| View | Upload your own Here is the powerpoint presentation from my presentation at the NetSquared Mixed-reality event yesterday, entitled "Turn Off the Damned PC and Go Outside." On and congrats to the winners of the NetSquared Mashup Challenge: First Place ($25,000): Ushahidi: Mapping Reports of Post-Election Violence in Kenya Second Place ($15,000): KnowMore.org Firefox…
Category: Civil Society
NetSquared: hacking the grantmaking process
The NetSquared 2008 Conference is about to draw to a close. I’ve had a very enjoyable past couple of days here, courtesy of Techsoup.org. Having been involved in a few grantmaking processes, from both the grantee and grantor perspective, its been interesting to see up close who the NetSquared grant process works. This year, NetSquared…
All-day celebration, mixed-reality panel today on Aloft Nonprofit Commons in SL
Come into the grid today starting at 10:10AM PST to hang out with a bunch of us non-profit folks speaking at a Mixed Reality panel discussion as part the official opening of the Aloft Nonprofit Commons sim (click to teleport.) I’ll be speaking alongside Ozma Malibu, Coughran Mayo, Kali Izdiak, and Jani Myriam, talking about…
Mixed reality partying at NetSquared
This is what a super-dork I am. I’m at this conference with 300 non-profit and tech industry folks. There was a a live DJ and sax player, doing super cool Star Wars medleys. But eventually the Second Lifers and I got bored and decided to go in-world and party with our digital friends. This pic…
Video: Funky jazzy “Star Wars” medley at NetSquared
Here’s a fun "Star Wars" medley performed by the DJ and sax player during the dinner tonight for the NetSquared conference. I of course squealled like a little girl, and then shot some video and twittered it. Enjoy the serious nerdiness.
REMINDER: I’m speaking at NetSquared mixed-reality panel tomorrow in Second Life
Just a quick reminder that TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 28, I will be speaking at a mixed-reality panel discussion from the NetSquared conference in San Jose California. I’ll be giving a presentation (along with several other fine presenters) on how my group Global Kids has benefited from virtual worlds and offer some suggestions for how others…
Hanging with the Nonprofit Commons crew at NetSquared
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…
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…
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…