Pixelanthropy

"Nonprofits move into virtual world and champion causes in new ways"

The Personal Internet

From CES: Intel & The "personal" internet.


And this auto avatar software called Bigstage.

Museums in Virtual Space Articles

I haven't read any of these yet, but I came across them in class. These are all articles or posts regarding the notion of museums in virtual spaces.

http://apps.exploratorium.edu/worlds/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=HomePage
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr057.shtml
http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/cdproceedings/8j/8j_1.htm
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/museum-brings-r.html
http://activeducator.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/museums-go-virtual/
http://www.lastplace.com/
http://www.museumblogging.com/2006/08/museums-and-second-life.html
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/papers/urban/urban.html
http://www.digital50.com/news/items/BW/2001/07/14/20071211005354/the-tech-museum-of-innovations-second-life-initiative-revolutionizing-the-developme.html
http://e-artcasting.blogspot.com/2007/02/wish-list-for-art-museums-in-second_04.html
http://www.3pointd.com/20070427/open-source-museum-opens-in-second-life/
http://www.museumbrandingblog.co.uk/?cat=6
http://www.learninginrealtime.com/minute/37

Second Life Bans Banking

After a $750,000 loss, SL bans in world banks.

Creating Virtual People

first link:

some thoughts from Eric Rice on creating fake people, though mostly from the side of web social networks, it applies.