Comments on: Millions of Us Presents. . . . .Governor Mark Warner of Virginia http://millionsofus.com/blog/2006/08/31/millions-of-us-presents-governor-mark-warner-of-virginia/ Social Media Agency creating movements for Brands - Millions of Us Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:18:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Imad’s Crazy Gaming Blog » Gamers Hope For Xbox Portables Will Microsoft ever bite the http://millionsofus.com/blog/2006/08/31/millions-of-us-presents-governor-mark-warner-of-virginia/#comment-545 Imad’s Crazy Gaming Blog » Gamers Hope For Xbox Portables Will Microsoft ever bite the Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:39:49 +0000 http://millionsofus.com/blog/archives/33#comment-545 [...] Governor Mark Warner Enters Second Life New World Notes (NWN) has an interesting report about Mark Warner, the former governor of Virginia, who became the first politician to enter Second Life. There is speculation that Warner, a democrat, may run for president in 2008. NWN has a transcript of an interview with Warner’s team about how the Second Life idea was formulated. “Well,” Nancy Mandelbrot (RL info here) explains, “we were sitting in our offices one day and kind of goofing around, just geeking out about social technologies, gaming, that sort of thing, as we’re wont to do. Someone made a joke about how great it would be if we brought an avatar of Governor Warner into Second Life. “When we all quit laughing, we kind of looked around and said, ‘Hey, that’s not a bad idea.’ “One of Governor Warner’s operating principles is to go where the voters are,” she continues, “not make them come to you. We saw how rich an environment [SL] was. I mean, you can sit next to someone’s avatar, strike up a conversation, and forget that you’re not in the same room. We started to see that in Second Life, people can get together and talk politics with other folks without the obstacles of real life.” I ask her if she’s concerned about skeptics who may wonder why Governor Warner would spend his time in something that seems like an online game. Ms. Mandelbrot is undeterred. “The Governor likes to tell how when he decided to get into the cell phone business– he co-founded the company that became Nextel– his friends said he was crazy. ‘No one’s going to want a phone in their car!’ So he doesn’t have a lot of time for people who will write off new technology without trying it. There’s nothing trivial about social technologies. They connect people together, we need more of that. Why waste time trying to second guess innovation? Let’s try it out, see if it works… He’s used to giving speeches, answering questions, in the physical space. This will be a new experience for him.” If persisent worlds like Second Life continue to grow in popularity as is expected then there is a good chance we will see many more politicians enter persistent worlds over the next couple years. There probably won’t be many before the November elections but by the 2008 elections it couldn’t be a completely different story. You can read more about Mark Warner’s appearance in Second Life here. [...] [...] Governor Mark Warner Enters Second Life New World Notes (NWN) has an interesting report about Mark Warner, the former governor of Virginia, who became the first politician to enter Second Life. There is speculation that Warner, a democrat, may run for president in 2008. NWN has a transcript of an interview with Warner’s team about how the Second Life idea was formulated. “Well,” Nancy Mandelbrot (RL info here) explains, “we were sitting in our offices one day and kind of goofing around, just geeking out about social technologies, gaming, that sort of thing, as we’re wont to do. Someone made a joke about how great it would be if we brought an avatar of Governor Warner into Second Life. “When we all quit laughing, we kind of looked around and said, ‘Hey, that’s not a bad idea.’ “One of Governor Warner’s operating principles is to go where the voters are,” she continues, “not make them come to you. We saw how rich an environment [SL] was. I mean, you can sit next to someone’s avatar, strike up a conversation, and forget that you’re not in the same room. We started to see that in Second Life, people can get together and talk politics with other folks without the obstacles of real life.” I ask her if she’s concerned about skeptics who may wonder why Governor Warner would spend his time in something that seems like an online game. Ms. Mandelbrot is undeterred. “The Governor likes to tell how when he decided to get into the cell phone business– he co-founded the company that became Nextel– his friends said he was crazy. ‘No one’s going to want a phone in their car!’ So he doesn’t have a lot of time for people who will write off new technology without trying it. There’s nothing trivial about social technologies. They connect people together, we need more of that. Why waste time trying to second guess innovation? Let’s try it out, see if it works… He’s used to giving speeches, answering questions, in the physical space. This will be a new experience for him.” If persisent worlds like Second Life continue to grow in popularity as is expected then there is a good chance we will see many more politicians enter persistent worlds over the next couple years. There probably won’t be many before the November elections but by the 2008 elections it couldn’t be a completely different story. You can read more about Mark Warner’s appearance in Second Life here. [...]

]]> By: GameTomorrow » Forget New Hampshire - Second Life serves as political stage http://millionsofus.com/blog/2006/08/31/millions-of-us-presents-governor-mark-warner-of-virginia/#comment-161 GameTomorrow » Forget New Hampshire - Second Life serves as political stage Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:36:15 +0000 http://millionsofus.com/blog/archives/33#comment-161 [...] “Mark Warner, former Democratic governor of Virginia and likely ‚Äúfallback‚Äù candidate for president should Hillary Clinton not run in 2008, will visit the virtual world of Second Life today for a chat with New World Notes‚Äôs Wagner James Au, at 12:30 SLT (3:30pm EST), in an event produced by Reuben Steiger‚Äôs Millions of Us” [...] [...] “Mark Warner, former Democratic governor of Virginia and likely ‚Äúfallback‚Äù candidate for president should Hillary Clinton not run in 2008, will visit the virtual world of Second Life today for a chat with New World Notes‚Äôs Wagner James Au, at 12:30 SLT (3:30pm EST), in an event produced by Reuben Steiger‚Äôs Millions of Us” [...]

]]> By: 3pointD.com http://millionsofus.com/blog/2006/08/31/millions-of-us-presents-governor-mark-warner-of-virginia/#comment-160 3pointD.com Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:09:55 +0000 http://millionsofus.com/blog/archives/33#comment-160 <strong>Fallback Candidate Mark Warner to Visit SL...</strong> Mark Warner, former Democratic governor of Virginia and likely “fallback” candidate for president should Hillary Clinton not run in 2008, will visit the virtual world of Second Life today for a chat with New World Notes’s Wagner James... Fallback Candidate Mark Warner to Visit SL…

Mark Warner, former Democratic governor of Virginia and likely “fallback” candidate for president should Hillary Clinton not run in 2008, will visit the virtual world of Second Life today for a chat with New World Notes’s Wagner James…

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