Classy Prims

Wasting Time, Renting Movies of Your Choice

2009-06-10T06:42:00.000-07:00

This past week I stumbed upon XL Movies [LINK] which is a virtual world movie rental store. It reminds me of Blockbuster and Netfix On Demand in one except with a few extra perks. XLMovies Kidd, Owner of XL Movies, says his company if fully legitimate in Second Life. He offers no bootleg movies like most of the other movie shops in-world. New releases are offered every Tuesday and there is always older movies added to the store.

The interesting way it works is you purchase a TV from them for about 500L and place it on your land. Then you are asked to pickup a free dvd player that actually holds all the information for your movies. You just place the dvd player next to the tv and click the dvd player. All the movies bought are stored within the dvd player but not actually in the prim. It is all on a server outside Second Life so if you ever loose that dvd player all you need to do is pickup another free player and your info automatically loads into it via your UUID.

Purchase prices for a dvd rental is 600L-800L but the neat thing is that you rent the movie for life! So that means you rent the movie and it is yours forever and you can watch it as much as you want unlimited views. So for about 3 USD you get to view your movies for as long as you want. Also another feature that is useful is that if you have 2 people watching a movie, you can each watch a movie of your choice on the same screen. So if your in the mood for action and she is in the mood for romance then you can do that. Another thing that sets XL Movies apart is if you crash, you don't have to watch the whole movie again to get to the part you were at. Just click on the time index button on the dvd player and choose the amount of minutes into the movie you were and it will start up.

The selection of movies is very well and you won't be disappointed. The quality is better than anything I have seen in Second Life but just under most online video streaming sites.

Rent 3 movies and you get the 4th one free on one visit. Visit XL Movies and rent your movie today. [LINK]

Primo Grows Up

2009-06-08T06:03:00.000-07:00

Today I had the pleasure of talking with a long time friend and architect in Second Life. Kendra Ling, owner of Primo has just opened up a brand new sim. [LINK] You used to have to IM him and he would show you whatever house you would like. The interaction was great but I missed a few houses that I didn't even know he had, and I ended up buying it. I must say that the interaction is still there, he is always there ready to help you at a moments notice and the personal touch that many Second Life owners have lost is now found again.

He offers 11 normal looking houses, 2 interesting designed homes, a tree house and an apartment building, all made with the highest quality. All but 1 of the buildings offered come in furnished and unfurnished.

Traveling the sim is easy, just follow the road ways and take the dirt paths that lead up to any of the homes to get a feeling for what it would be like to live in one. Make sure to check out all the rooms and features to get an idea for the quality put into them.

All the homes come in a super easy rezzer that make it a snap to have your home setup and fit 4096 sqm and 8192 sqm respectfully. Don't forget that you can buy the fully furnished, which I recommend because it is cheaper than just buying the furniture separately and no need to do more shopping! Prices for the homes range from 1499 for a skybox to 9499 for a larger home. Price and quality can't be beat.

Visit the Primo Architecture Island and find the house you have always been looking for. [LINK]

You can also visit Primo on Xstreet SL! [LINK]

Second Life Jewelry Gets a Makeover

2009-04-23T06:07:00.000-07:00

When you first land in Anthony77777 Bandit's jewelry store called Bandit [SLURL], you instantly feel like you are shopping for jewelry in a real life store. He takes it a step up from the normal prim with a texture and makes what seems like individual diamonds that look near perfect.

The use of black background cases and making the diamonds bright wonder if he owns a store in real life. There is a real sense of elegance when you stroll through the products offered. The main focus is jewelry but he also has some male and female shoes.

The most expensive thing in the store was 2500L for a crown. Rings for your Second Life wedding range from 400-1300L so no need to break the bank. Check out the full line of watches just newly released as well as the piercings for your sweetheart. There is a piece of jewlery for every occasion.

I know I have said, "you have to see it to believe it", many times before, but this time, I really mean it! [SLURL]

Total Trauma opens Traumatic Lounge

2009-03-13T15:07:00.000-07:00

A few days ago, Eris Ashdene also known as Eris Alexandre opened up Traumatic Lounge [SLURL] on Regent Island [SLURL]. During the week they had a 16 hour straight set of live DJ's from around the world playing at the club. Some were up to the challenge while others clearly passed out at their keyboards.

