Over The Hilltag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5463342007-04-19T14:44:24-04:00For the IT guys, trying to keep up!TypePadRSS Presentationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-330964262007-04-19T14:44:24-04:002007-04-19T14:44:24-04:00I'm making a presentation next week on RSS. This posting is going to be used as an example of the changes that happen in the back end feed.John GlavineIf Second Life is not a game, "What is it?"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-315375462007-03-12T11:33:00-04:002007-03-12T11:33:00-04:00So this is the big question for the 30+ something crowd. Best analogy I can make is that it's a 3-D chat room, with virtual islands/buildings taking the place of the old chat "channels". MSNBC has an article (with some...John GlavineNovel search engine matches molecules in a flashtag:typepad.com,2003:post-313559042007-03-08T13:07:37-05:002007-03-08T13:07:37-05:00New Scientist Tech has just posted an article regarding a new Molecular Search Engine. A step in the right direction for Knowledge Mining.John GlavineFund Raising in Second Lifetag:typepad.com,2003:post-312590942007-03-06T11:38:52-05:002007-03-06T11:38:52-05:00Well, I mentioned previously that Business Models in Second Life were a new beast.....apparently that also includes fund raising. I saw this today on the Edtech Island....it's raising sponsorship money for the American Cancer Society. I assume that the Virtual...John GlavineNew Islands popping up at an increasing rate!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-312582802007-03-06T11:26:39-05:002007-03-06T11:26:39-05:00I just did a quick survey of the InfoIsland cluster, and while some of these are not recent, new islands seem to be appearing at an increasing rate. Some of the new Island additions include ALA Arts island Cybrary City...John GlavineTaxing Second Life comes up again.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-312165802007-03-05T14:41:50-05:002007-03-05T14:41:50-05:00For our US friends, it's mandatory for the IRS to require taxes on all real money earned from virtual environments.........wonder if they have a Second Life account that is going to tax the virtual money too :-) CNN Money article...John GlavineInfoCan Group in Second Lifetag:typepad.com,2003:post-155709732007-02-01T15:03:01-05:002007-02-01T15:03:01-05:00Well, A little late, but still relevant. The first meeting of the InfoCan group took place in Second life January 3, 2007. The InfoCan group is an informal group of Canadian Institutions (Government, Universites) put together to explore Canada's "Library/Science"...John GlavineInstitutional Repositories for profit?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-155695902007-02-01T14:44:39-05:002007-02-01T14:44:39-05:00There was an article yesterday from NetworkWorld talking about making Academic Research more mainstream. As opposed to most startups, iBridge is a non-profit organization. Their "selling" point is that Academic institutions may be able to market this research to each...John Glavine Virtual reality, virtual memoriestag:typepad.com,2003:post-145172042006-12-07T10:06:29-05:002006-12-07T10:06:29-05:00Interesting posting about false Virtual Reality memories from the New Scientist Blog. The posting suggests Second Life would be an interesting case study, to see if interactions that take place in Second Life are recalled correctly. Seeing that companies are...John GlavineEduisland is starting to growtag:typepad.com,2003:post-144729582006-12-05T09:49:17-05:002006-12-05T09:49:17-05:00Eduisland is starting to see some new growth. The official board in the commons area shows: Organizations List ============================ 1. University of Delaware & Cochise College 2. New York University (SCPS/McGhee Div.) 3. ARISEnet Teachers Group 4. G D Hines...John Glavine