10 Reasons to Stop Apologizing for Your Online Life

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I gave up trying to explain my online life a long time ago but I don't think I've ever actually apologized for it

10 Reasons to Stop Apologizing for Your Online Life

General Discussion

I recently stumbled across the article 10 Reasons to Stop Apologizing for Your Online Life by Alexandra Samuelin the Harvard Business Review.

Since I've had many a conversation with friends about the difference between RL & SL, I thought you might find it interesting. Ms Samuel argues that the internet is "Real Life" too, something I've come to believe as well. Here's a list of the 10 reasons, please see the article for her complete argument:

It's time to start living in 21st century reality: a reality that is both on- and offline. Acknowledge online life as real, and the Internet's transformative potential opens up:

1. When you commit to being your real self online, you discover parts of yourself you never dared to share offline.

2. When you visualize the real person you're about to e-mail or tweet, you bring human qualities of attention and empathy to your online communications.
3. When you take the idea of online presence literally, you can experience your online disembodiment as a journey into your mind rather than out of your body.

4. When you treat your Facebook connections as real friends instead of "friends", you stop worrying about how many you have and focus on how well you treat them.

5. When you take your Flickr photos, YouTube videos and blog posts seriously as real art, you reclaim creative expression as your birthright.

6. When you focus on creating real meaning with your time online, your online footprint makes a deeper impression.

7. When you treat your online attention as a real resource, you invest your attention in the sites that reflect your values, helping those sites grow.

8. When you spend your online time on what really matters to you, you experience your time online as an authentic reflection of your values.

9. When you embrace online conversations as real, you imbue them with the power to change how you and others think and feel.

10. When you talk honestly about the real joys and frustrations of the Internet, you can stop apologizing for your life online.

What do you think?

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Oct 2016 06:03:47AM

235 year old bottles of Veuve Clicquot found

General Discussion

Who would have thought those bottles could have survived like that!Thanks for sharing this Michelle, it's very interesting

Trasgo Beaumont Art Gallery Online

Social Announcements & Introductions

How wonderful, Trasgo!It's a great history of the Royal Courts in SL for certain. Thanks so much for sharing it with us

Panorama of Paris by the end of 18th Century

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Thank you for the link, Lord Myron. I'm looking forward to learning more!

Introduction:

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Welcome to the Royal Courts, Lord Haven!I do hope that you enjoy your time here.Tatiana, Duchesse de Provence

“Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette” by Madame Campan

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Thanks for the link, Michelle!I've seen Madame Campan quoted many times and I knew her memoirs were in the public domain but I never investigated further. Now I will

Duché de Coeur - The July Coeur Fair - Merchants & Entertainers Wanted

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I'm still taking reservatons for the weekend as there are a few spots left.Please contact me if you want to participate.Tatiana, Duchesse de Provence

Duché de Coeur - The July Coeur Fair - Merchants & Entertainers Wanted

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The Duchy hosts a monthly fair at the Coeur Fairgrounds the first weekend of every month with thenext one slated for July2nd to 4th. This will be an opportunity to meet & mingle with your fellows and have an all-around good time in a relaxed, country atmosphere.

The use of the RPS Role-Play system is encouraged (but not necessary) to take full advantage of this event. Find out more at Duch de Coeur - RPS Getting Started .

Set up will begin 6amFridayJuly 2nd. Take down 6pm SundayJuly 4th.

A schedule of event times will be posted so that you know when you are most likely to meet people there. Each participant will be limited to 50 prims though exceptions may be granted (contact me to arrange formore prims). You will be assigned a specifc area for your set up.

We are looking for a variety of people:

Merchants - selling goods for RP$. You can do this a number of ways including the use of RP$ Vendors (contact me for more information) or by actually being present and selling the items directly. Bartering & trading is encouraged. Any item applicable to the time period is welcome including, food, herbs, flowers, art, healing potions, furniture etc. There will not be a charge for these merchants.

Merchants - selling RPS Compatible goods for L$. Spaces are limited and there will be a L$5/prim fee to participate.

Merchants - selling goods for L$. Spaces are limited and there will be a L$5/prim fee to participate.

All merchants are encouraged to be present Sunday July 4thfrom 12pm to 2pm SLT at a minimum.

Services - earning RP$. It would be great to have people both performing & offering different services: healing, fortune telling, musicians, magicians, jugglers, kissing booth (PG kisses only ) Please use your imagination! The times for these will be advertised as individual events.

Contact TatianaDokuchic Varriale (here or inworld) for more information, to reserve your spot and/or to schedule an event time.

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Oct 2016 06:03:30AM

Royal Courts: A Drama Free Zone

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Hello Everyone

The Royal Courts of Second Life social network is a place to meet & greet, have fun and enjoy each other's company. It is intended for anyone with a valid Second Life account who wants to communicate with their fellows in a courteous fashion.

In that spirit, Royal Courts is a not placewhere drama will be tolerated. You may think of it as a Drama Free Zone.

Royal Courts is not the place where you should work out your personal issues either with individuals or groups,that should be done in private.

For those that insist on this type of behaviour (and I hope that no one does) you will have to find another social network as you will not be welcomed here. In plain language, that means you will be banned from the site.

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time. Thomas J. Watson, Sr.

Thank you for your support & understanding.

Tatiana

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Oct 2016 06:49:59AM