March 31st, 2010 Update: Terms of Service
March 31st, 2010 Update: Privacy Policy
Snickers Snook's Thoughts & Highlights on the Changes:
Major Second Life changes - ARRRGGGGGHHHH!
Showing posts with label Polls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polls. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
POLL: Did you read the new Linden Lab/Second Life Terms of Service (March 31st, 2010)?
March 31st, 2010 Update: Terms of Service
March 31st, 2010 Update: Privacy Policy
Snickers Snook's Thoughts & Highlights on the Changes:
Major Second Life changes - ARRRGGGGGHHHH!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
POLL: What do you think of the new Second Life 2.0 Viewer?
Please, post your opinions in comments. What are the pros to the new 2.0 SL viewer? What are the cons? Is the new 2.0 viewer going to be a workable viewer for all Second Life residents, old and new? What do we gain from the new viewer? Is it easier to use and find things? What is the new viewer lacking that is needed, and can only be found in the old viewer? I would love to hear all perspectives and usage commentary on the new Second Life 2.0 viewer.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Study: 94% of Enterprises Will Invest in Social Media Despite Recession
Study: 94% of Enterprises Will Invest in Social Media Despite Recession
By: Clint Boulton via Eweek.com
A survey of 400 companies found that 94 percent of enterprises plan to maintain or increase their investment in enterprise social media tools such as blogs, wikis and microblogging tools from providers such as IBM, MindTouch, Socialcast, Mzinga and Jive Software. The results seem counterintuitive in light of the recession, but it shows the importance of these tools for social networking and collaboration, and proves that they are not just a fad in the enterprise. Social analytics tools are also part of the trend.
Despite the nagging recession, a new study found that 94 percent of enterprises plan to maintain or increase their investment in enterprise social media tools such as blogs, wikis and microblogging tools.
Deloitte, Beeline Labs and the Society for New Communications Research surveyed 400 companies that have cultivated internal social networks or online communities, finding that only 6 percent plan to decrease their investment in the recession. The communities surveyed ranged from fewer than 100 members to more than one million members.
Ed Moran, director of product innovation for consultancy Deloitte Services LP and one of the report authors, called the results counterintuitive in light of the recession, noting that while IT, marketing and public relations departments are being cut, companies continue to spend on social software for networking and collaboration.
Companies that go against the grain of belt-tightening by spending on social software underscore the importance of these tools, proving that they are not just a hip trend or fad in the enterprise.
"We call it the anti-fad because people have always been social, talking about companies, products and services," Moran said. "They just never had the mechanism for doing it at any kind of scale. This is not going away and it's not just for kids."
Most of the companies Moran surveyed said they are using social media tools to engage with customers, partners and employees for marketing purposes, with word-of-mouth, customer loyalty, brand awareness, idea generation and customer support quality comprising other community objectives. The need to meet these goals presents great opportunities for enterprise social software makers.
Tools such as Twitter and Facebook are so popular that software makers such as IBM, MindTouch, Jive Software, Socialtext and Socialcast have all created comparable tools for businesses.
Instead of going on Twitter or Facebook to talk trash about competitors, or to endorse products and services they like (although people still do that, to the chagrin of employers), employees are using blogs, wikis and Twitter-like status update services their companies purchased for them from the aforementioned providers.
Moreover, Moran said he is seeing an uptick in the adoption of analytics software that tracks both active and inactive members to derive insights, something that was barely mentioned even a year ago. Socialcast, Jive and Mzinga, among others, offer this software.
"The enterprise is waking up to the fact that it needs to listen and that it needs business intelligence" for the communities, Moran said. However, this is happening in pockets and is not yet widescale, presenting opportunity for analytics tools providers.
Those survey respondents that are using these tools are paying attention to non-active users or "lurkers," people who observe the community, but don't participate in the discussion. Thirty-two percent of respondents are capturing data on how these individuals derive value from the community. This points to a maturation of the enterprise's use of communities and social media.
Moreover, 20 percent of companies Moran surveyed said they have set up "ambassador" programs, which give outsiders preferential treatment in return for being more active in the community.
Despite this maturation in enterprise social media, companies still report having a hard time getting people to join, remain and/or return to the online communities. Few companies are tackling these challenges, paving the way for dedicated online community manager roles.
