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Event Recap: Philanthropy in Virtual Worlds—photos, podcasts and more

On June 22, MacArthur Foundation President Jonathan Fanton and Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale (a.k.a. Philip Linden) had an historic conversation about how virtual worlds could revolutionize philanthropy.  At the event, Fanton also announced that the foundation would begin a year-long investigation into virtual worlds, including making some in-world grants through the USC Annenberg Center on Public Diplomacy.

Pop Cosmopolitanism in Virtual Worlds, or How Second Life Can Save the World

Virtual worlds are the new “third place” for retribalization & pop-cosmopolitanism.

Launching a Year-Long Exploration: Philanthropy in Virtual Worlds

The MacArthur Foundation announces a series of events, beginning with a launch in Second Life today, which will broadly consider the role of philanthropy in virtual worlds.

[REBLOGGED] The New Digital Divide: Media Literacy

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch today ran an op-ed by MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton about the need to close the gap between those who have the knowledge and skills to create and re-mix digital media and those who don’t.

Doing the Impossible in Virtual Worlds

Virtual worlds allow us to do what is not possible in the physical world.  How can we use this?  Doug Thomas from the USC Center on Public Diplomacy explores…

Taking Second Life to the Next Level: From Monologue to Dialogue

The director of USC’s Center on Public Diplomacy reflects on the import of the June 22nd event announced by Jonathan Fanton.

Emerging Details for June 22nd Event

Bookmark this post for emerging details on the event mentioned by Jonathan Fanton.

Invitation to Virtual World Event on Philanthropy

Save the date (22 June, 9am PST) for an historic conversation on the role of philanthropy in virtual worlds featuring MacArthur Foundation President Jonathan Fanton and Second Life CEO Philip Rosedale.

The Future of Learning Institutions

It is time to consider how learning institutions can be transformed and supported in new distributed configurations.