The next NetSquared Net Tuesday (July 18) will be a chance to participate in genuine "mixed-reality event." That means that you can participate two ways: If you’re in the Bay Area come to 322 Ritch St., San Francisco, starting at 6:00 pm and join the so-called "real" crowd of mingling flesh-and-blood people. I’ll be there interviewing the evening’s moderators for ...
Read More »Second Life Currency and Relay For Life
As the Second Life Relay For Life approached the volunteers have been very busy developing amazing activities and raising money to support the cause. Last night we checked the Lindex – the currency market for Second Life, and saw a market 10% currency valuation. The currency market actually deflated increasing the value of the L$ by nearly 10% against the ...
Read More »Good term: The People Formerly Known as the Audience
There’s a great opinion piece on The Huffington Post today about a mind-shift needed about the former roles of information providers and the "audience." Essentially, the author, Jay Rosen, spells-out why that’s over. The people formerly known as the audience wish to inform media people of our existence, and of a shift in power that goes with the platform shift ...
Read More »Wanna do some bootleg video-casting?
Here’s a good article from NYTimes about new services that enable sharing large files like video files with a restricted audience. It’s aimed at families, but why not work groups? Do-it-yourself broadcasting rolls on,
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