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Uthango is pleased to announce the company teams up with several other communities to celebrate the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela today. We will also facilitate a month of celebrations and tributes across the grid, and would like to hear from anyone who will be hosting a special event, creating a build or exhibiting artwork in honor of this great global leader and states person. There is a more detailed write-up about the exciting initiative, Madiba… Continue

Just a quick note for those of you who have not seen this post "Reflections while riding a virtual african bicycle" yet: I am continue to think that we are just starting out on discovering the applications of virtual worlds. I some times feel I "get" it and other times, I wonder... what am I DOING???

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Please find a mega-post on our official project blogsite: Africa in Virtual Worlds

We discuss the place of social networks in Africa and how virtual worlds, such as Second Life, could play a role to connect people globally.

Looking forward to comments, feedback...

A recent discussion at the Community Builders initiative of Cybergrrl Oh (SL) triggered a range of questions in my head that require some attention...with the most important:

What is the place of trust in virtual worlds?

A gut reaction would be to say, "of course! a no brainer! it is crucial" - but lets not assume the possible obvious. It is after all the age of transparency, and corporate and personal values inform interaction in a profound and practical way across social netw… Continue

We are excited to announce to the world the chosen developers of our first phase African simulated environment, to be based in Second Life. We plan many big things (in the words of a friend). Please visit our blog, Africa in Virtual Worlds for more information:

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