The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Neal Stephenson famously coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , where it referred to a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatars of real people. Real-time 3D computer graphics and personalized avatars. Is using one avatar or item across different worlds as simple as it sounds?

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

BIMI leverages Mark Verifying Authorities, like Certification Authorities, to verify logo ownership and provide proof of verification in a VMC. Once these authenticated emails pass our other anti-abuse checks, Gmail will start displaying the logo in the existing avatar slot.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California. IMVU has raised more than $77 million from five rounds since it was co-founded by “The Lean Startup” author Eric Ries back in 2004.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. Heather Mansfield, owner of DIOSA Communications , principal blogger at Nonprofit Tech 2.0, The audits can be presented via a three-hour webinar or in person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

Susan Tenby and I were co-authors (our real life and avatar photos above). It's called: Change the World by Working in a Virtual One.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

Level up your avatar : Reddit is getting deeper into the NFT game by launching a new avatar marketplace, Ivan writes. Aisha ’s story about Twitter starting the testing of “CoTweets,” which will enable users to co-author tweets, has me thinking about the hijinks Haje and I could get into. The advantages? and the U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

” It’s worth noting that Soul Machines’ other co-founder, Mark Sagar, has won Academy Awards for his AI engineering efforts creating the characters in the films “Avatar” and “King Kong.” Authors evolve into trainers solely focused on defining the scope of content and role.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

It includes very cool features such as a custom login form and avatars for your users that appear in the menu bar as well as in submitted posts and the authors list section. If your site is content rich, consider Sufia as a theme option.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2012

We created an add with our AXIS avatar and the slogan “Change the way you think about dance forever… “Like us” on Facebook” Since it is our fist time working with FB ads, we decided to start small. We are experimenting with FB ads to see if we can reach even more people and to grow our followers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Nonprofit Technology Magazine is a free monthly multimedia iPad publication that provides some of the best technological information available from leading authorities in the nonprofit field. Twibbon is a tool that allows your supporters on Twitter and Facebook to add a micro version of your nonprofit’s avatar to their profile pics.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2014

Jason also serves as an instructor in Digital Media Marketing at George Brown College, has held positions on several governing boards is also a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars. Jason was a highly engaged member of the Communities of Impact program NTEN piloted in 2013.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Virtual Environment and Avatars: Virtual learning environments bring the social interaction part of traditional classroom training into the e-learning world. Organizations are using virtual training coach also called avatar, who engages with the learners like a real human being.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Play-to-earn games like StepN require players to purchase an NFT before they can participate, while other crypto video games offer users pricey upgrades such as virtual avatars and distinctive skins or costumes. Blockchain-based games have seen a surge in popularity, but playing them is getting expensive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Twibbon is a tool that allows your supporters on Twitter and Facebook to add a micro version of your nonprofit’s avatar to their profile pics. You can also view statistics about what time people voted and from what country.

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The Verge

JANUARY 7, 2021

From the original down arrow, select “Settings & Privacy” > “Settings” and then, from the menu on the left, “Security & Login” > “App passwords” (under the “Two-Factor Authorization” subhead). Select “Security” > “Two-factor authorization.”. Click on “Security and account access” (or you can just follow this link ).

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2013

” You’re likely to hear answers like, I signed a petition, changed my avatar on Twitter, or liked them on Facebook. Kari Saratovsky and Derrick Feldmann are co-authors of the newly released Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement. ” The resounding answer is, “Yes!”

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2013

They were used for visual effects, for instance, in the James Cameron film, Avatar. For more in-depth training, contact an Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC) near you, where courses and certifications are available on a fee basis. This suite has five programs. This software even creates crowd simulations.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 16, 2021

No matter what type of industry you are operating in, a hybrid event can deliver: Immediate results (such as revenue from ticket sales), Medium-term results (increases in referrals), Long-term results (like brand recognition, brand loyalty, and domain authority). Use this data to inform: Buyer personas or customer avatars.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2011

The authors break down broad topics like communications, fundraising, and staffing and "futurecast" ways to re-think these high-level, common nonprofit strategies with an eye toward a supporting a paradigm-shift. And those kind of rewards are what make us continue to look for new models and reinvent our work.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2023

Attentive’s letter was in response to a client case study that Postscript had authored and posted on its website about nutrition company BUBS Naturals, which said BUBS Naturals left Attentive for Postscript after finding its list actually shrinking instead of growing, then battling with the company to move its list off its platform.