"New management strategies and practices will be critical, including redefining the scope and role of alliances as well as the overall boundary of corporations," Moran said.
By: Clint Boulton via Eweek.com
A survey of 400 companies found that 94 percent of enterprises plan to maintain or increase their investment in enterprise social media tools such as blogs, wikis and microblogging tools from providers such as IBM, MindTouch, Socialcast, Mzinga and Jive Software. The results seem counterintuitive in light of the recession, but it shows the importance of these tools for social networking and collaboration, and proves that they are not just a fad in the enterprise. Social analytics tools are also part of the trend.
Despite the nagging recession, a new study found that 94 percent of enterprises plan to maintain or increase their investment in enterprise social media tools such as blogs, wikis and microblogging tools.
Deloitte, Beeline Labs and the Society for New Communications Research surveyed 400 companies that have cultivated internal social networks or online communities, finding that only 6 percent plan to decrease their investment in the recession. The communities surveyed ranged from fewer than 100 members to more than one million members.
Ed Moran, director of product innovation for consultancy Deloitte Services LP and one of the report authors, called the results counterintuitive in light of the recession, noting that while IT, marketing and public relations departments are being cut, companies continue to spend on social software for networking and collaboration.
Companies that go against the grain of belt-tightening by spending on social software underscore the importance of these tools, proving that they are not just a hip trend or fad in the enterprise.
"We call it the anti-fad because people have always been social, talking about companies, products and services," Moran said. "They just never had the mechanism for doing it at any kind of scale. This is not going away and it's not just for kids."
Most of the companies Moran surveyed said they are using social media tools to engage with customers, partners and employees for marketing purposes, with word-of-mouth, customer loyalty, brand awareness, idea generation and customer support quality comprising other community objectives. The need to meet these goals presents great opportunities for enterprise social software makers.
Tools such as Twitter and Facebook are so popular that software makers such as IBM, MindTouch, Jive Software, Socialtext and Socialcast have all created comparable tools for businesses.
Instead of going on Twitter or Facebook to talk trash about competitors, or to endorse products and services they like (although people still do that, to the chagrin of employers), employees are using blogs, wikis and Twitter-like status update services their companies purchased for them from the aforementioned providers.
Moreover, Moran said he is seeing an uptick in the adoption of analytics software that tracks both active and inactive members to derive insights, something that was barely mentioned even a year ago. Socialcast, Jive and Mzinga, among others, offer this software.
"The enterprise is waking up to the fact that it needs to listen and that it needs business intelligence" for the communities, Moran said. However, this is happening in pockets and is not yet widescale, presenting opportunity for analytics tools providers.
Those survey respondents that are using these tools are paying attention to non-active users or "lurkers," people who observe the community, but don't participate in the discussion. Thirty-two percent of respondents are capturing data on how these individuals derive value from the community. This points to a maturation of the enterprise's use of communities and social media.
Moreover, 20 percent of companies Moran surveyed said they have set up "ambassador" programs, which give outsiders preferential treatment in return for being more active in the community.
Despite this maturation in enterprise social media, companies still report having a hard time getting people to join, remain and/or return to the online communities. Few companies are tackling these challenges, paving the way for dedicated online community manager roles.
"New management strategies and practices will be critical, including redefining the scope and role of alliances as well as the overall boundary of corporations," Moran said.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Poll of the Day: If You Suddenly Lost All of your Second Life creations, would you Start Over or Quit?
If all of your creations, your wares, your shop, your inventory was GONE, what would you do?
Would you start from scratch and rebuild or would you throw your hands up in disgust and quit?
Another question I would like to pose is this: Having all of your original content (intellectual property) copied and stolen; is this the same as completely losing your content entirely? If you discovered all of your content was ripped off, would you quit Second Life? Feel free to leave your thoughts and responses in comments.
Monday, October 19, 2009
POLL: Should Doubledown Tandino Consider the Opportunity? (Wanted: Second Life Community Experts for Hire )
UPDATED: First: I wanted to mention this poll is entirely anonymous. I cannot see who voted. The only thing I can see is the percentage results. I want, and value your honest opinion.
