How can the building industry use Web 2.0 tools to enhance delivery of services and better integrate new concepts like sustainability? These are some of the questions and issues that will be discussed at the upcoming barcamp, Be2Camp, to be held at The Building Centre on Store Street in London on Oct. 10, 2008. This [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Why Do Social Networks Hate My Avatar?
August 29th, 2008 
Pam Broviak Ok, I am really starting to get a complex about my avatar. For the second time this year, I have tried to join a social/business network and been told by the administrator that they don’t let people stay in their network unless a “real” photo is used in the profile. In other words, “No Avatars [...]
Posted in CAD, Gov 2.0, Government in the Metaverse, Social Media 
Tags: avatars, CAD, networks, virtual worlds, Web 2.0 
4 Comments »Web 2.0 and Public Works Presentation
August 20th, 2008 Pam Broviak Today, I am giving a presentation at the 2008 APWA Congress; my topic – virtual public works. My portion of the presentation will focus on the use of Web 2.0 tools in the public works and government sectors. Representatives from TEEX and World2Worlds are also participating. You can check out my presentation at this link. [...]
Posted in Gov 2.0, Government in the Metaverse, Public Works, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse, Social Media Tags: Public Works, second life, TEEX, World@Worlds Comments OffFirst Day of APWA
August 18th, 2008 Pam Broviak Yesterday my husband and I attended the opening day of the 2008 annual APWA Congress, held this year in New Orleans. APWA always schedules outstanding speakers for their general sessions, and yesterday was no exception. Benjamin S. Carson, MD, a pediatric neurosurgeon, gave an inspiring talk about taking risk and how it affects our lives. [...]
Posted in Public Works Tags: APWA, Benjamin S. Carson, Carole Copeland Thomas, New Orleans Comments OffBarcamp, social media, and pizza
August 12th, 2008 Pam Broviak Ok, the pizza in the title probably caught your attention, but the real focus of this blog will be “barcamp” since I am beginning to become more involved with this concept and thought others might be interested in hearing more about it. Not really sure how familiar the average person is with that term, but [...]
Institute for Geospatial Analysis & Mapping in SL
August 4th, 2008 Pam Broviak The Institute for Geospatial Analysis & Mapping (GEOMAP) showed up in Second Life late last month on Geo Island – a sim set up by Zeppo Romano for the Geography-Geology Department at Illinois State University. The Institute supports research, education, and training, and community outreach activities. This build has also been interesting to me for [...]
Posted in GIS, Public Works, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse Tags: Bill Shields, GEOMAP, geospatial, GIS, second life, Zeppo Romano Comments Off
