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March 2009 Blog Posts (17)

Koinup- Murku Second Life Comics Contest





Koinup



30 MARCH 2009



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



PR Contact: Annette Wilder, Wilder Public Relations Firm Inc. for Koinup



Re: Koinup- Murku Second Life Comics Contest

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Calling all SL/RL cartoonists! Koinup proudly announces its Comic Strip Contest. The Comic Strip Contest is the first of its… Continue

Added by Wilder Public Relations on March 30, 2009 at 9:53pm — No Comments

GreenbushGrid (on Opensim) Starts Piloting CSI World Next Week



We start pilot testing the GreenbushGrid (powered by Opensim) CSI World Next Week with 4th, 6th, and 7th graders.

More on GreenbushGrid here:… Continue

Added by Rich White on March 29, 2009 at 5:48pm — No Comments

Ad Nauseam: CTRs (Car Through Rate)

Following WWII, the National Highway Act was put into effect and 40,000 miles of modern superhighways were created. While useful for the fast-growing car culture, it spelled the end for intimate, road-side ads like those made famous by Burma Shave. To adapt, advertisers created the billboard.



In other words, the (non-information) superhighway occasioned a brand new advertising medium.



Now imagine if they had pitched the idea to their clients by stressing that… Continue

Added by Christopher Simpson on March 29, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Ad Nauseam: Student Presidential Campaign Shows Professional Ineptness

It’s election time on campus. While nobody is quite sure what student presidents actually do, a number of candidates are still eager to reach out to their fellow students and shamelessly beg for the opportunity to do it. On its own, of course, this holds no interest for me. What caught my attention was how many of the candidates, without any training in advertising, have instinctively employed tried-and-true advertising techniques.



If It Worked for Him…



Most common are… Continue

Added by Christopher Simpson on March 29, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Ad Nauseam: A&W Campaign Shows It Can't Handle Adults

I’m disappointed in A&W. For several decades they’ve been searching for an effective advertising strategy with limited results. Sometimes they attempted to appeal to the youth of the moment, such as their embarrassing Root Bear of the ‘70s, and sometimes they’ve drawn upon the nostalgia from their history as one of the earliest drive-in restaurants.



A couple of years ago, however, they hit upon a new approach. An attractive, mature couple, possibly in their early 40s, is walking… Continue

Added by Christopher Simpson on March 29, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

NECC09 Second Life

NECC 2009 in Washington, D.C.!

A crosspost from scottmerrick.net and Oh!VirtualLearning!. I (duh) realized I should put it out here.



Our two workshops at NECC2009 are now scheduled!



These are both 3 hour workshops, one for "n00bs" and one for "experienced users only" and they're limited to 30 participants each, so hurry on out there and get… Continue

Added by Scottmerrick Oh on March 28, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

Michael Wright (aka. Mrags Writer) Presents @ 14th annual TechEd International Conference & Exposition in Ontario, California.

Michael Wright (aka. Mrags Writer), Digital Media Professor at Otis College of Art and Design, will present “Art and Art Education in Second Life” at the 14th annual

TechEd International Conference & Exposition, March 22-25, 2009 in Ontario, California. TechEd 2009 is a conference, bringing together educators and administrators from around the world and all levels of education to share ideas, best practices and innovative solutions for the use of technology in the learning… Continue

Added by Michael R Wright on March 19, 2009 at 10:52am — No Comments

AVENUE Magazine March 2009

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Added by Isadora Fiddlesticks on March 17, 2009 at 11:16am — 3 Comments

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Added by Isadora Fiddlesticks on March 17, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Social Media Connection Launches Broadcast Network

smcbn-wide INTERNET NEWS CHANNEL GOES LIVE WITH CONTENT-SPECIFIC BUSINESS PROGRAMMING

www.socialmediaconnection.com



Officials with Social Media Connection Broadcast Network (SMCBN/SMC) announce the Internet-based news channel is now live online at www.socialmediaconnection.com. SMC broadcasts original content that is specific to the discussion of social media’s impact on modern businesses and lives.



“Social Media is a… Continue

Added by Jay Deragon on March 14, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

ARCIS FRAUD DISCOVERY & EXPOSURE CENTRE: OPENS NETWORK ON NING



This blog serves to advice on us opening the ARCIS FRAUD DISCOVERY & EXPOSURE CENTRE on Ning, a place for professionals, small businesses and private individuals to assist and collaborate in keeping our business' and private lives free of frauds and scams as much as possible.



Recent studies show that in the US on average 7% of revenues get lost as a result to fraud. A recent survey held in… Continue

Added by John Dierckx on March 13, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Virtual World Collaboration from IBM - Sametime 3D

This week I had a call with Karen Keeter and a potential pilot contributor here in New Zealand for Sametime 3D. It was a very interesting conversation and great to hear Karen talk about what is currently delivered in Sametime 3D.…

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Added by Chris Sparshott on March 5, 2009 at 9:21pm — 1 Comment

EOGamer.com launches, featuring extensive Lineage 2 Wiki, Gaming Portals

EOGamer.com launched Feb. 17, featuring three gaming portals: Lineage 2, Darkfall and Jumpgate. The main site, www.eogamer.com, contains news, press releases and EOGamer.com exclusive features throughout the gaming world.



Lineage 2 EOGamer includes a news portal and an extensive wiki featuring Chaotic Throne 2 - Gracia Part 3 Final Translations as well as containing quest and class change guides, other play-guides as well as lore and a large compilation of data not found anywhere… Continue

Added by Grace "Kayhynn" Snoke on March 5, 2009 at 10:19am — No Comments

Providing Music Content in Virtual Worlds

Since November 2007 I have been actively providing "live" music content in Second Life. I am not a musician but I in-world promoter (non-profit) for in-world performers. These performers are presented at our Zurich Opera House at Swiss City. Shows are presented at European Times (evenings) during weekends. We have an average of 2 to 3 shows per night. Linden Labs have recognized our contribution and patronage to the arts by making the venue a special selection. We also have a web page… Continue

Added by Silelf on March 2, 2009 at 11:21am — 2 Comments

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