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Frank and clever video on doing business in SL
Click To Play Check out this impressive video on doing business in Second Life by marketing firm Inside This World. Narrator and head of ITW, Biscuit Carroll pulls no punches on what he views as corporations who "get it" and those that don’t. Among those that are using SL smartly: Reuters (news and chat), IBM…
Avatars, actors and pundits talk politics on June 4 in multi-verse event
Jordan Bigel sends out news that InWorld Studios is partnering with the Creative Coalition to broadcast in Second Life a real-world discussion on US presidential politics with several prominent pundits, activists, and bloggers. Entitled "Talking the Talk: The Creative Coalition’s 21st Century Debate Dialogue in conjunction with the New Hampshire Presidential Debates," the event will…
NY Times 9 healthy eating recommendations
I finally, months later, got around to reading this astounding, and very long article in the NY Times on healthier eating, called "Unhappy Meals" by Michael Pollan. For those who don’t have the patience to wade through 12 web-pages of text (i.e. my girlfriend), here’s the quick summary of his nine main recommendations: Eat food….
Viral campaign launches Ambassador of Lindy Hop to #7 on Amazon
I am so proud of our swing dance community right now I could burst. What began as a random suggestion by my friend Shorty Dave — “Hey wouldn’t it be great if all the lindy hoppers in America bought Frankie’s book on the same day?” — blossomed into an international campaign that shot Frankie Manning: Ambassador…
Loose Marbles – Nawlins hot jazzy goodness
I had the pleasure of catching this group of New Orleans-based ragamuffins called "Loose Marbles" playing for dancers last night in Manhattan. They make such a joyous, hot jazzy noise, led by Meschiya Lake on vocals. Meschiya eschews the mic and just belted all night into the crowded room. The percussion section looks like…
Today’s the day! Buy Ambassador of Lindy Hop today from Amazon!
Today thousands of Friends of Frankie Manning are rushing to Amazon.com to purchase his new autobiography entitled Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop. Today is Frankie Manning’s 93rd birthday, believe it or not. To celebrate, we are asking folks everywhere to go to Amazon.com and purchase his book. We believe we can make The Ambassador…
New business / non-profit alliance calls for cheaper broadband, net neutrality
The Open Internet Coalition is a new alliance of 54 private companies and non-profits united behind the cause of cheaper broadband internet and the principle of network neutrality in the United States. Yesterday, the coalition issued an open letter to the US Congress and the President to take serious measures to preserve net neutrality and…
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if a million mash-up artists cried out in glee…
The Washington Post sends out news that will thrill sci-fi nuts everywhere. Lucasfilm tomorrow is releasing 250 video clips on their website StarWars.com to encourage fans to mash-up and play with. This very surprising news given how litigious George Lucas has been about fans "borrowing" images and video footage and using it for their own…
Here come the French Spammers, ahem, Marketers to SL
I just got the following press release about two French marketing firms — Tapage Media and Community Chest — joining forces to spread some more ad-love to the metaverse. Here’s the skinny, for those who’s high school French was many, many years ago: Tapage apparently specializes in all sorts of marketing products, from post cards…