This year the BlogHer Conference, that is being billed as a “Selfiebration,” returns to the place it all began 10 years ago in San Jose – Silicon Valley. So between now and the start of the conference I will be posting about various aspects of my journey with BlogHer since I joined the […]
November Wrap Up
November has not been a good month for me emotionally. My Done Nesting site has stalled, like everything in my life seems to do sooner or later, due to a lack of funds. October is usually the difficult month for me, but this year it expanded into November. I will not let this be a […]
Revisiting the Virtual
Today I spent a few hours playing in a virtual world. Actually, I was building 3 dimensional graphic representations of an open air meeting space in my virtual world, Virtuality, on the Kitely Grid. Why do I do this? Practicing Positive Behaviors I spent lots of time in and on virtual worlds between 2006 and […]
Virtual Worlds, Social Media, & Social Justice I’m coming up for air in physical life and immersing myself in virtual life after the U.S. election. I’ve been a CODEPINK Women for Peace activist for over five years. This election does not signal the end of CODEPINK work; we’re not politically motivated, we are peacefully motivated. […]
Newt Gingrich in Second Life
Guest Post by Ana Herzog Second Life passed another milestone today (Ouch! That sounds painful!) when Newt Gingrich used Capitol Hill SL today to announce his new plan to take over America. This photo of Gingrich is courtesy of Liz Link. Used with permission. The metaverse becomes more like real life every day…. the buying […]
Virtual Movement Marches Forward
Turns out there is a virtual movement afoot. Solidarity isn’t just a buzzword for extreme leftiies. (You know, those folks who are even to the left of me…) Second Life, a virtual world accessible through downloadable software similar to online multi-player games, is creating a bit of a stir in the trendy world of online […]