Archive for October, 2006
The Future of the 3d Web Platform
What benefit is there of linking totally decoupled websites, ones were there are games, financial transactions, healthcare information, discussion fora, personal diaries, etc.? I believe the benefits would be that of a platform, namely one that becomes more and more valuable as more uses or functions are available through it. The same could be though [...]
Chris Anderson in SL discussing his book The Long Tail
MacArthur Foundation funds $50m for Digital Media Literacy
The MacArthur Foundation announcement and panel discussion this morning was dual-presence in Second Life (SL) as well as Real Life (RL). We had a two-way streaming video/audio feed between NY and SL. There were 30-40 avatars, and we had our own backchannel chat at the same time. Questions from the participants in Second Life were [...]
Virtual Journalism and Journalism of the Virtual
As Guilio blogs, the Reuters building is a real attraction, people keep flying over there. They have a free HUD and floor and wall displays, so they are very prepared to cover SL, it seems. In addition, their space is gorgeous, and is worth a peek. Entrance to the Reuters building Baba at the impromptu [...]
MIT Core Changes Proposed
As blogged by Inside Higher Ed, MIT is proposing changes to the core to shrink the mandatory courses and allow a set of choices for the remaing core classes. This is an attempt “to balance rigor and flexibility,” which I encourage and applaud. Why is flexibility important? Scientific and engineering progress cannot be made along [...]
Web2.0 Video goodies
Yes, everyone knows that video on the web is attracting a lot of attention, especially after Google announced its acquisition of YouTube for $1.65bn. However, there is more on the way (and that has already taken place). In late September, Yahoo acquired Jumpcut. Jumpcut is freakin’ awesome, and everyone should try out the open beta. [...]
Firefox Extensions page update
Just wanted to let folks know that I have been updating my Firefox page, and including several neat extensions.
Banking in Second Life gets competitive
Giulio Prisco sent an email to the Second Life EDucators list, and posted on uvvy.com about opening an account on Meta Bank. He also mentioned that on Friday, October 13, IntLibber Brautigan of The International Libertarian conducted an interview with Thor Columbia, President of Meta Bank, a bank which exists entirely inworld. The interview is [...]
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