Comments on: Random Identity http://techcafeteria.com/blog/2008/04/04/random-identity/ Thoughts and articles on technology, primarily as it applies to non-profit organizations and social enterprises Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:29:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Seth Schneider http://techcafeteria.com/blog/2008/04/04/random-identity/#comment-6927 Seth Schneider Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:48:54 +0000 http://techcafeteria.com/blog/?p=58#comment-6927 Good write up. Your use case actually makes sense to me. And I can imagine a few others, such as groups who want to meet together but need anonymity. In fact, that's probably the best use case. I wonder if anyone's working on what you describe as Supplemental Life: a stripped down virtual meeting environment without all the gamer-ness of Second Life. Good write up. Your use case actually makes sense to me. And I can imagine a few others, such as groups who want to meet together but need anonymity. In fact, that’s probably the best use case. I wonder if anyone’s working on what you describe as Supplemental Life: a stripped down virtual meeting environment without all the gamer-ness of Second Life.

]]> By: Rosie de Fremery http://techcafeteria.com/blog/2008/04/04/random-identity/#comment-6923 Rosie de Fremery Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:38:53 +0000 http://techcafeteria.com/blog/?p=58#comment-6923 Thanks for this writeup. I also have been wondering about Second Life since there's a bit of hubbub about nonprofit applications for it. Reducing one's carbon footprint is a reason to at least explore it. But what would, say, your lawyers be doing in the environment? Conducting meetings? I agree that it would be hard to get them to take it seriously with the forced fake names and gamer avatars. And let's not even go into what the women's avatars are all about - needless to say they don't represent us so well either. Even so, I'm going to check it out as well. I'll report back with that I find. Thanks for this writeup. I also have been wondering about Second Life since there’s a bit of hubbub about nonprofit applications for it. Reducing one’s carbon footprint is a reason to at least explore it. But what would, say, your lawyers be doing in the environment? Conducting meetings? I agree that it would be hard to get them to take it seriously with the forced fake names and gamer avatars. And let’s not even go into what the women’s avatars are all about – needless to say they don’t represent us so well either.

Even so, I’m going to check it out as well. I’ll report back with that I find.

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