slscout.com: A New Social Networking Site for SL Residents
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slscout.com is the latest SL-focused social networking site, and it’s got all the right elements: embedded videos, forums, etc. Even better, they’re holding a contest right now wherein users can post their favorite photos, have them rated by other users, and possibly win the First […]
The Ethics of WindLight (Updated)Can computer graphics divide a community by class and culture? After some foot dragging, New World Notes is now upgrading to the WindLight-enabled version of Second Life, currently in pre-release. Here I am in Naturum (SLURL teleport at this link)…SLHamlet
Quote O the Day“Personal learning becomes possible because everybody - and not just teachers - can teach. Why does this matter? This: we should not be teaching our students using video, we should be teaching our students to use video, not so they can be better students, but so they can be better […]
Links for Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Jeffrey McManus: Tips for Consultants - “In addition to keeping your cash flow sensible, getting a retainer up front also ensures that the company you’re working for is actually capable of cutting a check. You’d be surprised at how often startups attempt to hire consultants before they hire accountants or […]
Another Quote O the Day Personal Living Networks“In the emerging model, students learn to navigate, assess, construct and participate in a living network that comprises the heart of their learning network and they take that with them when their time as part of any particular institution […]
Blues In SLWell, I missed the event, but Komuso has posted a mega-cool video of the SL Blues n’ Roots Festival.Click To PlayA music machinima of the first SecondLife Blues n’Roots festival [SL Blues n’Roots #1] featuring a lineup of four of the metaverse’s top Blues n’Roots musicians. Created by one of the top machinima […]
What is the future of Content Management Systems related to Social NetworksThere is no doubt that social networks are on the rise. No Web2.0 site is actually not having their own community. No wonder, is Web2.0 about two things: people (and their relationships) and content.But there is another phenomenon: Conversations. The authors of Cluetrain Manifesto […]
Making a Cut-OutA cut-out is part of a screenshot with the background made transparent so it stands alone. Use them to display and sell clothes or avatars, as stand-ins for screenshots, or anything else you can think of.In this screenshot I’m standing by cut-outs displaying my clothing.By: Osprey TherianOsprey Therian