New Public Radio Studio in Second Life

jennifer schlegel — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:20:27 -0400

As a further testament to the online community that TechSoup is building in Second Life (if you already have an acct., go directly to the site: http://tinyurl.com/ogbpd), Suzanne Vega gave a live interview and performance last night in this growing virtual world. Read lots more about it on New World Notes and see some video highlights (that I co-edited in my very first virtual world project- it is rudimentary). I hope to post more projects like this from the TechSoup /NetSquared Community.

Whether a fan or not, it really doesn’t matter. This is notable because it was broadcast on PRI's (Public Radio International) program, Infinite Mind. They're the first national broadcaster to set up shop here, and they plan to host regularly from Second Life (they also provide lots of content to NPR-affiliate stations). It seems significant that not only are they the first, but that they’re primarily publicly-funded and not a major private media corporation. They produce several tech-related programs and, maybe since they are one themselves, also have some tendency to cover NPO issues. And while it wasn't a perfect production, they were willing to go with the flow, take the risk and just put it out there.

Sounds like TechSoup may soon be helping to instruct other NPOs on how to use these powerful virtual media tools (perhaps even in partnership with fellow nonprofit, PRI?). So many possibilities…

NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoup.org - public radio

New Public Radio Studio in Second Life