Second: This poll is not about "Should I do this." ...this poll is about "Would the SL community WANT me as someone to be a voice for them." I think this is the best approach. I am asking the SL community FIRST, do you want me as someone doing this for YOU, the community. I don't want to just apply, and then suddenly I'm the leader, and then everyone says "we didn't want you! who elected you as king of DJ town."
I am here asking FIRST, the SL community, do YOU feel I am a good candidate. The only reason I would potentially do this is I get an overwhelming response of people that are saying "yes, Doubledown, we WANT you to be the one"
So, please, take a quick moment, and vote on the poll. Pass this blog post link around the SL DJ, club, and nightlife world. Pass this link around the social network scene. I really need to know from the SL community if you all think I would be a suitable candidate to represent us.
Again, I remind you that your poll votes are anonymous. If you would like to create a dialog about this, leave a message in comments and we can discuss. You can remain anonymous if you wish. And, I promise I will not get defensive, and try to attack what you say here. If you feel you want to leave comments about why or why not, please, let it flow. I won't be defensive and I won't attack you either.
Here is the question I pose to you:
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Wanted: Second Life community experts for hire
Posted by Courtney Linden
Second Life Destination Guide pilot project is now up and running on www.livework.com!
As announced in a previous blog, we're looking for a few good Residents to help the community--but how? By finding the best destinations in Second Life! New Residents (and many oldbies too) aren't sure where to go, what to do, and how to find other people once they're inworld.
In a recent survey of Residents, two of the biggest reasons that they leave Second Life is that they either "couldn't find anyone to talk to" or "didn't know how to find interesting places to see, things to do."
[ALL INFO CAN BE FOUND HERE ON THE LINDEN LAB BLOGS]
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If you would like to participate and vote on past polls I have created,
click HERE
Second: This poll is not about "Should I do this." ...this poll is about "Would the SL community WANT me as someone to be a voice for them." I think this is the best approach. I am asking the SL community FIRST, do you want me as someone doing this for YOU, the community. I don't want to just apply, and then suddenly I'm the leader, and then everyone says "we didn't want you! who elected you as king of DJ town."
I am here asking FIRST, the SL community, do YOU feel I am a good candidate. The only reason I would potentially do this is I get an overwhelming response of people that are saying "yes, Doubledown, we WANT you to be the one"
So, please, take a quick moment, and vote on the poll. Pass this blog post link around the SL DJ, club, and nightlife world. Pass this link around the social network scene. I really need to know from the SL community if you all think I would be a suitable candidate to represent us.
Again, I remind you that your poll votes are anonymous. If you would like to create a dialog about this, leave a message in comments and we can discuss. You can remain anonymous if you wish. And, I promise I will not get defensive, and try to attack what you say here. If you feel you want to leave comments about why or why not, please, let it flow. I won't be defensive and I won't attack you either.
Here is the question I pose to you:
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Wanted: Second Life community experts for hirePosted by Courtney Linden
Second Life Destination Guide pilot project is now up and running on www.livework.com!
As announced in a previous blog, we're looking for a few good Residents to help the community--but how? By finding the best destinations in Second Life! New Residents (and many oldbies too) aren't sure where to go, what to do, and how to find other people once they're inworld.
In a recent survey of Residents, two of the biggest reasons that they leave Second Life is that they either "couldn't find anyone to talk to" or "didn't know how to find interesting places to see, things to do."
[ALL INFO CAN BE FOUND HERE ON THE LINDEN LAB BLOGS]
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If you would like to participate and vote on past polls I have created,
click HERE
Monday, June 22, 2009
Doubledown Tandino's Diggs of the Week - Iran Election & Social Media - June 2009-3
This past week's news was filled with Iran election & revolution coverage (or lack there of). We also witnessed a revolution in social media.I pulled several interesting article links from the past week. These articles are about the massive role social media played rather than news about Iran:
#IranElection Crisis: A Social Media Timeline - One of the striking aspects of the #IranElection crisis has been the heavy use of social media. Iranians have relied on it to spread information on protests and to communicate their situation to millions of concerned people worldwide.
How (Twitter and) I* Crashed Iran's Propaganda Web Sites - A top new-media activist looks back on his role in the Twitterati's rise to power this week — and why it didn't stop Ahmadinejad's. *"I" is Josh Koster , Raph Koster's brother.