Eris Alexandre, owner of Ignitive Media and Total Trauma Radio is fairly well known within Second Life as being a business woman and excellent DJ. She finally decided to open up her own Lounge where they are known for their electro house music. The club almost always has people in it jamming the day away.

This club has open air so its like your in the tropics partying away. Also in the club are laser lights that beam down from the beams above making it feel like your in a real club. It also features multi color fog that makes the place pop.

Stop by the club today and enjoy the people around. You won't find money squatters because there are rarely cash prizes. Some sponsors do give out there merchandise for free which is a nice change.

Traumatic Lounge [SLURL] won't disappoint!

Are these really the best hats in Second Life?

2009-02-25T16:21:00.000-08:00

As I was walking around Second Life with my new hat from Argrace [SLURL] I had more than 10 people ask me where I got it. Released back in November of 2008, I wondered how people didn't know where I got it. I have seen the Duck dive hats around SL ever since they came out. So these next few posts will be about the greatest baseball caps in Second Life.

At first glance you may think that my hat is only that, just a hat. It is actually a hat with hair attached to it which gives you a two for one if you like the hair. Shown above is the Relaxed Pony Tail which costs 250L. For hair and a hat you can't go wrong.

You can also pick up just the hat as well as a few other hair styles that come with the hat. They also have the same setup for men which includes 2 hair styles you can choose from as well as just the hat.

Also be sure to visit there website [LINK] to get the product updates!

Shown above is Baseball Cap -Shaggy-

Honey, I shrunk the avatar!

2009-02-10T06:15:00.000-08:00

I got TP'd into Greenies the other day to listen to the ever so popular DJ Eris Alexandre. When I first arrived I was overtaken by the fact that everything was so much bigger than me. I couldn't stop thinking how the old movie, Honey I shrunk the kids. The detail of the whole sim is incredible for the size of the build. Everywhere you go you really feel like you are an ant within a kitchen. You can really see through the eyes of a bug when your so tiny. When there are no events going on, you can always find people cruising around feeling tiny. Be sure to check this place out [SLURL].

KITU LOUNGE Will Blow You Away

2009-01-28T06:56:00.000-08:00

Kitu Lounge opened up in Second Life just about 2 weeks ago and is already becoming one of the most well known clubs in-world. Known for its creative use of the building tools, Kitu Lounge will be sure to knock your socks off. The most interesting part about Kitu is the use of video within the club. When you play your video the whole pace comes to life with crazy lights flashing thought the club. Also its unique design sets it apart from the rest. The use of circles scattered everywhere on the ground makes you feel like your the center of attention. Be sure to hold on though because randomly the circles float up and down while your dancing to the tunes.

Kitu, was built by Maraschino Susa just a few weeks before Christmas. Built and opened within a month is very impressive, especially with all the people it is getting there. Kitu Lounge is owned by DjBlacky McMahon, a real life DJ of 12 years. Also managed by partner Cynda Baxton.

The Kitu Lounge always has music going but you can find the best DJ's mixing it up towards the night time when the place gets packed. Be sure to check out Kitu Lounge!

Second Life acquires XStreet and OnRez

2009-01-21T13:47:00.000-08:00

Linden Labs announced that XStreet and OnRez have joined them. You can read about it on the Second Life's blog [LINK]. There has been lots of talks about what this means for Linden Labs and Second Life. It can mean a few things. Pauly Richez from metaLIFE has a great article which I advise you to check out. [LINK]

As JubJub Forder said: "Monopolistic behavior... taking over competing businesses whilst not fixing your own."

-Primo- again...

2009-01-19T08:55:00.001-08:00

Primo has come out with another skybox/house last week.

The Kiraku House/Skybox is a modern themed and fully furnished with high quality furniture that fits perfectly within the design of the house/skybox and offers realistic structural shadow effects.

The Kiraku House/Skybox is a comfortable compact home divided into 3 rooms with 4 living areas, a kitchen/dinning area, a living room, a bedroom and a bathroom. Each room is equipped with quality furniture.

