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Live Blog Post from MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on Philanthropy

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stream, reading a chat history, answering ims, and taking notes! MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. Something to make the virtual world better and empowering the community in a unique way. The John D. and Catherine T.

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NpTechTag Summary: Connected Conversations, Live Blogging, and Other Great Finds

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They are using RSS to stream content, including resources tagged with NpTech tag in del.icio.us. Here's a few (formally) connected conversations and roundups: The nonprofit blog exchange has posted pointers to the last round of blog posts for the virtual event, along with a summary of nonprofit blog exchange blog posts.

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

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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. Both events had their share of clunkiness.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

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Also found in the NpTech tag stream and a good backdrop to this conversation is " When the best tool for the job. 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. For others, the concept of ???public

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

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Photo by/NC from Matthew Saunders' Flickr Stream. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface. But there is also a trust issue too -- particularly if you don't know all the avatars in real life.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

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That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City. NMC Consortium Summary. The event was streamed into Global Kids Teen Grid Here's what the kids has to say and photos.

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Blog Buzz, NGOS at Demo 07, and Moulin

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An Introduction to Activism on the Internet recently turned up in the tag stream, and while almost two years old, a solid primer. Lotusmedia posts about the RootsCampSL's Smashing Success -- Avatars Against War in Second Life. The e-Campaigning Tool for plone can do petitions, letters to targets, and other campaign related activities.

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