I just got the news that the international non-profit network OneWorld.net has launched an island in Second Life called "OneClimate" to promote public action on Climate Change. In the 1990s, OneWorld was instrumental in bringing to the web the work of hundreds of non-profit causes from around the world. So it’s appropriate that the UK-based…
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Play “Whack-a-Murdoch” and smack down big media!
The media reform group Free Press has put out a fun "Whack-a-Murdoch" game to dramatize how substantial Rupert Murdoch’s media market properties are in the United States, and to make a larger point about the dangers of media being owned by a small number of giant corporations. A nice example of the use of digital…
Global Kids offers innovative “choose-your-own” job description
Remember those "Choose Your Own Adventure" books from when you were a kid? I used to LOVE those things. Well, now my friends at Global Kids have announced a new "Choose-Your-Own-Job-Description" set of job openings: We are currently looking to hire three to four people. However, each position contains more than one area of responsibility,…
Tax issues for non-profits in Second Life
Complicated issues surrounding taxation for Second Life business activity have come to the fore recently, including VAT tax for Europeans and Congressional hearings on the issue for Americans. Non-profit and charitable organizations also need to familiarize themselves with the relevant tax issues that might apply to their in-world activities. It’s simply short-sighted to think that…
Playing tourist in Brooklyn
I have found that having visitors is one of the best ways to get to know your own city. You get an opportunity to visit places you would not normally visit as a tourist in your own town, and to see familiar places with an outsider’s eyes. My father has been in town for the…
“This Film Is Not Yet Rated” asks is sex more dangerous than violence?
Interesting appropriate for the "Violent Media Fast" this week, I watched the documentary "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" last night. An entertaining diatribe by one filmmaker against the Motion Picture Association of America’s film rating system, it makes a convincing argument that the system is unfair, non-transparent, prudish and possibly even harmful to children…
Upcoming Second Life job fairs for EMC, KPMG, Royal Bank of Scotland and more
For those of you looking for employment, Second Life offers a new way to find out about real life job opportunities, attend virtual job fairs, and even participate in a job interview, all from your desktop. There are however lots of new considerations that you have to take into account as you engage in virtual…
Yehoodi celebrates nine years serving the global swing community!
Yehoodi Admins Rikomatic, Shorty Dave, LilieBlue and Effervescent. Pictures by our pal D-Rod. Last night, we had a modest but fun celebration to fete the ninth anniversary of Yehoodi.com, the lindy hop/ swing dance community website that I help run. Instead of our usual blowout party weekends, we just expanded our regular Thursday night Frim…
Rainbow PUSH “Violent Media Fast” targets violent TV, movies, and video games
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ are co-sponsoring a "Violent Media Fast" from October 14-20, encouraging people, particularly parents and their kids, to refrain from violent TV, movies and video games for a week: Our children will see 100,000 acts of violence on television in the…
Special deals for non-profits on YouTube / Google
I was checking out the cool Nonprofit Communicators blog and found out that Google/ YouTube are offering some special deals for US not-for-profits that I thought others might be interested in. Here’s what you get: Premium branding capabilities and increased video uploading capacity Rotation of your videos in the "Promoted Videos" areas throughout the site…