- What did I/We learn this year at Wimbledon 08 in Second Life (2)
- Will luxury brands drive the growth of virtual goods? (1)
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Plurkmania Brings You All The Plurk Stats You Can Eat (15)
on Mashable! (2107) permalinkWhen I initially wrote about Plurk, I noted that while it was a great service, I don’t see it gaining too much traction because of its similarity to Twitter which seems to be in that comfy spot where no one really wants to switch to another service, whichever novelties it may bring. Fast forward one month, and Plurk seems to be doing mighty fine, with a lot of enthusiastic users plurking all day long. And, ...Shared by Dieter Schwarz (35) dobata (540) DOCBook Howto (186) Drew Olanoff (248) elsterama (73) Gemstar38 (188) Gordon (33) iAlja (109) LouCypher (219) OnkelSchark (79) p0ps (71) Rob (145) rwonline (25) SimonStudio (37) Susan Beebe (7)Contribute comment
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Is this the time that 3D sticks? (10)
on Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger (352) permalinkWe’ve all heard about Second Life. I loved it, but it didn’t “stick” for a whole bunch of reasons. Meaning, it didn’t go mainstream, even though it had a HUGE amount of hype. Why not? Well, it was an island that you had to go into. Problem is, only gamers do that and Second Life wasn’t enough of a game. World of Warcraft came along and took a lot of the gamers away from it. ...Shared by Brit (66) cb (101) Chris Leydon (41) Erin Kotecki Vest (47) Fitek (4) iAlja (109) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (241) Michael (55) Tech For Novices (156) twotwo (26)Contribute comment
- Why Do Business Blogs Fail? (2)
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IBM and Linden Lab Interoperability Announcement (8)
on Official Second Life Blog (21) permalinkThis is a historic day for Second Life, and for virtual worlds in general. IBM and Linden Lab have announced that research teams from the two companies successfully teleported avatars from the Second Life Preview Grid into a virtual world running on an OpenSim server, marking the first time an avatar has moved from one virtual world to another. It’s an important first step toward enabling avatars to pass freely between virtual worlds, something we’ve ...Shared by Annie Ok (6) Billzilla (1) Cassandra (1) cgsheldon (653) dalelane (25) Eric Rice (65) iAlja (109) Preoccupations (66)Contribute comment
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Plastic shopping bags are not a big problem (1)
on Japan Probe (28) permalinkKazuko Nakano , a professor of recycling science at Kobe Yamate University, questions the importance of promotional campaigns that encourage shoppers to bring their own bags in an Asahi editorial: Each year, 30 billion shopping bags, weighing a total of hundreds of thousands of tons, are given out. But unlike trash bags, shopping bags are not immediately discarded. I once conducted a consumer survey about shopping bag use that covered about 420 households in two ...Shared by iAlja (109)Contribute comment
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The Next Newsroom in Second life (2)
on MediaShift Idea Lab (50) permalinkIn April 2006, I was sitting in a Durham, N.C., sports bar with Gary Kebbel, who runs the Knight Foundation's News Challenge grant program. Gary was officially letting me know I would be getting a grant for The Next Newsroom Project. Our plan was to research and design the ideal newsroom for The Chronicle, the independent student newspaper at Duke University, which was considering building a new facility on campus. I was so giddy that ...Shared by iAlja (109) jennifer woodard maderazo (5)Contribute comment
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Official Gmail Blog: Remote sign out and info to help you protect your Gmail account (129)
on Gmail Blog (356) permalinkPosted by Erwin D'Souza, Gmail Engineer Your email account can contain a lot of personal information, from bank alerts to love letters. Email that, I'm sure, you don't always want other people to see. We understand how important your Gmail accounts are to you, so we're adding a new layer of information and control. With this new feature, you can now track your recent sessions and you can also sign yourself out remotely.If you are ...Shared by $udhi™ (29) abhi (11) Adrien O'Leary (14) aemkei (19) Alaska Report (12) Andrey (8) AndyDrew (18) Antoine (1) Arash (11) Archit T (20) Aria (139) atul (231) Benjamin Golub (73) Bhavesh (56) billrod (8) Brandon (29) Brandon (39) Brian (180) Brian (23) brownpau (18) C Yohman (34) camson (11) cgsheldon (653) Chris Nuttall (13) Chung (121) Cogo (34) Dan York (45) danutz (25) DarkBls (115) DaveBinM (15) David (2) Derek (16) Des (10) Dileepa (12) dobata (540) draggon (9) Drew Raines (1) Edo (46) Essam (7) everyone loves a wee sombrero (137) faizal (33) Fernando B (2) G. (15) gfurry (49) Giles Turnbull (10) Gine (4) Glenn Slaven (9) Halsted Mencotti Bernard (2) Hugo (19) iAlja (109) J. Phil (344) jamesjbigler (52) Jason (43) jb (28) Jonathan (8) Jonathan Bloom (67) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (241) Jorriss (43) Josh N. (42) JPowers (9) juananguerrero (1) Keith Coleman (1) Kesor (9) kmohr25 (63) l taylor (5) Linda (4) livibetter (33) lnewcomer (28) Lu Tao (245) macbeach (2) marchewa (11) Mark (47) Marque (47) Matt (24) Matthew (14) Matthew Harman (68) mfh (19) MH (74) micronetter (9) Mike F (924) minus-one (16) MIURA Masahiro (13) Nick (10) nkronberg (77) Nora Rubinoff (10) olive (7) Oliver (32) Paul (18) Paulo Pereira (20) Pedro Pinheiro (9) Phil (35) Philou (47) PMinze (80) Powera (51) prattmic (105) Preoccupations (66) psi (26) Reder (19) reisfeldt (24) Rick Klau (128) rjhintz (104) Rob (47) Rob M (16) rOckY (295) Rydhold (3) Sean (48) Sean (15) Setu (20) Shay Frendt (4) shuman (11) Steve (66) surftheair (11) Swapy (1) Sweevo (7) symtym (27) talios (20) Tim (38) Tony Duckles (12) Tony Ruscoe (11) Ullash (92) Umesh (27) Venci (40) whatevernevermind (58) xeal (23) Yaakov (9) yellowchilli (8) Yinka (27) yoshy (658) 小志 (16)Explore read six notes
- Alaska Report said: a clip... "If you are anything like me, you probably sign in to Gmail from multiple computers. I, for example, occasionally sign into my Gmail account from a friend's house when I need to check an important email. Usually I remember to sign out, but every once in a while I wonder if I really did. Now I no longer have to wonder.At the bottom of your inbox, you'll see information about the time of the last activity on your account and whether it's still open in another location:".. ..... Aha! The mystery iFrame BlackBox revealed as a super security tool? I love it!
- Linda said: good stuff
- Sean said: This is a nice new feature. I am often jumping between 2 or 3 or more machines all with the same basic setup.
- Setu said: Wow ! just what I wanted :).
- billrod said: Very cool...
- Andrey said: Should be pretty interesting for control freaks like me
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How Reddit is Flirting With The Future of Social News (102)
on ReadWriteWeb (2925) permalinkIn the competitive social news market, Digg has gotten a lot of attention for its recommendation engine and Mixx continues to release new features (it has launched communities and an API recently). However it seems like Reddit is not getting the attention it deserves. Its open source initiative was well received, but there are other interesting aspects to Reddit. Here's a look at why the idea of a social news site front page that is ...Shared by !&# (111) (jeff)isageek (129) Adam Singer (70) Aleksander (176) Alex France (390) amartin (8) Anand Sharma (133) arjo (17) atul (231) Auggie (7) Babychen Mathew (852) Bob Sherman (21) Brandon (39) Brendan (117) bsweeney1977 (15) Buzzworkers (79) Carl Mendoza (60) Ch (84) Daniel Bachhuber (61) Danielle Brigida (413) David (86) David (21) Deanna Zandt (2) Deborah Petersen (1359) dobata (540) DOCBook Howto (186) Drew Olanoff (248) Eric Daams (95) FaceySpacey (17) Felix Bredoteau (1485) Gavin (27) Gerrit Tebrake (36) Gil (893) Glenn Batuyong (176) Gman68 (42) gort581 (59) Graham English (15) Greg Rosen (46) Guillermo Bravo (552) Hank Green (85) History of Blogging (322) hnouwens (66) hthr (50) Hunkie Chan (13) iAlja (109) IveFoundit (42) J.T Dabbagian (18) Jack Humphrey (16) Jason Peck (20) Jeff (741) Jens Christian Freund (44) Joe (109) Jonathon D. Colman (426) Jordan (695) Jorge Barba (27) Josh Nelson (179) Justin Thorn (6) k00pa (185) Kevin Federline (832) kmohr25 (63) Leena (2541) lkratz (19) LouCypher (219) louisgray (295) Lu Tao (245) Mark Cramer (12) Matt Ellsworth (209) Matteo (399) maxyRO (986) Melissa (3) Mich D (389) Michael (14) Michelle Barsi (7) Mike F (924) Mike Mayer (48) MikeonTV (57) Muhammad Saleem (1372) p0ps (71) partout (16) pericles (593) Phillip (1) ProfVegas (363) Ram (64) Reem Abeidoh (144) Rex (256) Richard (18) sarahintampa (154) Scott (56) scott (562) shoM3000 (33) Skye B. (43) sour.patch (88) Spudsstuff (65) Sun Tzu (915) Tac (8) Tal Siach (1014) The Daniel Richard (95) tig (57) Tim (15) timothyt (87) ultraviolet (66) whatevernevermind (58)
- lkratz said: il faut que je passe du temps à ré-essayer reddit ...
