Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

The second project is from Australia. is an online role playing game, called Reachout Central. At the NCTI conference, we also heard from someone from Second Life. Larry Goldberg of NCAM/WGBH brought up that they were starting to work on access with Linden Labs, the maker of Second Life.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Each member of the team spoke about their role and some of the issues they deal with in their work. Panganiban spoke of his work in the Nonprofit Commons on Second Life. Tenby, the team’s leader and Online Community Director, got her start with the TechSoup online community on its forums , now managed by DeLong.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

This session will help participants to assess their organization’s technology needs and capacity; work with technical volunteers; and understand the role of technology planning as the foundation for an effective operating environment. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Room: 1374. Mixed Reality Learning Lab.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Before joining The San Francisco Foundation, Lisa served in senior management roles at the San Francisco Education Fund, the San Francisco Food Bank, and the San Francisco Community Music Center. Participate virtually at the Aloft Nonprofit Commons Drive-In Theater in Second Life. Can't make the event in person?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2010

Susan was asked about her role as the community director of TechSoup and the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life and she discussed how the networks are connected to each other.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

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. Productions.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. Second Life and IRL at TechSoup HQ in SF. I have also found that giving people specific roles is successful – empowering for them.

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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. We got advice not to do that. What's your advice?"

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Through their use of "Second Life," TechSoup has been at the forefront of virtual meeting and collaboration environments for several years. Second Life is an online, virtual world where you can customize your online personality (i.e. avatar), interact with others, and even conduct business transactions.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

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. Productions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

On June 22nd at 9:00 AM PST, Jonathan's avatar along with Second Life CEO Philip Rosedale will lead a discussion with residents on the role of philanthropy in virtual worlds. MacArthur Foundation President Jonathan Fanton. We are interested in learning about virtual worlds and how to operate within them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Randal Moss at fispace shares an example of the blog's role in word of mouth marketing on the Internet. Second Life and Other Games Nedra Weinreich shares her experience attending the CDC's Second Life experience with an interview the U.S. And overheard at the TechSoup Second Life meeting this week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

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. Why did these and others fail and why is Second Life really pointing the. avies' to stand around and chat. way to the future?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2006

She is also exploring how nonprofits can use Second Life, a multiplayer community on the Web. TechSoup has set up a virtual office in Second Life and earlier this month hosted a mixed-reality event showcasing a new nonprofit directory. t able to conceive of Second Life as anything more than a game.

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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 24, 2007

Is this my life? ;-). The role of the Journalist Panel is: These journalists will be given priority access to the teachers and on a permission basis will be allowed to interview students with teachers present. What struck me was the code of ethics for Virtual Worlds: Virtual Worlds Act in second life like you would in your first life.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 13, 2007

Spotlight on DML | Invitation to Virtual World Event on Philanthropy: "nvitation to Virtual World Event on PhilanthropySave the date (22 June, 9am PST) for an historic conversation on the role of philanthropy in virtual worlds featuring MacArthur Foundation President Jonathan Fanton and Second Life CEO Philip Rosedale.I

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 31, 2008

[link] "Nonprofits are piling into the virtual world of Second Live and similar online venues. What might seem to many as simply “role-playing games” or RPGs, Second Life and its ilk are becoming increasingly real life environments, with financial benefits and consequences, for players and nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

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. We need to establish a presence for our organization in Second Life,??? ve been exploring Second Life and avatar marketing ???

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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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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2008

It's an educational role, a cheerleading role, and because we are both piloting this workshop project and trying to use it simultaneously to develop exhibits in a six-month concept-to-floor timeframe, I am both humble and desperate in my hunt for good ideas. In Second Life, they offer a whole new world of creative possibilities.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2007

This past Wednesday (October 24), CBS aired an episode of CSI: NY in which a killer uses Second Life to attract and hunt down her victims. The episode was a cliff-hanger, and viewers were invited to log on to a special CSI:NY-themed island in Second Life to continue the hunt for the murderer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

There's an interesting post on the roles and behavior of online communities of practice. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Using their role as a convener to get a dialogue started. Created an island in Second Life - to share the meaning of digital media in their lives. How do you see the role foundations play in our efforts to build the field as compared to other roles? Convening role is important. Went to the Hill.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 3D space where this virtual symposium will take place is a private version of the Second Life platform that Linden Labs and NMC have created, called the Hakone Project. The role of movement-building in philanthropy and the social sector as a whole. What do non-profits need to do to thrive?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Scholarships, Role Models (more women making games) How to build change: design games build tools to allow others to design games (example - funded by MacArthur - game to allow kids to design games) design as make-a-game.nl Not true that girls don't play games. Researcher working with kids disabilities. Faster than I can type.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2006

have a more active, engaged, useful role in people's work and b. We discussed a variety of ideas from book clubs to Second Life meet-ups to exhibition critiques. They are trying to find better ways to provide value to their members, so that they can a. attract and retain members.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Wikipedia is one place where consultants could shortly play a supporting role for issue organizations. And I’ll keep my eye out for a good Second Life consultant. I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0 and social networking experts emerge and offer their services as these new tools gain prominence.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I had a healthy second life as a slam poet, and I loved the world of artists and performance. I promised to commit to stay through the opening if she'd let me take on this role, and I suggested that she could keep me at my (low) salary instead of hiring an expensive project coordinator.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Wikipedia is one place where consultants could shortly play a supporting role for issue organizations. And I’ll keep my eye out for a good Second Life consultant. I believe that we will soon see a class of web 2.0 and social networking experts emerge and offer their services as these new tools gain prominence.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

On Second Life : Tim and Carie both say stay away. I say wait for the MacArthur Foundation’s year-long exploration of the role of philanthropy in virtual worlds , and for significantly increased daily activity on Second Life, and in the meantime focus on video and other live action social media opportunities.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

While campaigns employ a variety of communications tactics to win an election (from door knocking to lawn signs to TV commercials), it may be hard to determine exactly what role social media tools have played in this historic year. 2012 may be the year that Second Life emerges as a major player in a national election.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 7, 2009

But The Tech's management decided that spending time in the online community space was a "waste of time" for staff whose role was not explicitly focused on that community, and the engineers and fabricators who had enthusiastically engaged early on were forbidden to continue.

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