I arrived today at the Santa Clara Hilton to get situated for the NetSquared Conference happening tomorrow and Wednesday at Cisco Systems headquarters only a few minutes away. Seems like a nice bunch of non-profits and tech industry folks coming for this, from the looks of the Meet-and-Greet this evening. A bunch of us from…
Month: May 2008
“Phoenix” chinese cookie containing preserved bean curd and crystallized pork!
My mom took me to a new Asian-themed mini-mall in the city of Pleasanton, CA, where I grew up. I was blown away with all of the cafes, restaurants, grocery stores, and boutiques featuring goods from Vietnam, Korea, China and Japan. I still remember when Pleasanton had one terrible Chinese restaurant that we ate at…
Help make the Coney Island Dreamland Rollerrink a reality
Photo Credit: Norman Blake I’m feeling the Coney Island love after the wonderful Spring Gala I performed at last Wednesday. So in that same spirit, I’m passing along this info about Miss Lola Starr’s vision to open the "Dreamland Rollerrink" in Coney Island. Miss Starr already has some startup funds, but needs more support to…
Build-a-Robot Contest at New Museum of Robots in SL
The talented Sitearm Madonna sent me info about a cool "Build-a-Robot" challenge that starts now and runs through June 25 at the new Museum of Robots in Second Life (click here to teleport). Although there are cash prizes, it sounds like the contest is mostly about just getting a bunch of people to create fun…
Come celebrate the second Non-profit Commons island on May 28 in Second Life!
As folks know, I’m a big supporter of the Non-profit Commons in Second Life, a hotbed of public good activity lovingly managed by my friend Glitteractica Cookie and the rest of the crew at TechSoup. I’m delighted to report that the NPC is expanding from its current island to a second beautiful sim called the…
Brooklyn Bombshells at Spring Gala for Coney Island USA (pic)
Cute / scary picture of the "Brooklyn Bombshell" group at the Coney Island USA Spring Gala yesterday night, taken by Carl Saytor. Left to right: me, Vintagewhore, Miss Behave, Sugarplum, Shana, Felix and Brendan. Not pictured: BluesforCP, Akemi, Patrick, Zev and Cathy. I think we’re screaming "Braaaiiiiinnnnssss!" (Hmmmm, zombie lindy hoppers. I think I have…
Filipinos in Second Life: pipedream or growth market?
The Inquirer.net has a story about the Cebu-based metaverse development company called Avatrian that is looking to bring Filipino businesses into Second Life. I’m of two minds on this. On the one hand, the Philippines is largely on the wrong side of the Digital Divide. Looking at ITU statistics from 2007, the Philippines has 2.37…
Where to find non-profits in Second Life
A crowd of non-profit folks at an NPC regular friday gathering For the past few days, I’ve been compiling information and consulting others to find out where all of the main pockets of non-profit groups and networks can be found in Second Life. Follow the teleport links to see the amazing diversity of social benefit…
Fun times at the Coney Island USA Spring Gala
Lindy hoppers Akemi and Patrick performing tonight at a benefit for Coney Island. Had a really awesome time tonight at the Spring Gala Fundraiser party for Coney Island USA, which took place tonight in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan. I was there with a group of a dozen of so lindy hoppers to liven up…
Seeking Expert on Education in Tibet and Brazil
Barry Joseph, the director of the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids, passed on to me this request for experts on education in Tibet and Brazil: Global Kids’ youth are producing a year-end video, using Second Life, to talk about racism as an obstacle to education within the U.S., Brazil and Tibet. We are looking…