UWA Movie Poster Contest Grand Prize Raised

The top prize in this year's UWA Movie Poster Contest has been raised to 20,000 Lindens and all artists are encouraged to enter this one-of-a-kind creative competition. To tie-in with this year's UWA Machinima Challenge, artists can choose any of the submitted films from that challenge and create a unique movie poster....

Q: Can I create a poster for my own film?
Absolutely!

Q: Can I create a poster for someone else's film?
Absolutely!

Q: How do I see which films are submittted so far?
As of this writing, there are 15 films to choose from:
http://aviewtv.com/uwa/machv/films/index.html

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Press Pass News: Home & Garden Expo 2012

Press Pass News: Home & Garden Expo 2012: Home & Garden Expo 2012 In support of Relay For Life May 19th - 28th, 2012 DON'T MISS IT! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Expo%20Fair%20Entert...

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What is SL9B? Allen Eppenberger Reporting...

 

Lately I’ve been getting notices about something called SL9B. It’s short for Second Life Ninth Birthday. Or the ninth anniversary, if you prefer. A group of SL’ers has formed to create the ultimate birthday party for everyone to celebrate at!

Originally a celebration that had included Linden Lab, the Lindens have turned it over to the residents of SL. The theme for the celebration is“Community”. The dates will run from June 18^th through June 24^th this year. There is a website called sl9b.wordpress.com/ This is where all the most current info and updates are being released through.

 

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Avatar Poll Second Life Questionnaire- Pandora Drezelan Reporting...

I wanted to get an insight to peoples experiences in Second Life, so I asked my friends Chrissie Lisa, Quinlan Placebo and Amanda AKA HeartsJourney a few interesting questions and got some great reactions.

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CRS News: Explorers Club- Chicago Roaring 20's May 27, 2012 at 12 pm SLT

Costa Rica Sims “EXPLORERS CLUB”

Chicago Roaring 20’s

WHEN: Sunday, May 27, 2012

Time: 12:00 PM SLT

1920’s attire required

Marriellaanna your official Tour Guide

Journey back to Chicago, the roaring 20’s where breaking of traditions, gangsters, prohibition intertwined into city life; where drinking and gambling flooded the Chicago big city underworld. Young women rebelled against society by cutting their hair with expressing their new freedom the flapper came to be. Gangsters were the hottest men in town, the parties and music were FANTASTIC…Location: Starting point outside the “Welcome Center”

Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Costa%20Rica/187/196/22

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CRS News: Hot and Wild Beach Party- May 27th 3pm SLT

Hot & Wild Beach Party

WHEN: Sunday, May 27, 2012

TIME: 3:00pm SLT

Featuring DJ HOTZ

Sexy beachwear required

Join us on the beach for a little wild fun with good friends and yummy cocktails - what more could you want!!!

This will be one wicked beach party where ANYTHING goesssss, well almost anything “smile”. Put on you sexiest swimwear or beach attire and join us for FUN, FUN, FUN under the sun…

Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Muffins/119/164/22

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SL9B News: On June 18th, Second Life celebrates it's 9th Birthday!

image retrieved from SL9B Community Event website.

Keep up to date with the latest news about this upcoming event or sign up to be part of this year;s festivites. Click here for all info pertaining to SL9B

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SCREW BARBIE..I WANT TO BE A ROLLER DERBY GIRL - MariellaAnna Resident reporting...

A friend of mine suddenly and out of the blue announced that she was in the SLRA roller Derby team and did I want to come along and watch a match?  I searched my sketchy mental database to come up with any point of reference I might have had as to what she might possibly have been talking about. Here, let me just point out I’m English, most of us haven’t heard of roller derby much less know what it’s about and it’s for that possible reason I eventually came up with a mental picture of female ex-cons or women with excessive tattoos racing round a track on roller skates, trying to kill each other between chugging down cans of lager and chain smoking cheroots.

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VMS News: Musician Bara Jonson: A Success Story - Angharad Catteneo Reporting...

Bara Jonson

Bara Jonson, a Second Life musician from Åhus, Sweden, has one of the greatest real life success stories I’ve encountered. I remember viewing a documentary on his Second Life so it was a treat to catch him live on the Grid. His music is a little alternative rock/country and his acoustic guitar complemented his strong voice. Listening to his performances, it’s easy to tell that Bara’s original songs were inspired by real life experiences.

I interviewed Bara about his music career and his journey to success.

Bara started with music at age seven and continued into his adult years. Around 1997 he took a ten-year break from music to concentrate on a business recruitment company. When the world’s economy took a nosedive in 2007, no one was hiring and as a result, recruitment companies weren’t needed. That was when he first started playing Second Life. The virtual world was a way to take his mind off of real life, although he had no knowledge of the music community within it.

“Well, I didn’t know anything about SL when I started. Then I thought about the idea of connecting a guitar and microphone to SL and maybe I could ‘find a place beside a fire to play for those who stopped by’,” he says of his first experiences in Second Life. Before he knew it, he had won the mediaculture Virtual Music Award of 2008 for Best Artist.

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Levity Magazine May 2012 issue is out!

Open publication - Free publishing - More business

Besides the great cover story of Flying Tigers and much more,also find our SL Enquirer ad in Levity Magazine this month!

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VMS News: Check out VMS Magazine's May 2012 Issue

In this issue you will find venue spotlights on Astral Dreams, The Hotel Chelsea, Patriot Island and interviews with some of Second Life's popular musicians.

 VMS Magazine May, 2012


Vist our main site at: http://www.virtualmusicservices.com

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Rez Days in Second Life: What is the significance? -Pandora Drezelan Reporting...

In my previous article ‘Second Life - An Extension of Real Life or Just A Game?’ I pointed out my reasons regarding my opinion about Second Life being the virtual world that it is to me.