The home offers blind able windows, lockable doors, an animated bed, animated bath, toilet that can be opened and closed with a sitting pose, scripted dynamic lights, etc

General Info:

Size: 30 x 33 meter
Prims: 367 for the house version and 345 for the skybox version (including all furniture)
Rezzer is copyable, the skybox and all furniture is Copy/Mod.
Realistic shadow effects
Blind able windows
Animated bed (cuddle and sex+bedspread can be put on or taken off).
Working bath, sinks, toilet, lights
All quality furniture pieces seen on the pictures included! (worth 3000+ L$)

Buy this product on xStreetSL or visit Primo in-world [SLURL]. Priced at 2499L.

HIGH QUALITY AVATAR

2009-01-16T20:56:00.000-08:00

We are looking for the best pictures you have of your Avatar wearing high quality clothing and accessories. Make sure to use the creative aspect of Second Life. There really are no limits to what you can submit and the winner of this contest will be getting 2500L. We need all submissions in by February 1st. Voting is in the month of February and the winner will be announced at the Total Fashion Show hosted by Total Trauma.

Please email your pictures as a JPEG and include your Second Life name as well as what items you are wearing from whatever store. These pictures may be slightly altered with image editing software. Email your pictures to contest@classyprims.com

CONTEST FOR HIGHEST QUALITY AVATAR

2009-01-14T08:50:00.000-08:00

On Friday we will be fully announcing all the details of the new contest to come for Classy Prims. All we can say right now is that it will be a photo contest of the avatar using the highest quality of clothing, accessories and anything else you have in mind. It's Second Life, so you can be as creative as your mind will let you. Check back Friday for all the details!

Using Real Life Websites for My Virtual World

2009-01-12T06:44:00.000-08:00

Sometimes real life comes up with something that may be useful to residents of Second Life. Recently I have found a few sites/products that could help make my life a tad easier or just a way to keep in touch.

LetsCall.me - A site that accepts calls anonymously without revealing your phone number. You sign up for an account and give the site your phone number. The account gives you a website for you to share with people. Once people visit that website, they can input their phone number and you are called by the LetsCall.me service and so are they, then you are connected together so either of you know the other person phone number. This would be great if you break your mic during a meeting or you have to go but want to chat still. No need to give out your real life phone number yet. If your bored feel free to call me up or just visit the site to see what it would look like if you were about to make that call. Call me!
Meebo.com - Meebo is a multi instant messaging client. There's not much to say about it because we all have used them at one point. The advantage that Meebo has right now is it is online. You don't need to download anything which is nice especially if you are on different computers or your not always at your specific computer. Lets say you need to keep up with someone in-world but your at a friends house, nine times out of 10 the person your talking to has one of the million messaging programs out there. Now you can chat at your friends house with them from mostly anywhere.
Mobile Instant Messengers - Now with the above being stated, the only mobile phone that works with Meebo is the iPhone. So if you have one of those you are still set and still have the ability to talk with your clients or customers when your anywhere using your cell phone. Let's say you don't have an iPhone, then you can download most of the popular clients onto your phone since you always carry it anyways and just have people IM you their screen name to you. Again chances are they have one of the popular clients. Personally I have a BlackBerry and downloaded all of them. If someone wants to chat they just IM me and I email them back with what clients I have and my screen name. It has worked great so far.
AreMySitesUp.com - This site is pretty easy to understand. If you are a business in Second Life that has a website or a blog then you can know if your site ever goes down. It sends you an email stating that your site went down if it ever does. The other neat feature is that it can send you a text message if you set it up that way. This is great to setup once and just forget about it until something goes wrong, if it ever does.
Resnooze.com - Resnooze is a basic setup that emails you reminders of anything you want. I have found this useful for reminding myself when people need to pay for rent in-world or for advertising spots. The easy setup allows you to create a reminder that is then emailed to you. You can also copy and paste the code they give you to send that reminder to a friend and it will notify them as well. This is useful for collecting payment when advertising on a website or for rent on an ad board. Also I have found it useful to keep track of meetings and anything you just want to remember. It is worth checking out because of the ability of sharing the reminder with another person.

.:: ONE GRID ::. Opens Shop

2009-01-09T06:58:00.000-08:00

Today .:: ONE GRID ::. opened up their first store on Pattern Nine Island. One Grid brings a line of luxury furniture with a super modern look at a low cost. Best part about One Grid is the fact that everything is very low prim. So matter what type of land you are on, you don't have to sacrifce luxury vs. prims.