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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. Perhaps a better title, a "Crashing Success," given that so many avatars showed up that it exceeded the server's and crashed! Nonprofit Online News adds Gavin's Digital Dinner to its author network.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. He is an instructor in digital media marketing at George Brown College in Toronto. He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference. His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

Avatar: The Last Airbender. Despite all the acclaim, I was skeptical that Avatar: The Last Airbender was really as good as everyone said it was. when you’re following Aang, the Avatar, and his charming friends as they discover their world together. Streaming on Netflix. Kaitlin Hatton, social media manager. Photo: Nickelodeon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

why does someone spend so much time in a game world customising their avatar???? The Give and Take Blog raises a question " Are anonymous blog authors as credible as those who write under their real names ? and points to a debate between two blog authors, one who uses their real name and the other who doesn't.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. He is an instructor in digital media marketing at George Brown College in Toronto. He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference. His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2013

author''s desk with brilliant colleagues who inspire me. One of the greatest gifts of my babymoon is the opportunity to share the Museum 2.0 First up is Beck Tench, a "simplifier, illustrator, story teller, and technologist" working at the Museum of Life & Science in Durham, NC. as a part of Experimonth: Race.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

All you need to do is to snap a picture, geolocate the asset, and boom the asset will be sent anonymously to the local authority to be frozen!” Manna
 Co-creating fantastic lifelike avatar media like games, quests, cinema, shows, webcasts, social and business events in a 3D/AR/VR ecosystem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

ve been exploring Second Life and avatar marketing ??? s relevant to their lives, an interesting or funny video clip, an event or social movement that they want to make a difference in. I see that you???ve do you see any possibilities for nonprofits and social causes? Sheva Weeks (Nedra Weinreich in RL).

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 7, 2009

It's a warning sign when community members make comments like , "it was only boundless encouragement from Avi (Nina's Second Life avatar) that prevented me from giving up more than once." On Buzz, for example, every author is part of the same overall blog, so it is not hard to conceptually manage the idea of multiple institutional authors.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2009

Author: Jordan Viator. Avatars and links to profiles for Twitter-ers in the Community. The entire conference site is socially enabled, but the Community page itself is “home base for all things social related to the conference". A Register now button (helping engage and excite visitors first then pulling them to join the event).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

This was originally published at the Rednod blog by Alistair Croll who among other things is the co-author along with Sean Power of Complete Web Monitoring recently published by O'Reilly. Last week, we helped out our friends at Visible Government with their Beers for Canada campaign. Have a clear call to action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

In this early stage, the metaverse is being envisioned and portrayed as an online reality that we humans enter and experience as avatars through a VR headset, similar to the Oasis experience in the movie Ready Player One. About the Author. Our Oculus Quest 2 is on its way and we’ll keep you updated.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And so what they did was they created an avatar and every kid that came through their program got a teddy bear so they would not feel like they were alone. But ultimately, the board chair needs to put some authority behind it. .” Because I’ve heard all these things. So that’s what I say you have to get creative. .

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2009

At the Brooklyn Museum, you are invited to pick a digital avatar (image) from their collection to represent you. They constitute a kind of mini-profile, frequently updated, which reflects the author's self-expression over time. Some allow you to write your life story.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Arizona’s highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of every ruling issued by the justices, marking what is believed to be the first example in the U.S. The AI-generated avatars were the most efficient way to produce videos and get the information out, said court spokesperson Alberto Rodriguez.

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The Verge

JUNE 16, 2020

The company had raised over $2 billion by promising incredible hardware that would open up a new artistic medium — the first plausible avatar for the long-held dream of mixed reality. A “creative partnership” with comics author Grant Morrison’s studio Square Slice. A location-based entertainment collaboration with Meow Wolf.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This actually represents a pivot from Artie’s original vision of creating augmented reality avatars. Artie is also developing games with a major music star and a superhero IP-owner, and he argued that by combining no code/low code authoring tools with Artie’s distribution platform, this could become a bigger trend.

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