Over the last few years, it’s been amazing to see how social media has united people globally in various causes from ecological concerns to political uprisings. These days it’s much harder for a government to silence people, to censor them, and keep them under wraps. (more…)

Twitter Searches in Seesmic

In The Usefulness of Twitter, I talked a bit about the useful of Twitter concerning finding great product reviews, getting product support, and finding communities of  interest. All of this is done through saving Searches. (more…)

I was hesitant to use Twitter. It seemed like just a wild stream of useless blather and banter, people throwing their boring thoughts out into the ether. There is that in tweets. But there is more. (more…)

Dana Oceanlane

Discussion groups on the Internet are popular because of the way they connect people across long distances who have similar interests or mind frames. Additionally, they allow people to stay informed, at least to some degree, in their areas of topic interests. I have subscribed to various discussions groups over the years, some of which I still participate in, and some have fallen away or I lost interest. (more…)

Dana Oceanlane

Discussion groups on the Internet are popular because of the way they connect people across long distances who have similar interests or mind frames. Additionally, they allow people to stay informed, at least to some degree, in their areas of topic interests. I have subscribed to various discussions groups over the years, some of which I still participate in, and some have fallen away or I lost interest. (more…)

To live in SL, you don’t need to buy an entire SIM, nor to you have to own property. You can rent a house, and houses come in all sizes and styles. (more…)

Most businesses have an online presence, and now many are also setting up their business in Second Life (SL) as well. It makes sense, as you can broaden your customer base exponentially, and it can be done inexpensively. (more…)

One of the most popular and growing areas in Second Life (SL) is education. Virtual worlds are an ideal place to learn because of the convenience, and it’s a great place to teach because there is often much less overhead to deal with. That’s not to say there aren’t problems or drawbacks to learning and teaching in-world, but a virtual classroom or seminar can bring people together from around the world like no in-person setting can. (more…)