Category Archives: Social Networks

Updated Background for My Twitter Page

Posted on 13 April 2010 by Guy Banana Schilling

I like designing my own “look” for websites and blogs.  I really like if I can set the look and layout for my social network pages.  It gives me the ability quickly establish who I am and what I am … Continue reading →

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Vivaty to Close

Posted on 2 April 2010 by Guy Banana Schilling

I never trust April 1 announcements, but I guess this one is true.  Yesterday, Vivaty announced that it will be closing down its virtual world and social network 3D scenes services on April 16, 2010. While I never thought much … Continue reading →

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Two Years of Lost in Bananaverse

Posted on 25 February 2010 by Guy Banana Schilling

Tomorrow begins year 3 of Lost in Bananaverse.  Oh my….. As I reflected on this passage of time, I went back and reviewed my first entry which was called “The End” and found this: The reason the start of Lost … Continue reading →

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Second Live Viewer 2.0

Posted on 24 February 2010 by Guy Banana Schilling

After a long, long, long, long wait, the long promised / rumored Second Life Viewer 2.0 has arrived in Beta.  So I immediately downloaded it. Just a couple of initial thoughts and questions and observations: Overall Viewer Layout I am … Continue reading →

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My latest Kiva loan

Posted on 21 December 2009 by Guy Banana Schilling

Long time readers of Bananaverse know that I am a huge fan of Kiva.  Today I loaned $25 to Eunice Omollo of Dandora, Kenya.  Her loan funded today!  More on Eunice. Eunice is 22 years old and sells snacks such … Continue reading →

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Bananaverse LIVE

Posted on 16 December 2009 by Guy Banana Schilling

Looks like I have found a simple way to broadcast Dive Bar Radio and Dude Shack Sundays via UStream.  While the picture is not the greatest, it makes it easy and cheap to set up.  Woot! I will be testing … Continue reading →

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Testing a Couple Social Networking Apps

Posted on 16 December 2009 by Guy Banana Schilling

Now that I have some down time, I have started to play around with a few iPhone applications to see how they will work for networking and mobility.  I installed foursquare and loopt today, plus I have updated Yelp and … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye MySpace

Posted on 21 May 2009 by Guy Banana Schilling

Today I cancelled my MySpace account for one simple reason; I was not using it. The last time I did anything with it was over three months ago when I went in to see what had changed.   When I looked … Continue reading →

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