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MyYahoo 2.0 Goes Live for All-Developer Platform Coming Soon (23)
on ReadWriteWeb (2925) permalinkAfter more than a year in private beta, the new Web 2.0 style MyYahoo is being rolled out today to all MyYahoo users, the company says. MyYahoo is the biggest player of all web start pages and any changes made there will effect millions of mainstream users. The best is yet to come, though, as Yahoo! also said today that MyYahoo would open up to outside developer applications in the next few months. That's among ...Shared by AJ (433) Alex Dumitru (1153) Benjamin (983) Charles Heflin (123) Chris J Guerra (19) Dan (32) dobata (540) Drew Olanoff (248) Felix Banuchi (8) Frederic (104) Gil (893) graywolf (67) guy (1073) iAlja (109) Jeff (741) Jeremy (141) Kevin Federline (832) neal (500) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (979) Rob (10) Ryan (5) sarahintampa (154) Tal Siach (1014)
- Charles Heflin said: Check it out
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Official Facebook Version of Scrabble Spells Doubt For Scrabulous (38)
on TechCrunch (4254) permalinkFacebook now has vaporware. After a lot of huffing and puffing at the beginning of the year, Hasbro and Electronic Arts are finally getting ready to unveil their official version of Scrabble on Facebook. Today, they announced that the Facebook app EA has been working on for more than six months will be launched later this month, although a version on Pogo (EA’s online casual gaming site) is available today. There is a Facebook Scrabble ...Shared by AJ (433) binduwavell (29) Bob (68) Brad (86) Brian (23) charleshudson (14) Chris K (42) Colby Palmer (4) Del (59) Drewcipher (13) Erik J. Heels (140) eurotransient (21) Gaufre (12) Geoff K (29) iAlja (109) Jess (29) john (15) Josh (8) JUSTIN (95) Justin (4) Justin Yost (66) Kevin Jump (3) LouCypher (219) Loyolny (45) Michelle (8) Mike (4) mrshl (23) rafiq (43) Ray (1) Rex (256) ricardo (118) Rick Klau (128) Ryan (67) Sam (58) Sarah (52) Sean (48) Sumesh (88) Zack (19)Explore read five notes
- Sean said: This just sounds like a bad idea and they don't go into the fact EA will probably charge for this.
- Ryan said: No comment here. I'll just get in trouble.
- Drewcipher said: I don't really give a crap since I'm totally burned out on Scrabble.
- Jess said: After several months of addiction to scrabulous I have finally burned out on the game. I wonder if my interest will be renewed with the official version?
- Sam said: This one's addictive as well!
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20+ Must-Have WordPress 2.5 Compatible Plugins (97)
on Mashable! (2107) permalinkEven though WordPress 2.5 has been out for a while now, not all plugins are up-to-date. We’ve put together a list of 20+ must-have WordPress 2.5 compatible plugins to manage your blog, engage readers, and tempt new ones as well. Below you’ll find helpful plugins that enable you to block spam, track analytics, promote your posts, and more. As always, please remember the more plugins you have, the slower your install will run! Akismet - ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (129) AJ (433) Alex (109) Alex (54) Alex Shliomovich (4) Andy Wibbels (94) Angus Fraser (360) ani625 (254) Ashley (9) Bill Shakes (31) Brandy (100) BrianR (12) Casey (4) chelpixie (43) Daniel Langendorf (12) Danilo (23) Dave (43) Dave C. (51) David (19) David Risley (25) David Wallace (141) Deb (6) Desiree (16) div_conspiracy (6) dobata (540) Dr Jones (31) Dustin McLaughlin (61) dwk (2) Emon (35) eurotransient (21) everyone loves a wee sombrero (137) Fred Schechter (143) G.Dewald (6) Getinet (24) graywolf (67) iAlja (109) ja | castillo (40) Jeff Rivers (11) jgodoy (29) jimmysessions (12) Joe Mudd (32) Joel (4) john holland (37) Jorge Barba (27) Joseph Rodgers (42) Jrod (148) krynsky (1) Lisa Creech Bledsoe (15) Long N. (8) LouCypher (219) Loyolny (45) Lu Tao (245) Michael (34) Niklas (24) OnkelSchark (79) Otto R. Radke (10) Pat (28) Paul Söderholm (4) Penni (16) Pramod (185) Rames (3) RaynerApe (19) roedward (166) rzklkng (491) Sandra (46) Sanns (14) sapereaude17 (22) Sara (2) ScorpFromHell (74) Scott (28) ScottT (2) Seshu Karthick (7) Sham (172) Shannon Hubbell (6) Shelly (15) ShuTian (889) Simon & Tryphena (2) Slobokan (13) Srinvard (114) Sue B (75) Summer (72) tadhgk (8) techustle (3) The (7) Tibi Puiu (217) Tink *~*~* (6) tones (15) Trebel (4) Tris Hussey (27) Vipul (109) Vitak (20) Walter Reade (4) Will (21) williammorris (11) wwdj (13) Yaakov (9) Zé (3)
