SPOTLIGHT ON InKline Media's BILL KAYE: He just doesn't know when to throw in the towel- Lanai Jarrico Reporting… ~ The SL Enquirer

A wise Avi once said, Second Life is like a box of old chocolates… You never know what you are going to bite into and break a tooth…I totally agree.

While minding my business at the SL Enquirer Media Center, I startled Bill Kaye; founder of inKLine Media, who appeared to be standing still near the wall, admiring the wallpaper… Wait, we don’t have any wallpaper.

Bill was just standing there in complete silence. So, as I do with any other Media member visiting The SL Enquirer, I approached cautiously as if preparing for a zombie apocalypse, and I said Hi.

Interview with Bill Kaye

Lanai: Hey Bill.

Bill: AAAHHHhhhHHH!

Lanai: Oh! My bad. Are you ok?

Bill: Well, I haven’t blinked in several hours while staring, so my eyes are a bit dry. Besides that, I am pretty good, Lanai. I’m glad to see your stealth skills are still sharp. I always said you’d make a great ninja.

Lanai: I don’t know about being a Ninja, but I do love to wear the color black. It gives mystery and intrigue. So, Bill, what brings you to The SL Enquirer?

Bill: Well I reopened my media business after a 12 year hiatus. You may remember me and/or it-inKLine Media. *Lanai blinks with a vacant stare* We ran a business magazine and you partnered with us for a short while. *Lanai blinks with a vacant stare* You even offered us space at your headquarters even. We carpooled together for like a year,. *Lanai blinks with a vacant stare* Well anyway, I got things going again. So if you want to clear out this space here, I’ll have my team move my stuff in.

Lanai:*snaps out of the excessive blank stare*. Sorry, that must have been a “glitch in the matrix” moment. Yes, I kinda sorta remember you. *squints eyes and stares him down* Welcome back after a decade and a half. Let's have a seat outside and for a chat. Are you here to stir the Media pot again? Please tell our readers about Inkline Media and its triumphant return to the media scene here on the grid.

Bill: Okay, I prepared for this question and wrote it down. Milk…eggs…bread…canned corn. Crap, that’s my grocery list. I’ll just speak from the heart. I had to pause our operation 12 years ago because I received an amazing opportunity as a result of our work. I brought it back because I want to create a platform for someone else to receive a similarly amazing opportunity. Focusing on my work also helps me avoid addressing my alarming personal defects, so it’s a win-win.

Lanai: Without trying to intimidate me with competition or your grocery list. Can you describe the evolution of your Media source from 2012 to the present? What services are you offering? Do I need to be worried?

Bill: Lanai, if I were trying to intimidate you, I would have sent an amputated pinky in the mail like I did when we first met all those years ago. I’ve matured since then. So the full hand should arrive via personal courier in a few days. But thank you for the question. Since 2012, I have developed my own personal skillset. My writing and photography have improved. I’ve delved much further into video. I’m still terrible, but my therapist says I have improved markedly.

Lanai: Oh ewww. Please don't. I think it's great that you are getting back into something you love. I can relate. It’s kinda like having a sad codependent breakup, making up and getting back together after years of uneventful, loveless experiences…. So, what are you working on now?

Bill: Are you okay, Lanai? Why are you sobbing? If you want, I can refer you to my therapist. Her name is Susan. Well, right now I have been hired for some exciting video work, but I am also working on our blog and writing about this amazing world we both inhabit. As our library of content grows, I plan to publish another magazine and possibly produce a show. I just need a talented co-hostess.

Lanai: Oh I wasn’t sobbing, I got a lash in my eye. Anyway,let’s head to your HQ before the paparazzi gets here. We don’t need any extra publicity.

Lanai: Spiffy little place ya got here. *looks around the sketchy area* As you know, this economy sucks right now, and peeps are looking for jobs to help pay their tiers or other *clears throat* SL expensive habits… Are you hiring? If so, what positions are you offering? The qualifications should be that they are somewhat normal, right?

Bill: Relax, you are fine. Why? Are you looking for a job? I warn you, Lanai. We do background checks. Actually, we don’t, but in your case, I would. But yes! We are! This is the most exciting part for me. In our newest iteration of inKLine Media, we will hire 90% of our employees as freelancers. This enables us to hire a much larger staff of writers, designers, videographers, photographers, DJs, performers, animators, and builders. We even hired someone who gives really good foot rubs! Those freelancers will have access to job listings as we receive work from clients. They can snatch up the contract by calling dibs and receive 75% of the total project income. The other 25% will go to the business to pay for tier and unnecessary impulse purchases from the Marketplace. Let’s go inside. I don’t trust these streets.

Lanai: Thank you for being mindful of my security… No, I’m not looking for a job, but that does sound pretty interesting. The foot rubs part, so do the opportunities you are offering. Random, but I have to ask…. Who the f*ck is Moe? And what do they know?

Bill: Oh, that guy. He says he’s a distant cousin, but I never saw him at a family reunion. He used to be very troubled and ran with the wrong crowd, but it seems like he cleaned up his act and focused his violent tendencies into something more constructive. Last I checked, he was the Undisputed Champion at Premier Wrestling, but no one likes him there either. He’s kind of an obnoxious dude.

Lanai: OK. Thank you for the clarification. Cool. Does he come with a car seat? lol So, where can readers go to learn more about Inkline Media?

Bill: Anyway, they can visit our website at https://inklinemedia.wordpress.com/, or I can send them personalized letters with words that were cut out of magazines.

Lanai: That sounds kinda familiar. Was it you who sent me that awful Secret Valentine card? I’ll have you know I sent it to the FBI. *stares him down* Do you have an in-world group?

Bill: Wasn't me. We have a group, and they can join it for all of the latest updates. The Group Key is: 272f8097-fe55-ff6f-f116-a9d74a24493b. And we’re hoping to put together a recreational softball team for summer.

Lanai: That’s pretty cool. I have to say you are one of the most laid-back people I’ve interviewed in a long time. I think that chair might be broken.

Bill: That chair was broken before I got here, and you can’t prove otherwise.

Lanai: Before we throw in the towel on this interview, is there anything you’d like to share with our readers?

Bill: Nah. You can figure out something nice to say.

Lanai: If you insist. Hey SLE readers, check out InKline Media. If you need a job or a half-decent foot rub… I think he will throw in a towel for free. Contact Bill Kaye.

*awkward silence*