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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But wanted to capture some quick thoughts related to a couple of recent awareness raising activities taking place in Second Life or recently launched. I'm so grateful that other bloggers and colleagues like Rik Riel do such excellent coverage of what's happening in Second Life. Mobilize: Give people something to do.

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Second Life Do-Gooders

Have Fun - Do Good

Today I joined Second Life , a virtual 3-D world built by its residents. Like in January when Mia Farrow spoke in Second Life about Darfur at a virtual event sponsored by the U.S. Second Life nonprofit npsl At first I really didn't want to. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience.

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More about that Homeless Avatar in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. sponsor a child. How many people in second life visited you? several support coments.

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Listen First! Finding Networks and Connections in Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

Mixed Reality events – conference going on in Second Life with a live streamed video into Second Life, it expands the audience exponentially. sponsors and donors. Google Alerts – remember that they aren’t always accurate or enough to find everything. Multi-channel conversations. Communities.

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You're Invited! TechSoup Digital Storytelling Awards Screening Party

Tech Soup

Pacific time WHERE: San Francisco – TechSoup Headquarters; Online – Live-stream on Facebook and in Second Life TAG: #TSDIGS. Again, we want to give a big thank you to all who submitted entries, participated in educational sessions , and to our sponsors and partners.

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How People Learn In Virtual Worlds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Another Second Life lecture that I missed, but there is a transcript and a video ! Dr. John Bransford, education psychology researcher and editor of the book, How People Learn , gave his first presentation in the popular virtual world of Second Life. another transcript here ).

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Thank You Paul!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Just wanted to give a shout out and thank you to Paul Lamb from Man on Mission Consulting for helping us sponsor Leng Sopharath's education fund! I keep stumbling upon Paul's work all over the web - most recently he facilitated discussion on Second Life at Socialedge and a recent article CNET called Social Networking for All?