I spent today at PodCamp NYC, which was quite an interesting event that I decided to attend at the very last minute last night. The "unconference" gathered around 400 podcasters and other interested folks to talk about issues facing podcast producers like intellectual property rights, monetizing their work, and increasing your listening audience. As a…
Category: Politics
The social impact of in-flight cell phone and wi-fi use
Yesterday the FCC closed its proposed rule making procedure pertaining to the use of cellular phones during air travel. The FCC decided to uphold the ban on in-flight cell phone use, citing a lack of technical evidence that in-flight cell phone use would not interfere with regular cell phone transmissions. There was no mention in…
So where’s the flood?
Hmmm, don’t know what was up with the virtual flood event that was supposed to happen this morning. I set my clock extra early to rez into the sims at the appointed times. Some of the sims were flooded, others were dry as a bone. No one appeared to be on hand filming or directing…
Second Life flooded tomorrow! Come get drowned for a cause!
I got word that Adventure Ecology and Ogilvy marketing are sponsoring tomorrow a flood of several sims in Second Life to highlight the dangers of global warming. Here’s the details: To highlight the potential devastating effect of climate change Adventure Ecology & Ogilvy will flood several locations in Second Life including Tokyo, Ibiza & The…
NSA to Open Virtual “Black Box” Office in Second Life
My buddy Jeff Porten sends along this choice "news" item from the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s April 1st newsletter: NSA to Open Virtual "Black Box" Office in Second Life The National Security Agency announced today plans to open a virtual office in the popular online game Second Life. The office will consist of a large black…
My interview on Pacifica Radio Program “Deadline LA”
I did a short interview that was broadcast today on the KPFK Pacifica Radio program "Deadline LA" hosted by Barbara Osborn and Howard Blume. The whole program is very interesting, dealing with YouTube and human rights abuses. From the description: Is YouTube the new forum for human rights abuses? Could be. A Guantanamo detainee was…
Chat log from in-world Obama event today
Some folks asked for the chat log of the Obama in-world "appearance" today. So here it is, with some of the extraneous "lol" and side comments not included. I hope it’s helpful to someone.
Pics from Obama’s SL appearance today
US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama appeared in SL today on SoHo island, with the help of ForeFront Media… sort of. In reality, someone was puppeteering his avatar while an audio stream played his live webcast. I took some pics of his nicely designed avatar and some crowd shots. Enjoy.
Short video of Obama appearance in SL today
Click To Play An avatar of Barack Obama appeared in Second Life today (March 31) as part of his national webcast of a "living room" conversation with supporters. Nice looking avatar, and interesting to experience the stream with a bunch of other Americans and others from around the world. (Click here for more pics.) I…
Obama supporters gathering on Second Life Capitol Hill sim this Saturday
Just got word of what sounds like one of the first Second Life rallies in support of a presidential candidate. According to a group notice I got from the Capitol Hill group, supporters of Barack Obama will gather on Saturday March 31 at 2:30pm PST at SL Capitol Hill (teleport SLURL) for a rally to…