Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 2009 NMC Symposium for the Future , the fourteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia (October 27-29th), will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact issues of global importance over the next five years and beyond. If you'd like to participate, I have 10 FREE PASSES to give away.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

For corporate holiday events, you might have considered hosting a virtual holiday party such as a Santa exchange. Business, non-profits, and charities should consider hosting a virtual holiday fundraiser like a virtual gala. Things to Consider Before Planning Your Virtual Holiday Fundraiser.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum. When mobile wallets go mainstreaam, this simple tweak in text-to-give fundraising will be a game changer. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. TechSoup.org :: techsoup.org.

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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. A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2006

(Click through to the larger version to read the poster) I've been going to meetings on information island at the TechSoup area in Second Life where a small group of avatars interested in nonprofits and Second Life have been busy working on some exciting plans lead by Susan Tenby of TechSoup. Next meeting is 10:30 a.m.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Gamification in Learning Management Systems GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Learning management systems (LMS) that incorporate gaming elements are called gamified LMSs or gamification in LMS. Gamification in e-learning is an approach to integrating gaming elements into online courses to make learning more engaging and effective.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Gamification in Learning Management Systems GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Learning management systems (LMS) that incorporate gaming elements are called gamified LMSs or gamification in LMS. Gamification in e-learning is an approach to integrating gaming elements into online courses to make learning more engaging and effective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2006

Last week, I met an avatar named Budley Omegamu who turned out to be Sombit Mishra who is a Technology Associate at GlobalGiving. We are actively looking for designers that would be williing to create virtual property on our behalf and market it to the SL community.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2011

We all make up systems as we go along, we all look for inspiration at non-parallel models, we all incorporate game-theory into our work, and we enjoy thinking about how to bring incentives into the act of participating in our communities. We are thinking in the correct framework of nurturing and cultivating innovation.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Advances in technology, such as cryptocurrency, NFTs, and virtual reality experiences, have elicited a multitude of reactions from the community at large, ranging from enthusiasm to skepticism to complete disdain. . Alternatively, some companies have created online “merch,” like shirts that people can buy for their virtual avatars. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

According to Wikipedia, a griefer is "a slang term used to describe a player in an multiplayer video game who plays the game simply to cause grief to other players through harassment. Griefing can turn a virtual event into an unpleasant experience. Photo by Peacemaker.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

Today, an interview with Sibley Verbeck (Hathor's his virtual name), founder/CEO of the Electric Sheep Company , which does experience design for real-world companies in virtual worlds including Second Life. Virtual worlds provide an opportunity for social engagement with content, and 2. How would you define virtual worlds?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Politics, and Activism If you can't be in DC this weekend to remind Congress that you voted against this war , Ruby Sinreich suggests that you head to the Progressive Island on Second Life for the Avatars Against the War sponsored by RootsCampSl.org Hillary Clinton is using Drupal. " Web 2.0, 20 practices. Need a chuckle?

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Gyrus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Be virtual or augmented reality, artificial intelligence, or cloud computing – eLearning is at the forefront of their usage. Virtual Reality, on the other hand, is being used to train new recruits and help them comprehend real-life scenarios. In fact, the game-based learning market is expected to reach $29.7

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JANUARY 22, 2023

Be virtual or augmented reality, artificial intelligence, or cloud computing – eLearning is at the forefront of their usage. Virtual Reality, on the other hand, is being used to train new recruits and help them comprehend real-life scenarios. In fact, the game-based learning market is expected to reach $29.7

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JANUARY 22, 2023

Be virtual or augmented reality, artificial intelligence, or cloud computing – eLearning is at the forefront of their usage. Virtual Reality, on the other hand, is being used to train new recruits and help them comprehend real-life scenarios. In fact, the game-based learning market is expected to reach $29.7

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Games for Social Change gaming and libraries was recently published and the author is the Shifted Librarian and My Avatar Wears Tight Jeans and 4 Other Things I learned from Internet Librarian 2006 is worth the read from Michael Stephens.

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JULY 27, 2006

onPhilanthropy: Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds : "Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds By: Tom Watson, 07/26/06 Soaring mountains, shimmering seas, futuristic buildings, strange vehicles flying in the air. And more and more, they give money away.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

Take for example her write up on Games for Change. ve been exploring Second Life and avatar marketing ??? ve also been interested in watching what the American Cancer Society has done with its virtual walk-a-thon in Second Life. Her articles are informative, well written, and provide good context. I see that you???ve

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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???? There's a few recent posts on Mass Digging As Virtual Activism well worth a read. This is where I can see great merit in Jim Spadaccini and others work with smaller museums and non-profits, choosing to harness already existing, and already ???sticky???

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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. Sibley's company has developed virtual world projects for CBS, AOL, the NBA, Reuters, and many others.

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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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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Gamification in Learning Management Systems GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Reliable and Responsive Learning Platform Learning management systems (LMS) that incorporate gaming elements are called gamified LMSs or gamification in LMS. Some gaming elements that organizations can use include points, badges, leaderboards, and challenges.

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