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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. So, I took the extra step of an interview. What are the logistics of working the avatar?

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What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

The Verge

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. Second Life , a virtual world that isn’t a traditional game, has been frequently described as a metaverse.

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My (co) article on TechSoup about Second Life and Nonprofits!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Susan Tenby and I were co-authors (our real life and avatar photos above). Technorati Tags: secondlife.

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. So back to last night's events.

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Skittish is a virtual event space built from the lessons of the pandemic

The Verge

Skittish looks like a very cute version of social spaces in video games like Second Life or VRChat but built specifically to host online events. A lot of them didn’t feel like events to me,” Baio said in an interview with The Verge. They weren’t social in any meaningful way.”

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Meet Budley Omegamu/Sombit Mishra

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been attending the weekly Friday TechSoup meetings in Second Life and you run into the most fascinating people. Last week, I met an avatar named Budley Omegamu who turned out to be Sombit Mishra who is a Technology Associate at GlobalGiving. and who knows, someone may follow the link and contribute.).

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Book Review: The Future of Nonprofits

Tech Soup

David and Randy (I've presented with them several times, hugged them, had beers with them, I've even hung out in our Nonprofit Commons in Second Life virtual island with them, so yes, we are on a first name basis) reminded me that innovation doesn't just happen.