- Sara said: I have to keep this in mind when I finally launch my website sometime next week
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Aqros: Mobile Social Virtual Worlds Messenger (1)
on Virtual Worlds News (20) permalinkDr. Yesha Sivan of Metaverse Labs let me know recently about one of his clients, Aqros, who is trying to connect virtual worlds to the real world with mobile SMS messaging. You can install Aqros on your phone and, for...Shared by iAlja (109)Contribute comment
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New blog post: How to think about identi.ca (28)
on Scripting News (210) permalinkFirst, about an hour ago, identi.ca got a major feature, that makes it about a billion percent more useful and a billion percent less shitty. There's now a Replies tab so you can see who has directly commented on something you've twitted (er identic'd). To see it, log in, click on the Home link in the menu at the top of the page, and you'll see it. Now Twitter has had that for a long ...Shared by Adam (185) Alan Dean (78) Ben (345) Dan York (45) Dave Winer (22) DOCBook Howto (186) Donnie Berkholz (25) Dustin (10) Federico Giacanelli (37) iAlja (109) J. Phil (344) Jim (12) Joe (109) John Magnus (55) louisgray (295) Lu Tao (245) Michael Ramm (11) Mike F (924) nikan (112) Oneiros (133) p0ps (71) Picketwire (44) Quasidot (25) Sam Harrelson (52) Svetlana Gladkova (10) Tech For Novices (156) Timothy (105) Warner (45)Contribute comment
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Contact Lens Personal Display (11)
on How to Change the World (115) permalinkBabak Parviz, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, is working on developing contact lenses with LEDs in them. This makes the contact lenses into personal displays--and gives a whole new meaning to "EyePod." There are, however, still issues such as powering the LEDs and the fact that the lens are too close to the eye to be in focus. Still, how cool is this!?Shared by Archit T (20) Benk (67) Bhavesh (56) Chris (21) Fourbin (97) g9yuayon (9) Harper (48) iAlja (109) Jeff (105) peterch (31) Tim (97)
- Chris said: Lordy this would be cool. One day, we might be hearing: "Sorry, I wasn't winking at you honey - I just got spam in my eye".
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Two Videos on Participatory Media (2)
on MediaShift Idea Lab (50) permalinkI believe IdeaLab readers would benefit from a wide range of posts related to important developments taking place in the participatory media movement. With that in mind, here are two interviews that bear on that subject: The first is an 11-minute talk with Nicholas Reville, co-founder and executive director of the Participatory Culture Foundation, maker of Miro at getmiro.com. Miro's an important, rapidly maturing application that lets you watch and subscribe to millions of channels ...Shared by iAlja (109) jennifer woodard maderazo (5)Contribute comment
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The Social Times » Google Preparing FriendRank Technology? (14)
on The Social Times (73) permalinkA new Google patent was approved last week which sounds eerily similar to my April fools joke earlier this year. The new patent is for, “A computer-implemented method for displaying advertisements to members of a network comprises identifying one or more communities of members, identifying one or more influencers in the one or more communities, and placing one or more advertisements at the profiles of one or more members in the identified one or more ...Shared by bhc3 (39) Chandan (462) Christian (88) Corvida (313) Dave (25) dobata (540) DOCBook Howto (186) FreshFor88 (9) Hooman Radfar (23) iAlja (109) JuneM (9) Kevin (39) raymondr (3) Rob (145)Contribute comment
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Claudia Cahalane on Facebook's problem with civil partnerships (1)
on guardian.co.uk Technology (47) permalinkGay people expected that banks and other ancient institutions would take their time adding a "civil partnership" tickbox on forms. But who would have guessed that the trailblazer of modern living - Facebook - would be so slow? Users can specify their status as single, married, engaged or "in a relationship". In fact, Facebook will even let you say you are "in an open relationship" or simply acknowledge that "it's complicated". But civil partnerships are ...Shared by iAlja (109)Contribute comment
- Toontown Online makes it harder for griefers (1)
