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Entries from May 2008

Help! I am drowning in Social Networks!

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

How many social networks can one be in? Or more precisely, how many social network tools do I need?
Jeez, I am in the following:

Second Life - 18 Groups
SL Bloggers Network
Face Book
My Space
Linked In
Flicker
uTube
MyBlog Log
Type Key
Twitter
Digg
Technorati
Stickam
StumbleUpon
Yahoo Answers
Santa Cruz New Tech Meet-up
Hash House Harriers - Websites & Local Running

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Tags: Metaverse · Random Thoughts · Second Life · Social Networks · Technology

Ask A Ninja #71 - Dos and Don’ts

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

The Ninja pontificates on the Dos and Don’ts of being a ninja.
Source - Ask A Ninja

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Tags: Cool · Video

I am EASILY Amused - Issue #2

May 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Time for another round up of “I am EASILY Amused” and this week I was.

Local Comic - Subconscious Comics
Cell Phones - Instinct vs iPhone
Over at Laughing Squid - This American Life Segment
As a minister of the Universal Life Church, I am not sure how to feel about this offering from SubGenius.
Read an example of self […]

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Tags: Cool · Culture · Gaming · Metaverse · Music · Random Thoughts · Santa Cruz · Sci Fi · Technology · Video

World of Warcraft - The Death Knight class

May 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Lots of information coming out from Blizzard on the upcoming Death Knight class that will be making its appearance with the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, World of Warcraft. This class is the first “Hero Class” which have have been part of Warcraft lore since the real-time strategy game days.
Over at GameSpy, they […]

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Tags: Gaming · Geek · Metaverse

EDGE QUEST - Win US $10,000 and Cisco Router

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Note - As always, I am Cisco Systems developer in Second Life. This is NOT a paid advert.
For all of my gamer friends - chance to win $10,000 US and a Cisco Router (worth $35K) - Check out the game at least - It is silly - It is fun - and you can […]

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Tags: Gaming · Geek · Technology

Santa Cruz New Tech Alliance Meetup

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

I went to the Santa Cruz New Tech Alliance Meetup last night (May 7) with 60+ other geeks and even our Santa Cruz Mayor Ryan Coonerty. Sponsored by Ceboa who paid of the pizza and soda (mucho props!). Overall I rate the night a 4+ on a scale of 5, my only complaint […]

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Tags: Geek · Santa Cruz · Technology

Women 2.0 in Business Conference (May 10)

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Got a message from a friend about an upcoming event for women in the Bay Area
A friend of mine is the co-founder of “Women 2.0″, an organization
that aims to increase the number of young women entrepreneurs by
encouraging women to work with and in the field of technology,
providing resources that will lead to the launch of […]

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Tags: Geek · Santa Cruz · Technology

Music Thursday - Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

One of my favorite college thrash bands was Suicidal Tendencies — almost as good as Onion Diet (very few people ever had the privilege of seeing them!)
“All I want was a Pepsi!”
So here today for your enjoyment is Suicidal Tendencies with Institutionalized — How do you know what is my best interest?

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Tags: Music · Video

Second Life Usage Demographics

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Second Life® has released its April demographics and it continues to be heavily used by older people. According to Linden Labâ„¢, 83.79% of the population is 25 years and older, and the older users spend far more time in Second Life than younger users with those 45 and older continuing to be the heaviest […]

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Tags: Metaverse · Second Life

Metaverse Advertising / Marketing

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

The virtual world is the newest venture into successful marketing, according to a recent study by Pepsi and MTV.
The major push, it seems, is coming from a new case study of Pepsi’s work in vMTV. An online survey of 600 consumers conducted for MTV Networks in January by Harris Interactive and MauroNewMedia looked at 300 […]

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Tags: Metaverse