant perspective. Still later in the conference we saw numbers of about 30-60 viewers in Second Life and over 100 on the live Flash stream.

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Care2

OCTOBER 14, 2009

The event took place on forums, webinars, Tweetchat, Second Life, flickr and YouTube. Pick Up the Phone. Editor's Note: Nonprofits can learn a lot about mutli-channel events from this session. Nonprofits should take advantage of these channels more to coincide with their events. How to Convert More Online Supporters into Donors?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

When I talk with museum people about virtual worlds, the conversation usually centers on Second Life. But Second Life isn't the biggest, and it isn't the fastest growing. These virtual worlds are, as one father put it, "the cuddly G-rated version of Second Life." It's just the most open. And they're booming.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

From periodic candidate updates and requests for time, money, and votes to virtual phone banks , national and local campaigns are finding new ways to mobilize a growing percentage the US's 277 million mobile users. 2012 may be the year that Second Life emerges as a major player in a national election. in the September primary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Lotusmedia posts about the RootsCampSL's Smashing Success -- Avatars Against War in Second Life. An Introduction to Activism on the Internet recently turned up in the tag stream, and while almost two years old, a solid primer. Other blog coverage here. A reminder from Democracy in Action about accidental email spamming.

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