A couple of our Activeworlds related Facebook Pages have wasted no time in getting set up for this new feature. Check them out!
Official Activeworlds Page
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Friday, March 25, 2011
'Facebook Questions' Released
Facebook Questions was released today as a new update option on Facebook profiles. Similar to status updates or link sharing, users with 'Questions' enabled can quickly select the option and begin creating a poll that other users can respond or even contribute to. Questions hasn't been enabled for all-users yet, and as of this writing is an opt-in program that you can join by visiting facebook.com/questions.
A couple of our Activeworlds related Facebook Pages have wasted no time in getting set up for this new feature. Check them out!
Official Activeworlds Page
SW City Page
I'm sure there's a lot more to come, but so far it seems like a good start. The questions themselves aren't any more intrusive to your wall than other updates that people make, so hopefully it won't cause too much of a stir. The @tagging that you can make in status updates can also be made in poll options, which is a really cool feature and I can see some uses for getting the word out that way. Feel free to visit the links above and give it a try!
A couple of our Activeworlds related Facebook Pages have wasted no time in getting set up for this new feature. Check them out!
Official Activeworlds Page
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Weekend - Events for the Weekend of 3/25/11
Hey everyone! There will be a lot of events in Activeworlds this weekend, so I'd like to throw up some links for you guys to keep track of everything! I think I'll start doing this on busy weekends to help 'direct traffic' in regards to events. :)
Note: If you're looking for events or looking to advertise your event, I recommend that you register with AWPortals, because you will have access to view and create events on the AWPortals Events Calendar and you will also receive a weekend newsletter.
Events for the Weekend of 3/25/11
Events are listed by order of occurrence. VRT time is GMT (-2)
Please leave a comment if you know of events that have not been posted, and I will add them!
Note: If you're looking for events or looking to advertise your event, I recommend that you register with AWPortals, because you will have access to view and create events on the AWPortals Events Calendar and you will also receive a weekend newsletter.
Events for the Weekend of 3/25/11
Events are listed by order of occurrence. VRT time is GMT (-2)
Please leave a comment if you know of events that have not been posted, and I will add them!
- Ongoing
- Extreme Builder Talent Show 4
- Ongoing until April 5
- Participants can win v4 rights for public worlds in this contest!
- Friday, March 25, 2011
- Futuristic Creations Building Contest ENDS
- Prizes: Citizenship Extensions
- 1:00 a.m. VRT - Contest ends!!
- AWTeen 29.024s 3243.996w 1.3a 84
- Millionaire - Season 3 Premiere
- 7:00 p.m. VRT - 9:00 p.m. VRT
- Flagg03 World - ^jump wwtbam
- AWForums: Link
- Saturday, March 26, 2011
- AlphaMapper Facebook/Twitter Contest
- AWBingo7
- Prizes: 1-month citizenship, p-10 worlds, +1 bot limit increases
- 4:30 p.m. VRT - (Sunday) 2:00 a.m. VRT
- AWBingo7 World
- AWSchool Spring Fashion Show
- Designs by Mace and Ridley
- 10:00 p.m. VRT - (Sunday) 3:00 a.m. VRT
- AWSchool 71N 140W 1.0a 0
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tutorial - Navigating the ActiveWiki
Over at the ActiveWiki we get a lot of questions from folks who aren't used to wiki software, and consequently have difficulties both navigating and editing the Wiki. I've offered to teach a class on the subject before and have even taught individuals directly. As a followup to that, I feel that a quick tutorial may help ease a lot of the confusion in getting around.
Before I begin with the details, you should think of the wiki as an outline. The navigation throughout the entire wiki is formatted as an outline, where important or general topics link to sub-topics that are elaborated on. You won't find pages on the ActiveWiki that are titled "How to Build," but you will find very detailed lists of the building commands and very intricate examples of how each one works. The key to successfully navigating the ActiveWiki -- or any wiki, really -- is to know what you're looking for, and then to pursue that as a topic.
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Before I begin with the details, you should think of the wiki as an outline. The navigation throughout the entire wiki is formatted as an outline, where important or general topics link to sub-topics that are elaborated on. You won't find pages on the ActiveWiki that are titled "How to Build," but you will find very detailed lists of the building commands and very intricate examples of how each one works. The key to successfully navigating the ActiveWiki -- or any wiki, really -- is to know what you're looking for, and then to pursue that as a topic.
Noticeboard: AlphaMapper Facebook Contest!
Clear out your schedule for this upcoming Saturday, because you'll need the free time for a new contest coming to the AlphaMapper Facebook Page!
Sometime after 12:01 VRT on Saturday, an image will be posted on that Facebook page. The image will be a screen capture from AlphaMapper itself... and once it is up, the game is on! It will be up to fans of the page to scramble to find exactly what part of Alphaworld that the image came from! If you're unfamiliar with AlphaMapper, it is a great utility that you can use to see 'satellite images' of Alphaworld. The utility allows you to find coordinates in the world and save a web link that you can use to visit the location again on the map! These web links will be used in the contest -- when you find the correct coordinates, just navigate to the top of AlphaMapper and click 'Link to Location.' A link will appear, and you can submit that link to win the contest!
The winner of this contest will recieve a one month citizenship.
You have to be a fan of the AlphaMapper Facebook Page to participate in the contest, so get to it! Byte keeps the page updated often, and he's made some really exciting progress towards the next update of the AlphaMapper! So as I said, get to it, and good luck everyone! :)
UPDATE: You no longer have to be a fan of the Facebook page to participate, and Byte has added Twitter to the mix as well! This forum thread has all of the details -- submission will be handled by e-mail now, and the content will only be posted to the Facebook or Twitter pages.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/AlphaMapper/159877450713342
Twitter: http://twitter.com/AlphaMapper
Sometime after 12:01 VRT on Saturday, an image will be posted on that Facebook page. The image will be a screen capture from AlphaMapper itself... and once it is up, the game is on! It will be up to fans of the page to scramble to find exactly what part of Alphaworld that the image came from! If you're unfamiliar with AlphaMapper, it is a great utility that you can use to see 'satellite images' of Alphaworld. The utility allows you to find coordinates in the world and save a web link that you can use to visit the location again on the map! These web links will be used in the contest -- when you find the correct coordinates, just navigate to the top of AlphaMapper and click 'Link to Location.' A link will appear, and you can submit that link to win the contest!The winner of this contest will recieve a one month citizenship.
You have to be a fan of the AlphaMapper Facebook Page to participate in the contest, so get to it! Byte keeps the page updated often, and he's made some really exciting progress towards the next update of the AlphaMapper! So as I said, get to it, and good luck everyone! :)
UPDATE: You no longer have to be a fan of the Facebook page to participate, and Byte has added Twitter to the mix as well! This forum thread has all of the details -- submission will be handled by e-mail now, and the content will only be posted to the Facebook or Twitter pages.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/AlphaMapper/159877450713342
Twitter: http://twitter.com/AlphaMapper
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