How do I do business primarily with a laptop while perched on a bed or sofa, or sometimes using the more beefy equipment in the office/studio that's about 20 feet from my bed?
Honestly sometimes I don't know - but it's an amazing new world.
Just to share with those who think it can't be done, here’s what my "scheduled" time looks like for Tuesday Nov 20.
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When I'm not scheduled to do something, I'd do my email, write blog entries, make a couple of facebook scrabble moves, networking and keeping connections stronger, and communicate some quick bits via twitter.
I might even get to eat lunch.
At some point my son is arriving for 3 weeks leave from his air base and it would not be the time I’d schedule a full afternoon and partial evening in meetings or events.
But using the kind of technology that's available to us I'm not leaving the house
The first three events will help me do what I do
better and understand the world in which am I operating more and more often - and appropriately, all three are being held using Second Life.
Related to the shared office I've opened in Second Life. the appointment is to talk about the concept and space, and is being held "in world"as we say in Second Life, as well.
More interestingly, and totally not necessary to attend, is the Salon. Come on! A salon no less! When I looked for a page to which to refer my readers the favorite definition was from Answer.com because it made ma just laugh
"A periodic gathering of people of social or intellectual distinction."
I'll admit that I see this salon as educational and networking related - but OK, it does not relate directly to business. but more like one of those things in which I'm interested and which I hope I can attend. Kind of meaning to get to the CIA-FBI ice hockey game that's held near my real world home; sometimes we can fit things in and sometimes we cant, but we try.
At the same hour . . .
Like everybody, I could stand to clone myself because the schedule shows Blogging expert Liz Strauss' weekly open house - which is not in Second life but held ON the blog comments section at successful-blogger.com. We’ll get her into Second life eventually - she's currently stuck on picking a name.
Attending both a salon and an open house concurrently is a trick only attempted ny the brave, or those who use Virtual Worlds and web 2.0 without a net.
In essence these are things I’d not be able to attend in person, and all interacting with people I’d never get a chance to interact with on any regular basis. In short, if it were not for the Virtual World my own world would be a much smaller place.
I'm not saying that twitter, blogs and Second Life are for everyone.
Some people have the luxury of flying to events at which they rub shoulders with people that will help them in their business.
Some easily pick up the phone and reach Steve Nelson, EVP and CSO of the digital marketing agency, Clear Ink. producer of the SL segments for network TV show The Office, who is presenting at the SLBC (Second Life Business Communicators) meeting thanks to Linda Zimmer.
Others run into Rex Hammock and Loic LeMuir at conferences and geek parties.
But that's not me. I live in Washington and though I've picked out a melon next to Redskin Joe Theisman and sat at the pool with Mark Felt (Watergate's Deep Throat), but it's a totally different world than the one I find myself today.
So now the digital and virtual worlds are my entrance ramps and I'm taking full advantage. Joining me takes a couple clicks of the mouse, not an airline ticket. And I like having company at stuff that I do.
I am convinced that you will get me to SL. You just have to get my imagination going and convince me that I won't be spending an inordinate amount of time there. :)
Posted by: Liz Strauss | 11/23/2007 at 11:05 PM