Some shopping in Second Life for my comeback

Almost 10 days without going in-world, and when I come back, after sorting all my plentiful items that stored up during my leave, the first thing I do is...shopping!

Actually in my new items I found a landmark leading to Iwo Jima, but I don't know where it did come from and who could have given it to me; it is a place where you can buy a lot of free or very low-priced stuff.



During my login I could see that people in Second Life was more that 58,000 avatars'heads and when I arrive at the shop it is pretty crowded, so the lag is huge and my walk is "heavy".



With some difficulties I try to control my camera and look at the displays.



I like the pirate style, maybe my "wild" side, and if you see me with this outfit you will know where I got it.



I also bought some shoes, my old ones were time-worn and I really needed to replace them.



Too many aisles, too many storefronts, too many choice, too many lag...

I finally decided to go and see Arm's creations.

To be continued next post...

When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Man invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking.
Elayne Boolser

S(econd) L(ife) ash tray

There are many ways to attract customers in a mall and boost your turnover, for example you launch a contest and oblige people to buy your products if they want to participate.

SLASH is currently running such contest for the sexiest avatar.

In their mall you can see a large wall where contestants post their photos with Slash Outfits, there is even some photostudios in the place for free usage.

overview from outside
one of the photostudios

I first tried to enter the contest with an old pic that I took at Bear Infohub and that I love much, but it was removed one day after, which proves that they are checking the outfits.

my preferred
Therefore I had no choice but buy something in the mall to be able to participate.

I pitched on a bath suit not too expensive (some L250 if I remember correctly) and took a photo with my own photostudio.

used for the contest
obviously the best one
in the top 50

You are totally free not to vote for me.

Contest rules (excerpts)

SLASH! Contest instructions:

Voting:
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1. You can vote once a day
2. Vote for the nicest picture you see, do not vote for your friend, it is not a popularity contest but a beauty contest !
3. Voting for the nicest picture INCREASES your chance of winning the voter's prize. Voting for your friend decreases your chance !
4. Click on the picture you want to vote for.
5. Wait for a blue menu to appear, verify the text on the blue menu and click Yes if it is correct, No if it is not correct
6. Vote again if you clicked No in the previous step

Remarks:
* You are only allowed to add 1 photo to this contest
You will get this message if you try to enter a second photo to the contest. That is not allowed.
* This photo has already been added to this contest
Every picture has to be unique.

CONTEST RULES

These are non-negotiable rules of the contest, if you enter, it is on the strict understanding that you agree to them. We tried hard to make it as fair as possible for every HONEST contestant. We are sorry that we`ve been forced to tighten the contest rules in comparison with the 1st contest but it seems there is no other way to keep it fair for the majority of honest contestants and to avoid a popularity contest.

1. Contest Theme: Sexiest Avatar

1a. Voting system - Ben will give more detailed voting and technical information in a seperate message/notecard.

You can join the contest in the lobby of the SLASH! sim when it's opened. Many things will stay the same as the first contest, like voting via clicking on the pictures and the contest HUD etc.

In short, the voting system will be as follows:
- Every voter has one vote per day.
- Contestants can't vote for their own pictures.
- A panel of 8 judges will pick the 3 winners from the 50 contestants with highest number of votes.

1b. Prizes: 1st Place: L$50,000, 2nd Place: L$10,000, 3rd Place: L$10,000, Prize for the 2 VOTERS who match closest to the final winning girls win L$10,000 each! The panel of judges will choose a winner from last 100 joining the contest, to win L$10,000. Prizes in total: L$100.000.

2. Photos must show an Avatar wearing a Slash Outfit - NO face only shots please. The picture needs to show at least your face and torso. You can use the photostudios in the Lobby for free. Photoshopped backgrounds are ok, photoshopped avi's are not.

3. Any contestant found to be spamming, begging for votes from the SLASH! group/the people on the SLASH! sims, paying people to vote will be elimiated immediately with absolutely no discussion. The same for any other cheating to grab votes in a unfair way. This is a contest for the sexiest avatar - NOT a popularity contest!!

3a. Please respect the privacy and freedom of other users - using the group channel for any blabla, shouting around on the sim will exclude you from the contest. Nobody wants the chaos we had on some occasions in the 1st contest. Zero tolerance in this point and with any cheating behaviour! NO previous warnings, NO discussions! We will add a script soon that kicks EVERY writer in groupchannel automatically out.

4. Spending multiple hours at the contest wall will be eliminated by an automated script which will evict your avi after 2 hours.

