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Chicago and NY teens complete virtual fossil dig in Second Life today

Posted on July 2, 2008 by

The I Dig Tanzania summer camp participants finished the virtual portion of their program today.  Here’s a picture of our New York IDT participants posing with Mark Kingdon, the CEO of Linden Lab, the creators of Second Life.  A dedicated group of 16 teens in Chicago and New York completed a week-long set of activities…

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I Dig Tanzania Day Two: fossil digging, synapsids, and fishing fun!

Posted on June 30, 2008 by

Today was the second day of the " I Dig Tanzania" intensive summer camp that Global Kids is running with the Field Museum in Chicago.  Today our intrepid groups of 16 teens in New York and Chi-town had a number of challenging tasks that we set out for them to make progress on their virtual…

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Global Kids and Field Museum launch innovative “virtual fossil dig” for teens in New York and Chicago

Posted on June 29, 2008 by

Here’s some video from the launch of the "I Dig Tanzania" intensive summer camp that I am helping facilite for the next few days. Yesterday the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and Global Kids launched an intensive summer camp for a group of teens in New York and Chicago that we call "I…

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Effervescent and Sarah’s wedding dance!

Posted on June 29, 2008 by

Last night I got to celebrate the marriage of one of my dearest friends and fellow Yehoodi administrator Effervescent and his new bride Sarah Chu at SPQR in Little Italy. Here’s the newlyweds enjoying their silly and sweet wedding dance. After a busy day at work, it was wonderful to be among friends old and…

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Brooklyn Bombshells take 3rd place Marching Group prize at 2008 Mermaid Parade!

Posted on June 27, 2008May 4, 2019 by

I’m proud to report that the Brooklyn Bombshell Revue took third place in the Marching Group division at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade this year!  The competition was fierce this year, with amazing entrants all around.  So that’s quite a feather in our cap. Congrats to all the winners, and all those that brought the…

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REMINDER: 5 Finalists in USC Public Good & SL Challenge need your votes by June 30!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

Just a quick reminder that the deadline to vote for the five finalists in the  USC Network Culture Project’s "Second Life and Public Good Community Challenge" is next Monday, June 30! The finalists are: Ability Commons: Proposers Gentle Heron and Carolina Yeats Mauerkrankheit:  Proposers Ping Rau and Nonny Writer Native Lands Cultural Project: Proposer Boondoggle…

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Yehoodi Talk Show #511: The Mermaid Parade, swingin in Denmark and Russia!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

The mid- late June episode of the Yehoodi Talk Show is finally available. Spuds talks about his recent trips to Copenhagen and St Petersburg while I blather on about the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.  Plus we update folks on Frankie Manning’s recent hip surgery. All that and more silliness on this week’s Yehoodi Talk Show.  Check…

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Video: Rik on Metanomics Show yesterday

Posted on June 24, 2008 by

                           For those interested in seeing me speak on the USC Public Good in SL Community Challenge yesterday on the Metanomics Talk Show in Second Life, SLCN.tv has released a quicktime video of the entire show.  It’s kind of a long download, so I recommend cueing it…

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Metanomics: pushing the boundaries of live broadcasting through virtual worlds

Posted on June 23, 2008 by

Just had a wonderful time as a guest on the very popular virtual world talk show "Metanomics" hosted by the able Mr. Beyers Sellers.  I’ve always been a big fan of the show, which sets a high bar for professionalism in this new media space.  I was invited on along with Doug Thomas of the…

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REMINDER : I’m speaking at Metanomics in SL today at 12PM PST

Posted on June 23, 2008 by

Just a quick reminder that I will be speaking in a little bit with Doug Thomas at the popular "Metanomics" talk show in Second Life today starting at Noon PST / 3pm EST. Here are the details: Metanomics, the web’s premier program about the business and policy of virtual worlds, begins an exciting second season…

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