This is what happens when two grown men try and buy a Webkin stuffed animal together. They get the most manly creature in the menagerie: the German Shepherd. (They had no pitbull or t-rex.) His name is Turnip. Seriously, I accompanied my colleague Rafi who got a Webkin for the Global Kid’s Online Leadership Program…
Category: Civil Society
First day at Global Kids!
Yesterday was my first day at Global Kids! As I have previously blogged, I was hired to join the Online Leadership Program team as a Second Life Producer. I will be focusing on some of their projects that draw upon my past experience with the United Nations, the International Criminal Court and the philanthropy world….
CPSR Conference on Technology in Wartime at Stanford January 26
My friend Bill McIver send around info about this fascinating conference on "Technology in Wartime" put on by the find folks at Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. It takes place at Stanford Law School on January 26. Here’s the description: How will autonomous robots and cyberwarfare change combat? Does internet surveillance undermine the rules of…
A killer Christmas gift from Global Kids!
Barry and Rafi from Global Kids with me in the center at the 2007 Second Life Community Convention, by Empathetics on Flickr As I posted about previously, I had not the greatest Monday ever with the announcement that I (along with 21 other Electric Sheep employees) was being let go effective immediately. A million thanks…
“Keeping Kids Safe” music festival tomorrow in Second Life
Tomorrow, come by "Keeping Kids Safe," a full day of live music for the benefit of Life Learning Programs. On Saturday, December 22 from 12:30pm to 9pm PST,nine musicians will be performing their own music and some special holiday songs on Oleander Island (teleport SLURL). The performances will be followed by a live auction with…
SL fundraiser party for equine therapy center this Sunday
Veri Oddfellow reminds me that this Sunday is the fundraiser party for Great Strides, a Maryland-based therapeutic center that employs horses to help people with mental disorders. On Sunday, December 16, from 11am-2pm PST, DJ Nexeus Fatale will be the featured entertainment during the Great Strides charity dance party at AMO Island in Second Life…
The San Jose Tech Museum creates… an empty space in Second Life
I just got the news that the Tech Museum of Innovation, aka "The Tech", a science and technology museum based in San Jose, California, has launched The Tech in Second Life. Big deal, you say, lots of real world institutions — from Reuters to Rockefeller Center to the city of Dublin — have created replicas…
Pictures from Rep Ed Markey’s Second Life appearance at Virtual Bali
Here are a couple of pics from Rep Ed Markey’s appearance this evening at the Virtual Bali event. Thanks to the organizers for putting on this gathering, and for Rep Markey for coming into Second Life to address us! I especially appreciated how people could participate both from Second Life and the web. Nicely done….
Rep. Ed Markey speaking on climate change at Virtual Bali tonight!
I had the pleasure of hearing Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.) speak at the National Conference on Media Reform in January in Memphis. He clearly demonstrated then an acute understanding of the importance of communications and technology as potential forces for good in society. So it is no surprise that he will be appearing in Second…
I ordered two XO Laptops! Woo hoo!
I just got confirmation of some funds headed my way, so I went ahead and ordered a couple of those painfully cute XO Laptops from the folks at One Laptop Per Child. As I reported early, OLPC is offering a very special "twofer" where if you buy two XO laptops for $400, one of them…