IBM Italy faces a strike on Second Life

This is a very interesting social use of information technologies. The Workers Union of IBM Italy is organizing a strike on Second Life (it appears that IBM has a strong presence in the site). The Union is calling for as many avatars as possible to show up the day of the strike.

I wonder what impact this virtual strike would have on IBM labor policies. Read ahead

Education 2.0: The Best Social Networks for Students

This is a very interesting article about the best SSN sites for students in Wired Magazine.

Enjoy it: http://www.wired.com/software/webservices/news/2007/08/student_networks

I apologize for not been active in the blog during the last two months, personal issues kept me away from my old self but I am back.

I hope you all are doing great, and thanks for keeping the TC505 blog alive

Blue Planet News You Can Use

I ditto the wishes for a great summer for everyone.

I landed a great job with The Ocean Project which now has approximately 800 international zoo, aquarium, museum and science organization partners participating in ocean-related community building. Did you know that World Ocean Day is getting to be a big deal? The Ocean Project owns the www.worldoceanday.org domain and promotes it year-round.

We have a monthly newsletter and almost two years of archives.

I am building the new Website to include the merits we discussed in class. Looks like a ten-year educational and introduction path as many of the institutions involved are long-standing public treasures that have to be thoughtful in any transitioning.

I'm still at the UW half-time, but spending all my days in Providence and Pawtucket here in Rhode Island.

If you are in the area, visit!