In this article I would like to reflect on the topic of our Second Life Rez Days - our Birthdays within Second Life.

I spoke with friends, Lanai Jarrico, Opal Edenflower and Kio Falconer about their Rez Day experiences and what it means to them. This is their Rez Day stories and views about Second Life.

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SL Newser : Interview with Michi Lumin- Bixyl Shuftan



image of Michi Lumin retrieved from slnewser.com

In Second Life, one of the oldest communities is Luskwood, which is also the location of the oldest furry avatar company on the Grid. The four whom started the place, and company, are known as the founders. And probably the most popular of them is the skunkgirl in the top hat, Michi Lumin. Recently, Michi sat down for an interview, and talked about a number of subjects concerning Luskwood, the Grid over the years, and Linden Lab.

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David Wolfe WW II sims at Inworldz !

David Wolfe WW II sims at Inworldz !, a photo by mimi.juneau *Mimi's Choice* on Flickr.

My weekly article for "The Metaverse Tribune" about Inworldz !
metaversetribune.com/2012/05/16/meet-david-wolfe-ww-ii-re...

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SLE/PPM Merger Takes a Turn in a New Direction. Lanai Jarrico Reporting...

     Company mergers whether in our real world or in a virtual one, can be complex with many choices to make. The decision makers have to ask themselves some important questions to ensure working or merging with another business or entity is the right thing to do. Is the reputation of the company in good standing with the public? Do both parties have a common goal and can commit to the job requirements, its employees and the community. Some projects, partnership and mergers work, others fall through and new plans are implemented to ensure productivity and positive growth. That is the ultimate goal.

On May 14, 2012 The SL Enquirer announced a merger between Press Pass media; a neutral media network consisting of over 31 media sources and The SL Enquirer; Second Life’s longest running independently owned newspaper. Due to feedback from our members, we are making some small but important modifications to the plans.

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SNN- UKD Burlesque Show May 17 at 1pm slt

 MAY 17, 2012
1:00PM
SECONDNIGHTS ARTS FOUNDATION
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Voodoo/120/60/1002

UKD Burlesque Show
UKD Project is an Italian band which is performing their original music live for more than 4 years in Second Life. Now they are on tour with a very special show. They produced in very hard work the original“UKD Burlesque Show” leaned on the original motion picture “Burlesque”from 2011 with Cher and Christina Aguilera. Therefore they have the rebuild of the original stage and dancers dressed with burlesque outfits to make this show a real special experience.

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Press Pass News: Take the PPM/SLE Merger Poll and tell us your thou...

Press Pass News: Take the PPM/SLE Merger Poll and tell us your thou...: As most of you already know, The SL Enquirer is taking over Press Pass Media operations on May 31, 2012. With this merger all press mem...

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Second Life- An Extension of Real Life or Just A Game? - Pandora Drezelan Reporting...

My Description Of A World.

Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs or Viewers enable Second Life users (Residents) to interact with each other through their avatars (a graphical representation of the user) Residents can explore the world (known as the grid) meet other Residents, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, create and trade virtual property and services with one another. Second Life is intended for people aged 16 and over and as of 2011 has about one million active users.

My Description Of A Game.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Press Pass Media is merging with The SL Enquirer May 31, 2012

SLE and PPM merging ahead

Press Pass Media Group was created by Carmichael Caudron in 2010. His vision was to build a network for Second Life media sources with the ability to share their events, services and news with the virtual world community.   PPM  members reaped the benefits of  getting the latest news and events as well as viral advertising in a highly competitive and complex virtual business world.

Stats on 5/14/12

 Since its humble beginnings, the Press Pass Media group has grown to over 300 (in-world) members, with more than 30 SL media sources using it to reach out to social networks of over 4000 readers a month! Press Pass Media Bloggers consist of second life’s professionals in marketing and communication. Together they keep the PPM blog alive with activity.

Since collaborating with The SL Enquirer in the Fall of 2011, Press Pass Media’s traffic has doubled within months! With access to The SL Enquirer’s audience, PressPass Media members are now able to reach out to an audience of over 17,000 a month, not to mention over 1,000 twitter and facebook followers combined.

stats on 5/14/12

 With this merge, all active PPM media sources and SLE Members have the option to get their event posted on the Front page of the SL Enquirer website for only 300L. Professional News sources interested in publishing their news on the SL Enquirer website can do so with unlimited access. Contact Lanai Jarrico for more details. 


WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THIS MERGE:

 Press Pass Media will become part of the SL Enquirer  brand and the existing PPM website will consist of a direct link to our main site. This merge will be completed May 31, 2012.









Advertising Options  :

The SL Enquirer website- www.slenquirer.com
1 Press Release post - 300L
(at least one week notice of event required for best exposure)

AD Banner/link, 1 press release post - 1000L/month

News Coverage or Spotlight Feature- includes 1 month Ad- 3000L
(Interview/article conducted by an SLE journalist)



Bookings/News Coverage/Interviews/Advertising
Contact Lanai Jarrico at lanai_jarrico@yahoo.com

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RP Culture: Fantasy Avatars- Pandora Drezelan Reporting..

Avatar

Fantasy takes on many forms, it is a genre of fiction that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena, many mythical creatures can be found in the world of fantasy, with all it’s folklore and mystery.

Almost, if not all fantasies in real life can be relived in Second Life, some residents explore the aspects of fantasy occasionally, while others form communities and live the lifestyle to it’s fullest potential, through cos-play and role-play.

COS-PLAY

Cos-play (short for costume play) is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Favorite sources include manga and anime, comic books, video games and films.

ROLE-PLAY

Role-playing refers to the changing of one's behavior to assume a role either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role, role-playing is defined as "the changing of one's behavior to fulfill a social role.

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