A lot of professionals have found that Second Life provides an easily accessible venue for professional networking. The 800 Librarians of Second Life have found this. Individual libraries have buildings and hold events and training. Some even have digital and e-content and answer virtual reference questions. If the Google doesn’t know, surely [...]
Category Archives: Second Life
Meet Netroots Exhibitors: Brian Sayrs
July 20, 2008 – 12:13 pm
Brian Sayrs believes that every neighborhood’s aspirations should be cherished and supported. Brian has organized grassroots communities to achieve neighborhood goals, and will continue to do so as Spokane, Washington County Commissioner.
Sounds like a politician, doesn’t it? But he’s actually a nice guy. Check out Brian Sayr’s website, his blog, and his Daily [...]
Meet Netroots Exhibitors: Jackson Street Books
July 20, 2008 – 11:41 am
Today I hung out for a bit at Jackson Street Books. Until recently, Jackson Street Books: 1) was on Jackson Street, and 2) existed in Seattle and in Second Life. BookemJackson Streeter and the crew are in the midst of a big move to a new store in Hoquiam. You can read [...]
Meet Netroots Exhibitors: BlogHer
July 19, 2008 – 2:46 pm
After a hard day flying around Netroots Nation Island, I like to unwind. This is not that.
Yesterday, I and I took the Netroots Nation in SL CEO stock car racing at BlogHer ‘08 REACH! Whoa! This is the most wickedly fun thing I’ve done in Second Life for a long time. [...]
Meet Netroots Exhibitors: Red Zeppelin, Marxist - Lennonist HQ
July 17, 2008 – 7:16 pm
If you’ve been to Netroots Nation Island already, you may have noticed a large red zeppelin over the booth area. Not completely surprisingly, that would be Red Zeppelin — the official Marxist - Lennonist Party Headquarters. Yes, Groucho and John united.
This after hours club has music, drinks, food, games, and movies [...]
Meet Netroots Exhibitors: The Center for Water Studies at Better World Island
July 17, 2008 – 2:47 pm
Today I visited went to Better World Island to visit the Center for Water Studies. Netroots Nation Island has been so busy. I needed a place to sit and think for a bit. I sat wading in a pond and in the ocean. These are just two of the micro water [...]
Enjoying the Second Life Community - We’re Not Scary…Really
July 15, 2008 – 9:16 pm
Alex Steed at Make Something Happen brings up a good point about conference-going in Second Life. He notes that he’s a “total type-A, socializing socio-path with a penchant for collective back-patting,” and doesn’t “get into the whole pixelized version of real-life thing.” In some ways, he’s right, if you love the socializing at a conference, [...]
Netroots Nation: Can’t Go? See You Here, For Free!
July 12, 2008 – 12:08 am
So I won’t be in Austin for Netroots Nation, and I’m sure I’m not the only one — I’m sure there are many of you out there who are thinking, I’d love to go, but because of the time / money / distance, it just wouldn’t work out. However, I’ve found the next best thing [...]
Welcome to Netroots Nation in Second Life!
July 9, 2008 – 4:45 pm
Netroots Nation (formerly the YearlyKos Convention) helps politically active netroots communities make a difference in the public sphere. The third annual gathering will be held July 17–20 in Austin, Texas. Netroots Nation 2008 will include panels led by national and international experts, including a virtual session held in conjunction with the 2008 BlogHer Conference; identity, [...]
Our schedule…
July 9, 2008 – 4:42 pm
Interested in knowing what we are doing at Netroots Nation in SL? Here’s our schedule, subject to change. There’s something for everyone! All activities are on Netroots Nation Island (click here for SLURL) unless otherwise noted, and all times listed are Pacific/SLT.
Schedule is subject to change.
Too many people on Netroots Island? [...]
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