Archive for November 13th, 2006

Vending to Flashmobs

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Marketing evil genius (and machinima dilletante) Shep Korvin (the creator of the infamous Lucky Chair, owner of LapGirl Lingerie) has a new viral marketing device he calls MobVend. The idea behind MobVend is fiendish and simple: The more people in a store, the lower the item price drops. Eventually, the vendor hits [...]

DoC’s new website and clothing line

Monday, November 13th, 2006

DoC Eldritch switched his blog from Blogger to his main design website over the weekend. In preparation for the big switch, DoC spiffed up his web design a bit — although I have to confess that the font and letter color DoC chose for his banner title reminds me of Neverwinter Nights for some [...]

Wish fulfillment

Monday, November 13th, 2006

In moments of my ill spent youth, I would sometimes be admonished to be careful what I wished for — I just might get it. Here is a perfect illustration of the principle in action. Astry Mirabeau released several gorgeous neck adornments recently. And as I saw them come out, I thought, “Wow, I [...]

How to track sales in SL using Excel

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Tricky Twiddler Thereian shows how to track sales in Second Life using Excel in this flash based video tutorial. Read more about the tutorial on Twid’s blog.

Why bling is hazardous to your frame rate

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Relee Baysklef wrote on Hamlet’s open thread over the weekend:
I have a message for anyone who wears or creates Bling-effect jewelery.
Amatur Scripters created the popular bling scripts with the option to issue a vocal command, like “Bling Off” or “BO” which turns the shiny particle effect on and off.
This script creates a small amount of [...]

Seeking perfect match

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Me: Fashionable, young magazine, snappy dresser, open minded, likes to experiment, well read.
You: Seeking customers for your fashion related product or service, brand builder, interested in long term relationship.
Second Style magazine is seeking to fill the last few ad slots for Issue #6 which will be published in time for New Years celebrations. A [...]