Damn You, Stewart! Second Life NFPs

 Media, Not For Profit, Online Communities, social networks  4 Responses »
Apr 182008
 

Susan Tenby gave evidence to Congress about Second Life. Then, comedian John Stewart made fun of her big pink cat avatar in Second Life.

The community responded in quite a funny way, wearing masks of John Stewart. This is not critical of the MSM man, more of homage, and an excuse to take the wave of interest John Stewart generated to push through the Second Life is Good for Not For Profits message. Well that’s my take on it, Susan Tenby didn’t seem that upset… even though apparently he made reference to her (pixel) breasts.

(Hat tip: Mike Seyfang)

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Blog: Rules of Engagement

 Online Communities, social networks  6 Responses »
Dec 182007
 

Every social network needs an etiquette statement *ignores the new-agey feel-goodies* Social networks are about trust and integrity and values. That would be shared values. Only we don’t share each others values. You might find a potty mouthed comedian funny: I just think he needs his mouth washed out. Differing ideas of right and wrong = differing values. Etiquette statements (we ‘recommend’ we ‘suggest’ we ‘ask’) and rules of engagement or code of conducts (you ‘must’, you ‘will not’, you ‘bloody well better not’) are rare on blogs. Mostly cos the blog is a one to many mechanism therefore the Continue Reading…

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