Choochoo Sierot, owner of .:: ONE GRID ::. has made most of her products color changing and resizeable. One of the expected highest sellers is a take on the classic movie, A Christmas Story, where she has redone the famous leg lamp. She says it was modeled after her own leg. Another favorite is the Plastic Globe Chair with glow. Be sure to check out her location for all her hot products! [SLURL] Prices average at 240L with the highest priced item at 599L for a bed.

-Primo- Releases New Ocean's Peak Villa

2009-01-07T06:00:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Primo brought a new addition to it's high quality homes. Introducing Ocean's Peak Villa to the mix of things. The style comes comes from Kendra Ling's Oceanada Villa. It is much bigger than Oceanada with extra rooms.

This home is fully furnished with most of the furniture found in the Primo store so it really is a great deal to get the whole thing. You are getting 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (not common in Second Life), living room, office space, kitchen (not common in Second Life), study room, 2 ground floor terraces and 2 upper level terraces.

You won't need to buy a security system with this house as it has NDE door system installed for easy locking and other options.

Has a few other extra parts including a rotating ceiling fan, shower, and xxx menu bed and bath tub!

This will fit a 4096sqm parcel and is 877 prims, remember fully furnished! For sale at his store location [SLURL] or visit xStreetSL [LINK] to buy as well. Priced at 6499L.

Classy Prims Sponsors the Total Trauma Two Year Anniversary

2009-01-05T06:23:00.000-08:00

In mid February, Total Trauma will be having a fashion show/party/gathering for their 2 year anniversary. Total Trauma is the number one Promotions place out there. They also have Ignitive Media which is the parent company of all they do.

They pretty much do everything under the sun. Eris Alexandre, owner of Ignitive Media, is always busy doing something to make Second Life a better place.

Classy Prims has decided to sponsor some of the event which will last a week.

Be sure to come back for more updates as we get closer to the date!

Ever wonder why Nissan didn't do very well in Second Life?

2009-01-02T07:32:00.000-08:00

Well that answer is simple.

Because Abacus Mimistrobell, owner of AM Pro Rides, can do better than a full on car company with many more resources.

This will be an easy post to write about because all you have to do is let the pictures do the talking. Really though, you should check them out in person to see how detailed they really get. Just visit the link here and your on your way to one of Second Life's hottest cars, actually AM Pro Rides does have the best looking cars in Second Life. Don't believe me? Hop on over to AM Pro Rides [SLURL] and see for yourself. Prices start at 3000L for a vehicle and 2000L for a motorcycle.

Also check out all his stuff on at xStreetSL.

Please note that pictures don't do this car justice.

Sorry Nissan, maybe you should take some pointers from this guy!

(Shown Below: 1967 AM Pro GT500)

Camping made easy

2008-12-29T06:49:00.001-08:00

A few weeks back Alicia Stella released The ASD Camper Server. I have been waiting for this one to come out because I was in desperate need of something like this and being so used to using Hippo Tech online, I needed something similar.

I got what I wanted! This ASD server gives the ability to control most of the ASD camper products. It gives you as the owner of the camp spots the ability to turn them all off or all on whenever you want. It also controls the ability to have the camper join the group, put your location in their Picks, and verify if it is a bot or not. And with a few clicks you control all your camping objects. Note that there are certain limits to how many campers each server will hold.

Also you can go online and control all this stuff which does make it a bit easier to see things. You can set schedules when your campers go on and off, set out limits it pays out, view all the money that has gone out, add managers and owners and even get emails daily with information.

This product is very useful for anyone who uses camping. In the long run it saves you a bit of money by setting limits instead of keeping everything on all the time. This easy to use system had me set up in about 5 minutes. This server will cost you 1100L. Visit ASD to pick yours up.

