Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Envision San Jose 2040 (There's even a platform to support the virtual charrette called " wiki planning ". I just wanted to capture a couple of examples that came to me this week, well, through crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing the Genome . Nitrogen Wiki . Next Stop Design Process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

Please join me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit where Allison Fine and I will talk about social media experimentation and other themes from the book. Opera San Jose Case Study. Thomas Alva Edison held 1,093 patents for different inventions. View more presentations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

Photo from San Jose Library. Do Something Focused more on teen activism and engagement with causes, their site offers Virtual Volunteer opportunities so you can take action without leaving your couch! This week (April 18th to 25th) is National Volunteer Week in the US.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2008

In March, we selected the best of the virtual exhibits for translation into the real world. Can you really build eight interactive exhibits based on virtual prototypes in two months without going insane? Tags: virtual worlds Tech Virtual. I've been grappling with these and other questions over the last several months.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

This is not an analytical post (primarily); it's an announcement and invitation to join the new project I've been working on with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. The Tech Virtual is a project that allows people to conceptualize and prototype exhibits online. A contractor, Involve Inc.,

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2010

Innovate do not imitate Example Nike+ - Nike didn’t just add their logo to a pedometer they created a new product that captures information that enables those to capture data on their runs and even participate in a virtual race - The Human Race 10k.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

Photo by Jeska Linden in flickr Jeska Linden (Jeska Dzwigalski) is the Community Manager for Linden Lab , the creators of the virtual world Second Life , where she has worked since the summer of 2004. on July 18th and subsequently had a chance to interview her at her fabulous virtual office in Second Life. Mixed Reality Event ???

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2007

Flying into San Jose yesterday, I laughed out loud when I looked out the window and saw Clifford the Big Red Dog below me, a cheerful addition to the skyline (thanks to the Children's Discovery Museum). What museum hasn't benefited from a giant blow-up dinosaur on its front lawn? But there are gamers out there doing one better.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

My interest in gaming in museums was ignited by working on Operation Spy, an immersive, narrative, live-action game experience at the International Spy Museum, and fueled by the CSI:NY virtual experience. Those exhibits will be prototyped, discussed, and explored by visitors in virtual form in Second Life. Tags: Tech Virtual.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2009

The personal webpage has many adherents, and some institutions, like The Tech Museum in San Jose, have been offering them for almost a decade. that encourages visitors who play games at the museum related to green behaviors to keep doing those behaviors and playing associated games online in a social virtual world.

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