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Brian Eno On Second Life

Photo by Rik Panganiban Some Chat Logged as Brian Eno enters Second Life for the first time. 19:45] Pixeleen Mistral: how does it feel to be a cartoon figure? [19:45] Rhiannon Chatnoir: to make this even more meta i am streaming it live via blogtv.com [19:45] Brian Eno: i’ve always beeen a bit of one […]

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Uthango Social Investments Leads the Way to Virtual Africa

Today, I had what felt to me like a ground breaking meeting with Alanagh Recreant on Second Life (a.k.a. Dorette Steenkamp in Real Life). Dorette Steenkamp is Executive Director of Uthango Social Investments, Cape Town, South Africa. Uthango is the first African-based NGO with a presence in Second Life. You can visit Uthango’s newly established […]

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Pres. of MacArthur Foundation on Philanthropy in Second Life and Reviews from TED Global 2007

Jonathan Fanton, President of the MacArthur Foundation, and Philip Rosedale, CEO of Linden Lab, appeared in Second Life to talk about the future role of philanthropy in virtual worlds (also see Jonathan Fanton’s post.) The tireless crew of USC Center On Public Diplomacy (see my previous post for more on Anna Annenberg and Sitearm Madonna) […]

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