Wow those look So Real

2008-12-26T06:00:00.000-08:00

And a perfect name it is. Now I know a few days back I mentioned about AKEYO and how they had the best shoes in SL. Well on my search for the best shoes, someone pointed me to SOREAL which may be even better than AKEYO's shoes. I think SOREAL has very realistic textures that catch you at the very first glance. Also they come in this shoe box when you buy them which really puts it over the top. The SOREAL store is unlike your other stores. They keep it simple and sleek and to the point. The main store sits on a 4096 sqm parcel proving you don't need a huge sim to sell stuff. The layout of the place is simple and it has three vendors for the shoes, one for the clothes and a few random objects for sale all done in a great quality of work. I've heard people say how SOREAL just steals designs from real life. The Superstars line of shoes is obviously a knockoff of Adidas line but I've never seen a quality of replica in here of any shoe. The Superstar series costs between 399L for a single pair up to 3499L for the Extended package that includes a Collector model. Your shoes are waiting for you [SLURL].

(Shown: SOREAL Superstar Black and White)

Mery Christmas!

2008-12-25T06:00:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas from the staff at MetaWear.

(Shown: New Trails - Abies firtree lighted in pot)

[SLURL]

Need a Pedicure? Stiletto Moody can help

2008-12-24T06:00:00.000-08:00

Stiletto Moody released there BARE edition of heels last week. For the first time I've seen in almost 2 years I see real looking toes! Finally we are one step closer to real humans.

Now I've heard the complains of how expensive they are and how they could be ripped off but honestly people it's on you. If they cost too much, don't buy them. And everyone from real life businesses copy ideas based on other designers too.

(Shown: Stiletto Moody Bare Audrey in Gold with Gold toe ring)

Besides that these heels are the hottest heels to hit the market, but remember your not getting just the shoes your getting two brand new feet that actually look real. Features included:

Foot & ankle in shoe
Color matching system to any skin
Resize ankle to any shape
Toe rings in gold & silver
Nail polish range
Sexy walk & bling
Heel click sounds

Prices for the BARE edition ranges from 1899L to 7999L depending on what shoe style you purchase as well as if you get the full color changer package. But remember here...You are getting more than just the shoe which in itself is worth the money. Your getting a complete foot pedicure too. So stop being cheap and pull out the lindens for this buy. You will not be disappointed! Visit Stilledo Moody now but be sure to join the group otherwise you won't be able to visit [SLURL].

FASHION SHOE WEEK and AKEYO making the most out of SL

2008-12-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

***Before we get started with AKEYO we just wanted to let you know that this week we are tributing all this weeks posts to shoes in SL! Merry Christmas everyone!***

AKEYO is already a popular store and known for its quality. Since this is what we write about here I can't not mention it. What I like about AKEYO is the fact that it uses the creativity that SL has. The sim makes no sense but the unique and quality work put into it makes it something to see. It is hard to even explain what it is. People wonder why RL business companies haven't been successful, well they need to look at the full capabilities of what SL has to offer and AKEYO has done this. Make something completely from imagination that makes people want to keep coming back. The store holds some of the best hats, shirts, furniture, and plants I have seen. But they create one thing no one comes close to.

I'm going to go out on a limb and this is a very sturdy limb, and say that AKEYO has the best sneakers in SL. Prove me wrong, but for not I will let the pictures do the talking. Visit AKEYO

[SLURL]!

Close but not close enough

2008-12-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

Today I picked up the BlackBerry Bold. After returning my crappy HTC Fuze that couldn't even go the entire day on a single charge...Yes you heard me correctly, probably the worst phone I ever had.

With the BlackBerry Bold I wanted to be able to step away from my computer but still be connected to the web, well that was easy, but what about Second Life? It works well cause my IM's go to email when I'm offline so I can respond at any moment, which is nice. I enjoy the fact that I am available to those who need me. Well I was really on a hunt for a SL messenger of some sort for mobile phones. Not running the game or anything but more of a AOL Instant Messenger but for Second Life. It took a bit but I did find something that could work but not as effectively as I would like it to. I'll share my thoughts and let you decide.

As far as finding a messenger made just for SL, I had no luck at all but I figured out I could download AIM onto my BlackBerry which took me all of 1 minute. So nothing wrong there. Now this product I found is called ChatBridge and like the product name says, it is a bridge between SL and Instant Messenger.

