I won!

A recent competition on the forums took place, who could write the best article for the TM2. The winning article is bellow. Also check out TG resident, Callum Fetids, blog @ http://www.biglongtomorrow.blogspot.com/.

It's sad to know, but Camp Global Kids is now officially over. All of the participants in the camp, including me, had great fun taking part. It came to my attention, after a blog post on Holymeatballs, that certificates participants were given in world were also being sent home to them, along with the $100 incentive for taking part. " The reason Global Kids is sending out a RL certificate, in addition to the in-world one that we handed out to people at the last day's "closing ceremonies" is for a couple of reasons." Lori told me, "We thought it would be really special to have a real world memento of the Camp Global Kids experience. Something tangible that you could tack to your wall if you wanted, and that when you looked at it, it would make you smile and remember what a great experience you had We wanted to give you a real world representation of your achievement, especially since it makes the achievement so much more legitimately." Lori continued to say, "Recognized by people who might not be familiar with Teen Second Life or our Global Kids program in it, and thus might not understand that even though the program was virtual, your achievement is real". Lori was then asked if the certificates were going to be signed, "It's funny you should ask about the signature, because I JUST finished signing the stack of certificates that are almost ready to send out " The cool GKid went on to tell me that other GKids who have signed the certificates include Rafi and Zach. Unfortunately Mercury wasn't able to sign them due to being a remote intern, but Lori says there may be someone signing them in his absence. I then went on to ask the owner of Private Island Mecca, Tin Bling, if he thought RL certificates were a good idea. "I think the certificates are a great idea. (I personally can’t wait to get mine). And the stipends are nice added bonus: P I am sure some colleges will look at something on that order as a good thing, like volunteer work. Also, it is something nice to add to a job resume" Every participant i have seen have said how excited they are to receive a real certificate for taking part in a virtual program, and it's nice that an organization like Global Kids will take the time to do this.

Sometimes you just need to say "meh".

TG resident, Alpha Zauis, recently made a web based map of the TG, after around a year of residents asking LL to create one.

Open source:
http://www.alphazaius.com/mapapi/

Viewable version:
http://www.alphazaius.com/mapapi/coord_example.php