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In the virtual world Susan Reynolds is Tynan Clary.

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Aug
13th

Wed

At a Gronstedt Group Train for Success meeting, Linden VP of Platform and Technology Development Joe Miller shared some details on upcoming additions to make it easier for users to stay in touch even when they can’t log in to Second Life proper.

Avatars and groups will be able to sign up for a phone number that outside users can dial to join in for private or conference calls. Users can also sign up for voice mail services tied to their avatars. And then there’s SLim, a separate, lightweight IM app.

Thursday, August 14th, at 12:00pm SLT / 3PM Eastern Orange Island presents a screening of Twilight Zone

Meet the author there around 12:30 PM SLT/ 3:30 eastern

Virtual Worlds and Bowling Alone: are virtual communities "real" or not?

Read more at the link, but to whet your appetite, the writer begins:

“One of the more relevant discussions related to why people are motivated to get involved in online games and virtual worlds by the hundreds of thousands, if not millions. I argued that virtual worlds fill an emotional void in people — to feel important, heroic / villainous, connected. If the real world didn’t suck so much, people wouldn’t want to escape it all the time.

“One of the participants responded that from his perspective, everything boiled down to the human need for community and the decline of civic institutions since the 1950s — a phenomenon that was chronicled so well in Robert Putnam’s remarkable book Bowling Alone (2000).

“I’ve been mulling this ever since. I’m fairly active in Second Life, attending cultural, social and political events in-world even during off-hours. But I wouldn’t go as far to say that I look to virtual worlds to fulfill my need for community… . “

Your shuttle in space

Hufffman Prairie’s newest classroom and conference facility is a space station located above Huffman Prairie and the Huffman Prairie Council is sponsoring a naming contest for the new construction.

I didn’t see a drop off spot, so my suggestion is to IM Spinoza Quinnel or someone with an official looking nametag at the Huffman Prairie Community.

The winner will be announced 29 Aug and have a shuttle named in their honor for ferrying avatars to the station. Please submit all suggested names for the station by 22 Aug. The station is expected to open by 1 Sep.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Huffman%20Prairie/129/123/27

Shown here:Aviation Boadwalk

Drug Policy Alliance Network

On Thursday, August 14, at 11 a.m., Second LifeTM Time, Drug Policy Alliance Network, the United States’ leading organization dedicated to ending the war on drugs, will make its virtual debut with a staff meet-and-greet on the Nonprofit Commons Plush sim.

Where: Plush Nonprofit Commons Cafe (Plush Nonprofit Commons - 165, 241, 26)

Second Life URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/165/241/26

Second LifeTM resident Camdyn Collins will host the event, which will include several DPA Network employees. As the first of what will hopefully be several events planned throughout the year, the initial gathering is geared toward answering any questions Second LifeTM residents may have about DPA Network and its mission.

Immediately following the meet-and-greet with DPA Network staff members, residents will stay at the cafe and attend an afterparty, which will include a performance by celebrity Second LifeTM DJ, Azufr3 Catteneo (www.azucatteneo.com). During the afterparty, random DPA Network themed prizes will be given away to attendees and residents will be able to interact with other drug policy reform supporters.

A donation box for DPA Network will be present at the event, as well as other DPA Network-produced literature, drug fact information, and instructions on ways to take action offline against the war on drugs. Because donations to the Drug Policy Alliance Network are used in part for lobbying and grassroots activism, they are not tax-deductible.

For more information about DPA Network and mission, please visit at www.drugpolicy.org or email webmaster@drugpolicy.org.

Aug
12th

Tue

The Future of Second Life Mainland - Oy!

Something Jack Linden said recently started tongues and fingers wagging on both sides of the Second Life Mainland argument:

He begins “This is a post about the Mainland, and more specifically, about an exciting and necessary change of direction we’re taking. I’m also going to talk about why we think the Mainland is important, what we feel the issues are and some of the ways that we intend to transform it for those of you that live or spend time there. This won’t be a short read, so grab a drink, make yourself comfortable and join me after the cut..”

I’d advise you to do just that. No mattre where you stand on the hubbub about mainland, it’s an interesting read.

talk about throwing a hip out (via susanreynolds)

Thursday nights, the casual Nonprofit Commons holds a get together, and this night the bodies were flying.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/128/231/27

Captured and shared with the Jing Project

Feathers aplenty: Pathfinder Linden (via susanreynolds) remind me not to sit behind him again. He does a great job of blocking the view :)

Leaf Shopping - No really, it’s work related! (via susanreynolds)

“These are heady times for anyone involved with ed. tech, or anyone desiring to be involved, however inexperienced. There are so many possibilities being opened up by Web 2.0, Second Life, and the plethora of other tools available, it’s a wonder our heads don’t explode from the sheer volume!

“I for one, am sticking with SL; the merits of SL’s effective use in education have been, and will continue to be hotly debated, but my mind is made up. I have never seen a tool so empowering, available to anyone who chooses to explore its parameters.”

— Welcome to the World of Clare Lane! « Second Life Linguine