The following chat programs can be used with ChatBridge:

MSN
Yahoo!
AIM
ICQ
Jabber

Now this sounds like the perfect solution. Well not quite, the problem is that you have to actually have to rez the ChatBridge on a piece of land somewhere, then whatever avatar wants to talk to you needs to click the ChatBridge object and then speak in the open chat whatever they need to say. Once that has been activated you will receive a IM pop up using one of the programs mentioned. Once it is clicked and activated anyone within a certain

distance can be heard. So if your customer needs to talk to you and you have your ChatBridge located in a location where everyone can see it and a lot of people are there, you are going to get a ton of unwanted IM's. It costs 5000L for the ChatBridge and there are different types of ChatBridges for your specific need. They also have a Personal version where you actually transfer the object over to the person and they rez it wherever they are and type as if it was a personal IM. Last time I checked that item was no copy and costs 3000L.

Shown: Limited Presence Avatar Animated ChatBridge 3400L

So like I said, we are close. It is the best solution I found out so far unless I'm missing something. But how about these companies just start with some sort of mobile messenger instead of trying to actually get the game to run on cell phones. Let's start small and work up.

Be sure to check out the company behind ChatBridge [LINK] They do have a few different options for you to look through and this maybe something you might want to try depending on your businesses model. Click here [SLURL] to check out their sim in-world along with an example of how ChatBridge looks

Sweetest Good-bye says Hello

2008-12-17T15:28:00.000-08:00

So I decided to actually clicked the link. We all know what I'm talking about, you get that conference chat that has a SLURL in it telling you to come join the party and dance all night long. Well typically I just see who is throwing the party and close the IM as if I have never got it, but today I actually decided to check it out because It was someone on my friends list I haven't heard from in a long time. To make a long story short...

(Shown: One Way - Khaki with only the male collar worn)

I ended up seeing this person walk in with a piece of clothing similiar to this. In fact it was the exact same piece but with the women's collar and cuffs on. I couldn't get over the prim work done on the collar and decided to check out the store. Turns out it brought me to Sweetest Good-Bye, [SLURL] a mostly womens clothing store that had a funky design and great prices. I ended up only picking up this sweater to find that it had the male and female attatchemtns all for 280L. I think I have had more compliments on this piece of clothing than anything I own. Be sure to pick this piece up today. Check out there site [LINK].

Subscribe-O-Matic Goes Free! Kinda...

2008-10-06T08:12:00.000-07:00

I've written about how I absolutly love Subscribe-O-Matic before, but within the past few weeks I started to notice thing changing on my account.

At first I saw a credit on my account and I thought to myself something is wrong here. So I took a limo ride over to Subscribe-O-Matic's HQ to find two things.

1. MSo Lambert standing there and
2. A sign saying not to renew your account if you have under 500 users.

Well I didn't need to go any further as I had MSo standing in front of me so I struck up a conversation and found out that Subscribe-O-Matic has completly changed there plans, for the better!

It is now free until you have over 500 members which is perfect for any starter business who doesn't have a ton of money to begin with. It really is a smart move.

So the new pricing is as follows:

Plan Max Subscribers Messages Kiosks Price per month
Free 500 Unlimited Unlimited Free!
Advanced 1000 Unlimited Unlimited L$1,990
Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited L$5,990
Non-profit * Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Free!

Keep it up Subscribe-O-Matic, the next thing would be to price match hippoGROUPS!

This isn't your average club

2008-09-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

Club Mannequin hit the scene last year becoming one of the biggest clubs in Second Life and featured on Second Life's website before the showcase feature was within the world. The construction of this place is great. It is in the middle of a sim surrounded by water. It has a board walk leading to the club door and is built as a half sphere.

This was no easy build from the looks of it. You try making straight panels in a circle. It's just not easy. This place has some great features including the main club and bar, as well as a roof top dance floor and the first ever underwater runway. The runway looks like you are in a fish tank and as you sit there sharks, fish, and other sea life is passing you by. Don't worry, most the fish don't bite!

Inside the club it is decorated with 8 models who rotate clothing. Also inside features a full liquor bar as well as a VIP section. You can also stroll up the stairs to the rooftop and dance away with your partner. The lighting effects are great.
It makes you feel like you were at a real club. If there is one club that should be built in the real world, Club Mannequin would be my choice. It's unique shape and style makes people want to be here.

Surrounding Club Mannequin are 6 sims with a theme to each sim. You should check out all they have to offer.

This club is currently being run by Eris Alexandre, the owner of Total Trauma. She and her crew can draw a huge
crowd.

Check out Club Mannequin today!