John Norris
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PHR’s and Online Communities
Folks are lamenting the demise of Google’s virtual world, Lively. There are discussions on how it might have been better integrated with other Google offerings. I’ll put in my two cents…which I had actually sent to Google as a Lively … Continue reading
KnohOh RIP (Goodbye Lively)
Google is pulling the plug on their virtual world, Lively. I jumped in early, was not impressed, and spent my time in Second Life instead. However, lately I’ve been back and have been working on a room. I’ve come to … Continue reading
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Stepping into Being a Panelist
Earlier this October I had the priviledge of being a panelist for the Stepping into Virtual Worlds Conference – Health. It was a great time, especially having to summerize big parts of Second Life experience on the fly! While I … Continue reading
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Statistics for Second Life Support Groups
I informally gathered some data about Second Life and thought I’d share some findings. I am in no way a statistician, and my data is not complete, so take this all with a grain of salt. Towards the end of … Continue reading
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Online Support Group’s Introduction to Virtual Worlds
If you run a healthcare support group online (be that a message board, forum, IRC, etc…) and are wondering about jumping into virtual worlds, I hope the following paper is helpful. If you are running a face to face healthcare … Continue reading
