Yo Brewster sent this to me awhile ago, but I’m just getting around to posting now. His excellent SL social networking site SLProfiles.com is supporting the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life initiative by selling virtual ribbons and passing on 100% of the proceeds directly to the ACS. As a nice little social incentive, every…
Code Pink SL presents “Impeach on the Beach” this Sunday
Ana Herzog sends me info about a fun progressive political action in SL, "Impeach on the Beach." The feminist activist group Code Pink invites avatars to gather at Mikianna Island in Second Life to help spell out the word "IMPEACH" lying head-to-toe on the beach. The event is this Sunday, May 6, starting at noon…
Reporters without Borders comes to the world without borders
The Paris-based press freedom Rapporteurs sans Frontieres (Reporters without Borders) has opened a new Second Life headquarters to draw attention to their work in support of persecuted and imprisoned journalists around the world. You can find a "hall of shame" showing prominent persecutors of the press around the world, news feeds from their work around…
Obama reclaims his myspace page: the limits of viral grassroots organizing
PoliticsOnline.com reports that the Barack Obama campaign has "taken control of the volunteer created MySpace page listed under his name." Apparently 29-year-old Joe Anthony created the MySpace page a few years ago after hearing Obama speak at the Democratic National Convention. Since then, it has unofficially hosted news and information about Obama and his campaign,…
“Don’t Stand So Close to Me”: NPR video on Nick Yee’s virtual proximity study
NPR has a new blog called "Bryant Park" that features today a fun video on Nick Yee’s research on social proximity in Second Life. Entitled "Don’t Stand So Close to Me," journalist Win Rosenfeld amusingly explores how our real world social norms about physical space translate to the virtual realm. Check it out! (I shot…
It’s Press Freedom Day: let’s free some press
Happy Press Freedom Day! Here’s some of Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres statistics on press repression around the world this year: 24 Journalists killed 5 Media Assistants killed 125 Journalists imprisoned 4 Media Assistants imprisoned 65 Cyberdissidents imprisoned Also check out Freedom House’s world map of press freedom. Support your local press freedom, freedom of expression, or…
“Plain Dress” and simplicity in virtual living
Quakers have as one of our core values the testimony of "Simplicity." This applies to everything from the way we spend our money to the kind of cars we drive. In particular though, this simplicity has been most manifested by the traditional form of dress associated with Quakers, i.e. "The Quaker Oats Man." Historically, Quakers…
Yehoodi Talk Show episode 414 rockin your video player
Episode #414 of the Yehoodi Talk Show featuring myself and my buddy Spuds is on the air! In this show, by popular demand, we show even more entertaining / painful swing videos and update you on what’s going on in the world of lindy hop. You can download the Mpeg-4 version (100 megs) or add…
CORRECTION: IVM offers SL marketing help for non-profits
I got the cool news a few days ago that SL marketing firm Infinite Vision Media will be offering their services pro bono for non-profits as part of their "Social Responsibility Initiative"! I am very excited about anything that makes it easier for non-profits to get started in using virtual worlds more effectively to achieve…
SavetheInternet.com wins a Webby!
Congratulations to Free Press and the Save the Internet coalition for winning a Webby “People’s Choice” award today! The other nominees were: “Green my Apple” http://www.greenpeace.org/apple by Greenpeace International “International Rescue Committee” http://www.theirc.org by Threespot Media “Make Up Make Out” http://www.makeupmakeout.com by Bradley and Montgomery “My Wonderful World” http://MyWonderfulWorld.org by National Geographic Society “SaveTheInternet.com” http://www.savetheinternet.com/…