2014 PEOPLE: BIZ: Ebbe gets it! The key to Second Life lies in its communities

Ebbe gets it!  The key to Second Life 
lies in its communities
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"I like to drop in and meet with a lot of different groups, trying to do it as often as possible to learn more about the communities in Second Life and the use cases of Second Life".-- EbbeAltberg at Non-Profit Consortium meeting.

"give the creators the tools to attract and retain users to their experiences is a little bit of how we think about it."--EbbeAltberg at Non-Profit Consortium meeting.

Executive Summary: What could Linden Lab do to "give the creators the tools to attract and retain users..."

• Identify large communities in Second LIfe
• Establish liaison with each large community.
• Get advice from the community on what is needed to improve the community experience.
• Get advice from the community on how to market the community experience to the outworld.
• Work with the community to develop an effective community onboarding experience.
• (Onboarding applies to communities, too.  It is just that communities don't budget for it.)
• Plan cooperative marketing efforts with the community. 

2014 VIDEO: Voice centered shooting plan, not what you expect. AMP video notes

Voice centered shooting plan, not what you expect.
AMP video notes  
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AMP (Avatar Media Productions) has developed this plan to produce the best audio quality and the best video presentation of avatar lip movements combined with facial expression.  

• Voice capture. We get several files of each speech via Skype, pick the best
• Coding: Coding for audio and visual files. AMP video notes
• Shot labels and shot lists, coding
• Voice shooting sessions
• Voiceless shooting sessions

2014 TKR: How to Deal with the Future: Using business insights to plan your life

How to Deal with the Future: 

Using business insights to plan your life

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Published on Dec 18, 2012

Author and futurist Tamar Kasriel shows how resilient companies plan and make decisions, and reveals how individuals can exploit these techniques to create a better future for themselves.

2015 EDU: Stanford University Libraries in a virtual world, installation art

Stanford University Libraries 
in a virtual world, installation art 
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Check out the exhibits

- Stanford University Libraries 

• Location Link. Click to go or drag to the viewer screen: 
• http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Stanford%20University%20Libraries/161/231/33

2015 EDU: Calendars of some educator events in virtual worlds, formatted for posting on a prim

Calendar of some educator events in virtual worlds, 
formatted for posting on a prim
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This calendar is maintained by ISTE-SIGVE

• ISTE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS

2015 PROMO: HELP: VIDEO: What can you do with Browser on Prim (BOP)?

What can you do with Browser on Prim (BOP)? 
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• Show your calendar inworld.
• Show a Twitter stream inworld.
• Show a video inworld.
• Show your current blog page
• Show a selected blog page

• Self-resetting Browser-on-Prim script

• Works in various viewers:  Firestorm, Second Life Viewer
• Works in Second Life and in Opensim

2014 SEE: ART: Hypergrid Safari visits Dorena's World

 Hypergrid Safari visits Dorena's World 
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HG Safari Clubhouse

• Weekly meetings:  Wednesdays 12 noon SLT at Hypergrid Safari HQ
• Hypergrid: Copy  the line below into your world map, click teleport
• hg.osgrid.org:80:Teravus Plaza
• Clubhouse coordinates: 89, 25, 22

Location on Teravus Plaza

Connections

• Hypergrid Safari Google Group
• Hypergrid Safari Facebook Group
• Secondlife group:  HG Safari (find it in search)

2015 OPENSIM: PEOPLE: Tweets by @MariaKorolov

2014 PEOPLE: OPENSIM: Tweets by @MariaKorolov
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Tweets by @MariaKorolov

This post is used to create a web poster that displays the current Twitter search for Tweets by @MariaKorolov.   The web poster will available on Cookie II in Kitely in a day or so after publication.  

• Here is the entry page to Cookie II:  Cookie II on Kitely 
• Hypergate address: grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II 
• Look near the entry point,  coordinates 125x125
• Full perm, public domain license-use as you please, no attribution 

2015 TKR: Anyone Can Change the World

Anyone Can Change the World
updated 1/12/2015
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What if you really could change the world? Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner, firmly believes that each and every one of us can and should contribute to creating a better world. In this empowering RSA Short Jody explains why it is so important that we strive to make a difference. 

Related

• Use your head! They always tell you that. They never tell you how

2015 EVENTS: OPENSIM: Happenings on the Hypergrid

Happenings on the Hypergrid
Updated 1/12/2015


See also:  HYPEvents
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This post is being used to create a  published events calendar combining grid-wide calendars for Hypergrid-enabled grids.    I will make a Browser-on-Prim (BOP)  poster to display the calendar.   That object (free to copy) will be available near the center of Cookie II in Kitely a day or so after this publication.  

• If you have a Kitely account, you can find Cookie II here. 
• Hypergrid address: grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II
• Using the Kitely calendar--or any other Google calendar for events

In a recent post,The calendars of the Hypergrid, I suggested combing Google calendars maintained by grids on the Hypergrid.  Since we can easily move from one grid to another, we need to know what is happening in any of the grids we can visit.  And grid owners need to tell the public what is happening on their grids.
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A combined event calendar will offer more choices and thus attract more viewers.   If the combined calendar becomes crowded, we can break up the listing into communities, such as writing and education.