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Build-a-Robot Contest at New Museum of Robots in SL

Posted on May 23, 2008 by

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…

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Come celebrate the second Non-profit Commons island on May 28 in Second Life!

Posted on May 23, 2008 by

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…

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Brooklyn Bombshells at Spring Gala for Coney Island USA (pic)

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

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…

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Filipinos in Second Life: pipedream or growth market?

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

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…

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Where to find non-profits in Second Life

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

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…

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Fun times at the Coney Island USA Spring Gala

Posted on May 22, 2008May 4, 2019 by

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…

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Seeking Expert on Education in Tibet and Brazil

Posted on May 21, 2008 by

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…

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Spring Gala tomorrow (May21) for Coney Island USA and the Mermaid Parade!

Posted on May 20, 2008May 4, 2019 by

Those that know me know that my all time favorite New York event of the entire year is the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, which I have been participating in for many years as part of the Brooklyn Bombshell’s group.  The Mermaid Parade is run by the non-profit group Coney Island USA, which does a bang…

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Teaching teens about Darfur in Second Life

Posted on May 20, 2008 by

Last night I helped out my colleague Shawna with the "Deconstructing Darfur" workshops that she has been facilitating this month in Teen Second Life.  The goal of the workshops series is to help a small group of young people to learn about Sudan, the conflict and resultant humanitarian crisis there, what the international response has…

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Video: Swingin in the 2008 Dance Parade!

Posted on May 18, 2008 by

My friend Jerry posts some cool video of the lindy hop group dancing down the streets of Manhattan at the 2008 Dance Parade. Again we had the lovely Swankmobile leading the way, blasting swing music for us to dance to and the crowd to enjoy.  We had a nice group of a dozen lindy hoppers,…

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