What the World Didn't See in Tehran - Iranian state television yesterday broadcast the soap operas and covered the news about Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from Wimbledon and Pakistani operations against the Taliban as if they were the most important stories of the day...
Tools to Undo Censorship in Iran and China. USE THEM - Web censorship has once again become a huge issue, due to two unrelated events: China’s Internet blockade due to the anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, and more recently, the controversial Iran elections which have resulted in new oppressive measures, implemented by the current country leaders, to shut down free speech in the country.
Iran, Twitter, and The American Information Elite - Over the weekend, Iran hurtled into political upheaval, and America's 24-hour cable news networks hardly noticed. Mark Ambinder explains the role Twitter played in Iran.
Friday, April 3, 2009
POLL: Which World Do You Cope With More: The Real World or the Virtual World?
cope - definition:
1. to struggle or deal, esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success
2. to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, esp. successfully or in a calm or adequate manner
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
First Annual Resident Choice Awards
Second Life Residents’ Choice Awards
As the creators of the vast and varied world of Second Life, the Residents are the final authority on what is the coolest, cleverest, weirdest, fun-est, and most inspiring. We know it. You know it. And here's your chance to show it. Recommend exceptional people, places, and things inworld. Reward innovation, interactivity, heart and style. Your World. Your Imagination. Your Award.
How does it work?
All active Residents of Second Life are welcome to participate. Voting is easy, and no purchase is necessary. Just click the Vote Now button to cast your ballot on all 35 fantabulous questions during the voting period (March 31 through April 7, 2009).
Make sure when you vote to provide a SLurl or avatar name for each award question. That’s how we can check to be sure we know exactly who or what you’re voting for. Want to learn how to locate a SLurl? Check out the SLurl builder. Want to learn more about what a SLurl is and how they work? Check out our SLurl information page.
When you vote you’ll need to provide your Second Life account name (that’s your avatar name, silly) so we can be sure you have an active account. You’ll also be asked to select your language from the options of English, German, French and Japanese. That will allow us to share the winners for each language community.
Second Life Residents’ Choice Award Winners will be posted here on April 17th, 2009 and will be represented inworld too! Your favorite things to do and see in Second Life will help newbie’s and long-time Residents alike explore the world available to them.
What Are We Voting On?
You’ll be voting on a little bit of everything! The questions are asking about 35 of your favorite places, things and people in Second Life.
Only one ballot per Resident will count in the results, and there’s no going back and changing your votes or resubmitting your ballot after you vote once. So allow yourself some time to look over the questions below and think about how you’d like to vote. And have fun
- My favorite place to groove on Live Music
- My favorite place to Buy Stuff inworld
- My favorite place to Dance my prim toes off
- My favorite place to RP or Play Games with friends
- My favorite fabulous Fashion Designer
- My favorite house-rockin’ DJ
- My favorite massively talented Musician
- My favorite visionary Machinimist
- My favorite awesome Architect/Builder
- My favorite wizard-like Scripter
- My favorite cuddly Linden Bear Museum
- Best place to buy a Virtual Pet
- My favorite place to take you Back in Time
- My favorite place for Intellectual Conversation
- Best place to Learn Another Language
- My favorite culturally consequential Museum/Art Gallery
- My favorite brainy Science Experiment/Exhibit
- My favorite source for Second Life News
- My favorite finger-on-the-pulse Resident Blogger
- My favorite unforgettable Memorial
- My favorite place to take a First Date
- My favorite place to bring Business Colleagues
- My favorite place to Chill With My Friends
- My favorite place to get down and Get Furry
- My favorite place to get your AO on and Be Tiny
- My favorite place to Victorianize and get Steam Punky
- My favorite place to be all helpful and Help Newbies
- My favorite place to plan for the Robot Rebellion
- My favorite romantic place to have your First Avatar Kiss
- My favorite depressing place to Be Emo
- My favorite trashed landscape in which to enjoy the Post Apocalypse
- My favorite place to put the hammer down and Drive
- My favorite creepy place to Be Goth
- My favorite meshtastic Sculpty Artist
- My favorite nom-nom-y Prim Food Artist
http://secondlife.com/resident-choice-awards/
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