5. The contest will end on midnight SL time on Friday 14th March. This will be followed by a prize-giving event on Sunday 16th March at 2pm SL time (11pm CET). If you are a winner and are unable to attend the prize-giving event for any reason whatsoever, your prize will move to the next person on the list and you LOSE your prize - absolutely no discussions about that too.

6. If successful in winning a prize, you will be required to be at the prize-giving event venue for rehearsals at least one hour before the event start.

7. You will be required to wear a SLASH! costume that we supply at the event and to be available for publicity photos.

8. Rules may change without further notice when unexpected things happens.

Contest Manager: Sudidi Surya
Technical Manager: Ben Turas
In charge for this contest: Dig Dollinger

When you are in any contest you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th president of US 1953-1961 (1890 - 1969)

Dancing and earning money in Second Life

If you want to earn money while dancing and watching some nice video clips, go to Deja vu

Here the reward is usually 2L$ per 20 minutes, but sometimes you can get the same amount every 15 minutes.

One flaw though, if you are disconnected you earn nothing, whereas at The Edge you keep your money!

Another flaw, the place is crowded and sometimes you will be in trouble to find an available dance pad!

This region has nevertheless some pros, for you can go shopping in an immense mall owned by Midnyte Whispers where you will be given the habitual disclaiming notecard :

Thank you for shopping at Midnyte Whispers.

Please pay close attention to the rights given on each display board as they are not all the same. We do not offer refunds if you purchased the incorrect item or if you bought something for a friend only to find out it was no transfer.

We do not offer refunds or exchanges for any items purchased unless it was in fact defaulted and at our fault it is then at our discretion as to rather we refund or replace the item. Modifying an item and messing it up yourself does not place fault on us. If you modify something and mess it up, we do not replace or refund.

if you have a question about an item please ask it before purchasing.

Thank you
Midnyte Childs - owner of Midnyte Whispers

Ourdoor is the domain of the Deja vu shopping area where the notecard is even more precise :

Introducing the premier boot in second life,
designed and sold only at Dejavu Designs.
When only the best will do, shop at dejavu, premeir clothes designer . on the beautiful
Dejavu Island.
Sexy Dejavu's prims boots and shoes are unsurpassed by anyother designer in second life.
Make sure you come by and get a pair , you wont be dissapointed,
She has 14 Lucky chairs handing out these gorgeus Designer boots 24/7
she also has 6 Mob vendors.
NO WEAPONS
NO SHIELD
NO POOFERS
NO DRAMA
NO SPAMMING or HANDING OUT other buisness lan marks or note cards if caught you will be band and reported as its against sl TSO rules
Remember these boots are Exclusively Sold at Dejavu Designs ONLY.
Dont settle for copies, trust me you will want the original. and thats at Deja vu's
"When only the best will do ~Shop at DejaVu!

Introduciendo el cargador del primero ministro en la segunda vida, diseñada y vendida solamente en Dejavu diseña. Cuando solamente lo hace la mejor voluntad, la tienda en el dejavu, premeir arropa a diseñador. en la isla hermosa de Dejavu. Los cargadores y los zapatos de los prims de Dejavu atractivo son sin igual por el diseñador del anyother en la segunda vida. Cerciórese de que usted venga cerca y que consiga un par, usted no sea dissapointed, ella tenga 14 sillas afortunadas que reparte estos cargadores del diseñador del gorgeus 24/7 que ella también tiene 6 vendedores de la multitud.
NINGUNAS ARMAS
NINGÚN PROTECTOR
NINGÚN POOFERS
NINGÚN DRAMA
NINGÚN Spamming o DISTRIBUCIÓN de otras marcas del lan del buisness o las tarjetas de la nota si le está cogido sea venda y divulgado como su contra reglas de la TSO del sl recuerdan que estos cargadores están vendidos exclusivamente en los diseños de Dejavu SOLAMENTE. ¡No coloque para las copias, confían en que usted deseará la original y los thats en Deja vús "cuando solamente la mejor voluntad hace el ~Shop en DejaVu!

You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844 - 1900)

Business in Second Life

Well...

Waiting for the customer, is that the best way to making money in Second Life?

Perhaps I should place an ad in the classified listings?

Edit/Profile... Classified and ...oh! do I choose Shopping or Special Attraction...?

Well...

I choose the latter, it better fits the situation, and I set the price to 50L$ every week, with auto-renew each week.

With this price I will be at the bottom of the list (the more you pay, the higher you are in the list), so I am happy with this choice, because I prefer it rather than being drowned in the middle.

I know, I am clever.

There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
David Letterman, US comedian & television host (1947 - )