Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2006

I was on vacation during the Second Life Community Convention. Here's three quotes: " Second Life is a disruptive technology on the level of the personal computer or the Internet." s a wonderful thing because there are many fewer constraints in Second Life than in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

Blogger Wagner James Au who reports on Second Life is seated next to Susan.) The TechSoup Virtual Office at Second Life take by Jeska Linden. That's my metaphor for embracing a topic that grabs my attention and is related to my work (nonprofits and technology) but I have no prior knowledge or experience.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. Those kind of moments really make me feel good about the work that I do and being able to share the knowledge to make technology more accessible to everyone. I’m a contributor to the Canadian Nonprofit Technology LinkedIn Group. Silicon Valley North.

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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.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 28, 2006

I've been listening with one ear to the buzz about Second Life and non-profits for a while now, and paying it very little attention. The interest in using Second Life for online community building in the non-profit space has been high lately, and not just on the geeky fringe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2007

Shirley Williams ponders the Communities of Practice Online Collaboration Exercise "The best way for doubters to control a questionable new technology is to embrace it, lest it remain wholly in the hands of enthusiasts who think there is nothing questionable about it." " Quote from Stewart Brand from this Worldchanging Article.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life. that didn't last long or ruin the event.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Technology has impacted almost every aspect of our lives and training & development is no exception. Advanced software, technology tools, and innovative methods are being used to enhance training program’s quality, participation and engagement as well as to enable corporate training to be a more personalized experience.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. Those kind of moments really make me feel good about the work that I do and being able to share the knowledge to make technology more accessible to everyone. I’m a contributor to the Canadian Nonprofit Technology LinkedIn Group. Silicon Valley North.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Some colleges that have built virtual classrooms in Second Life—the online environment where people walk around as avatars in a cartoonlike world—have started looking for an exit strategy.".

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Whos on Second Life?

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AFP Blog

APRIL 6, 2007

Visit NTEN in Second Life | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "NTEN has a new headquarters in Second Life!If If you get sick of all the face-to-face meetings at the NTC, take a break to come see what we're up to in Second Life and meet other nonprofit techies virtually".

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Museum 2.0

JULY 18, 2007

When people talk about museum projects in Second Life and other virtual worlds, I'm often disappointed by the short-sightedness of the vision. Virtual worlds are a new, emerging technology, and like any new technology, overlaying old techniques onto new platforms is disappointing at best.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Notes from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference for: Who : Speakers: Susan Tenby | TechSoup Global; Janet Fouts; Kira Marchenese. Mixed Reality events – conference going on in Second Life with a live streamed video into Second Life, it expands the audience exponentially. Multi-channel conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Submitted by Paul Lamb, Principal of Man On A Mission Consulting As an avid promoter of technology for social change, and as an active participant in a community of faith, I have often wondered why the two worlds remain so segregated? BTW, if you haven't seen this " Guided Tour of Spirituality in Second Life " its worth a looksee). (BTW,

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AFP Blog

APRIL 15, 2008

From the Chronicle of PhilanthropyJon Stewart's Education About Charities and Second Life - Philanthropy.com: "Nonprofit fans of Second Life, an Internet game, are seeking to educate Jon Stewart about their online activism after the comedian made fun of one of them.Susan Tenby, senior manager of TechSoup, a nonprofit technology group, appeared before (..)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

Notes from a Brainstorm The overarching concern of Hiroshi is a potential split in the disability community over new technology, particularly in the broadband age. The particular issue that concerns Hiroshi right now is the Second Life problem, 3D avatar immersive environments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

Kaliya Hamlin, who is the founder of She's Geeky , a women and technology conference taking place in Mountain View, CA on January 30-31st was also on the list. Fast Company responded with " The Most Influential Women in Technology." Susan Tenby is the community manager at TechSoup responsible for their Second Life efforts.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

With all the buzz about Twitter and Facebook Causes over the last year, I feel like the focus on Second Life for nonprofit organizations and causes has diminished a bit. We're sending you Second Life for Dummies , by Sarah Robbins and Mark Bell, courtesy of Jossey-Bass/Wiley Publishers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Blog: Nonprofit Commons: Nonprofits in Second Life. Blog: Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology. Blog: Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector. Blog: ext337. Rosetta Thurman: @rosettathurman from Washington, DC. Blog: Rosetta Thurman. Susan Tenby: @suzboop from San Francisco, CA. Blog: Getting Attention.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

In January, I interviewed Sibley about the potential use of virtual worlds and Second Life by museums, but in the four months since then, the virtual world platform--and the hype around it--has exploded. It seems that Second Life is both the closest and farthest thing from many museum professionals' minds.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

Second Life, the on-line parallel universe, is a controversial topic. I was wandering by Second Life interviews onsite at Davos. But, hearing something like the following story makes me feel good about Linden Labs, the folks that operated Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

and other technologies such as Second Life follows a well established pattern identified by Gartner analysts called " hype cycles " The description is below and this visual showing the hype cycle for consumer technologies. Consequently, the press usually abandons the topic and the technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

The first was at the NCTI: National Center for Technology Innovation » 2007 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference, where I had a blast keynoting. At the NCTI conference, we also heard from someone from Second Life. I've seen two social simulator projects in the last couple of months, and they are both worth exploring.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

This blog post was penned by Evonne Heyning , who works with TechSoup's Nonprofit Commons in Second Life and Community teams. With our 65-inch plasma screen TV, we camped outside the main ballroom and projected the #NCVS tweets along with Second Life and web interactive experiences for attendees.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

Technology Planning for Nonprofits Session. 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. Catherine Hurd and Elliot Harmon? Room: 1374.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

We invited a mix of nonprofit communications and technology speakers to offer their visual communication tips, insights on delivering with mastery, and listening through social media back-channels. Nonprofits Live is produced and hosted by Evonne Heyning for TechSoup as a recurring online series on topics in nonprofit technology.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 29, 2011

TechSoup serves numerous nonprofits, and answering the many technology-related questions posted to the forums is a task best handled by more than one person. Panganiban spoke of his work in the Nonprofit Commons on Second Life.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Let's take a look at where the technology to make this all happen is going -- and where it's coming up short. . Advances in mobile technology are significantly changing how we live and work. Second Life is an online, virtual world where you can customize your online personality (i.e. Have you hugged your servers lately?

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Participate virtually at the Aloft Nonprofit Commons Drive-In Theater in Second Life. Watch a step-by-step guide for how to participate in Second Life.). You can also watch the awards ceremony live streamed on uSTREAM online for our global audience. Follow the action on Twitter with the hashtag #TSDIGS.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2009

Tags: Accessible Technology Online Activism Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2010

Does your nonprofit or public library need better technology? This webinar will walk you through all the steps of getting started and help you get on your way to low-cost, high-quality technology to help your organization run smoother and meet your mission. Wish you had the latest version of that pricey software? Or sturdier hardware?

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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

JULY 26, 2011

TechSoup exists not only to provide nonprofits with technology, but also to connect them to the resources they need to use it. It also hosts the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life , supports micro-volunteering efforts , and curates resources like the Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki.

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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. We’re leading up to it providing webinars and chats, but will be hosting an awards mixed reality event in February.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

It also features stories of the real world impact of our Second Life members who participate in the Nonprofit Commons. Tags: Acquiring Technology Event Hardware Multimedia & Graphics Spotlight Using the Web and Internet.

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