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Uthango Social Investments Leads the Way to Virtual Africa

25. June 2007

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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

23. June 2007

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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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Virtual Realities – Second Life Going Global

1. June 2007

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On Wednesday, I met with Ginsu Linden (a.k.a. Ginsu Yoon – photo on the the left from Joi’s Flickr stream) to talk about Second Life’s global role. Ginsu Linden is Linden Lab’s vice president, business affairs – generally overseeing international market development, business and corporate development, and developer programs. Ginsu was in Asia when we […]

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