Author Archives: David Collin

A whole new meaning for "making strides"

Nike and Apple have teamed up for the Nike+iPod Sprot Kit. According to Technology Review the kit: …uses a wireless sensor to monitor pace, distance, time, and calories burned while walking or running. Some experts believe the Sport Kit is the forerunner to wireless, personal sensors with myriad functions, from tracking locations to monitoring biometrics. The Sport Kit turns iPod ...

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A couple of bio notes

Before it goes off the newsstands, you might want to get the July Scientific American. It’s cover story is. "Stem Cells: The Real Culprits in Cancer?" It’s a good overview of theorizing and research about the role that stem cells might play in originating and sustaining tumors. We know stem cells are the generators of cells that become various specialized ...

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Second Life Relay and community organization

While doing a podcast interview for NetSquared with Linden Lab Community Manager Jeska Dzwigalski (aka in Second Life as Jeska Linden) I asked her about the Second Life Relay. Here’s the portion of the interview specifically about SL Relay and success factors for community building. MP3 File

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First glimpse from Second Life Relay For Life

I hear the Second Life Relay was a great success last weekend. I don’t want to upstage the information about the event that others will have later, but I do want to link to this piece of video from Tao that gives a sense of the SL sets that were created for the event. Tao also blogged during the event.

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