Egyptians Worldwide Gather in Second Life to Share Resources, Information, Support for Uprising

This post comes to us via New World Notes, a popular Second Life blog. Egyptians in their own country may denied internet access, but expatriots elsewhere are gathering in the virtual world to show their support for the current uprising:

http://nwn.blogs.com/

Soldiers Get a 'Second Life' With Virtual PTSD Therapy

Another use for Second Life:

http://www.switched.com/2011/01/26/second-life-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-t2/

The Tipping Point.....jobs for virtual librarians

Think a career in Second Life is out of the question? Check this out:

Librarian II, Virtual Services, New York

http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/njslajobs/2011/01/librarian-ii-virtual-services-new-york.html

Kansas in Second Life...More Than a Trip to Oz

Topic idea.

Where are the other libraries in SL?

I can think of a lot of reasons more public libraries aren't pulling on to the virtual world highway....(ETC. topic idea)

Finding Time for a Second Life

Virtual worlds like Second Life certainly aren't everyone's cup of tea, and lots of people have trouble seeing the point of it all. These are still early days on the virtual world frontier. Who knows what it will be like by the time the next generation, raised with online programs like Club Penguin and Webkinz World, log in as adults. By then virtual realities will be old hat to the majority.
In the meantime there are plenty of people intrigued enough to log in, create and avatar, and go explore. If you are so inclined, beware! Second Life can drain the time from your real life faster than a season-long DVD of CSI.

Second Life Proves an Effective Learning Tool for Texas A & M

An A & M student writes fondly of a semester spent in Second Life:

http://tamunews.tamu.edu/2011/01/26/second-life-proves-an-effective-learning-tool/