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Sunday, June 6, 2021

June 6th - Saramarie Philly and PT Beardmore LIVE at Terry's Sunday Showcase

 


Join us on Sunday, June 6th beginning at 5pm SLT for Terry's Sunday Showcase, sponsored by the SL Enquirer! This week's featured artist is the lovely SaraMarie Philly...SaraMarie is a music graduate pianist/vocalist who plays a very wide variety of genres. It is not uncommon to hear her perform the #1 song on the Top 40 but then sing a classical opera song causing jaws to drop. Many say she is one of, if not THE best vocalist in SL.

"In my original music, I just write what comes to my heart, regardless of what genre it sounds like. I choose cover songs that have special meaning for me within the lyrics or that connect with me in a musical way. "

"I don't like being pigeon-holed into one genre, which means that at this point in my life I perform a very wide range of musical styles from Classical Opera to R&B, and I like that SL allows me to do this. My audiences seem to like the variation.
The above said, I CAN do themed performances. I choose my setlist based on the ambiance of the venue. If I'm at an upscale formal venue, I'll sing jazz, theatre, and romantic ballads. At western-styled venues I sing more country songs. Some venues like my funny but inappropriate songs, and will request some of those. The setlist really depends on the venue. :) "

Up next at 6pm SLT. Terry's Sunday Showcase continues with a LIVE performance from PT Beardmore! Beardy has spent the last 16 years playing music full time, 12 of those years touring with several bands as a multi instrumentalist. He brings a very unique sound to Second Life and performs 100% live.  

Debuting at Terry's this week, his original music can be described as Americana, Alt-Country, and Western Swing.  Beardy plays a good mix of originals and covers and has been influenced and inspired by many great artists including Ryan Adams, U2, Brandi Carlile, Emmylou Harris, and Julie Miller.  
 
 With a soft spot for mellow introspective songs, Beardy is using SL as an opportunity to sing songs that have shaped his musical career and to pay homage to those who have inspired him.

Come support live music with friends, laughter, and a whole lot of fun...ONLY at Terry's Place!!!

__________________________________________________________________________


Welcome to Terry's Place, your friendly neighborhood pub where everyone knows your name! Home to some of the hottest DJ's and live singers on the grid, there's a little something for everyone here at Terry's when you just need to get away from it all. Dance as we spin tunes for all walks of life, show off your talents at Open Mic every Friday, or enjoy a live concert out in the park at our Terry's Sunday Showcase!  With events happening five nights a week, be yourself and escape the chains of real life with friends, laughter, and a whole lot of fun...ONLY at Terry's Place!

PUBLIC LANDMARK:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mystic%20River%20Cove/214/82/2501

CONTACT:
Ninja (ninjaantwoord resident)

Performer Websites:

Saramarie Philly - http://www.facebook.com/saramariephillymusic

PT "Beardy" Beardmore
- N/A

Saturday, June 5, 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON One Park Tower Hotel and The Terrace Lounge and Grille - Lanai Jarrico Reporting...


In the heart of a bustling city within Second Life, there is a hidden gem.  One Park Tower Hotel & Restaurant takes you to a place where the sound of people, cars, buses, and trains could be heard far and near as you step out of the taxi and finally arrive at your destination.  


Looking up at the skyscraper that appears to go right into the clouds, you smile because you are right where you want to be. Upon entering One Park Tower Hotel you gasp at the attention to detail in the lobby. It looks much better than the pictures you’ve seen in the Destination Guide rolled up in your fist while your other hand is occupied by a travel bag. You enter the lobby through the rotating door.  Patiently waiting behind a guest that just approached the check-in counter you take in your surroundings. As you look around you see dark wood against black and gold accents.  In the ambiance of a candle flickering in the distance, class, and elegance are prominently on display wherever you look. You close your eyes for a moment to take in the soft scent of flowers from a nearby arrangement and a hint of herbal tea at the guest station.


You are greeted with a friendly smile and welcomed as an honored guest. Once checked in, your bags are taken by the bellhop as he makes his way to the elevators. After settling into your luxurious suite you feel a bit hungry. No need to make a reservation as you approach the restaurant entrance and seat yourself in the finest self-service restaurant in town. Taking the pressed fresh linen napkin and sliding it across your lap you ask for two glasses of wine.


If you have never roleplayed a realistic experience in Second Life, you just did as you imagined every detail up until this moment. It is the creativity of places like this in Second Life that inspires the imagery in written words.  SLE sat down with Jordan Andrew, Owner of The Terrace Lounge and One Park Tower Hotel to learn more about this elegant destination.





Interview with Jorden Andrew



SLE: Hi Jorden, I must say this is a stunning atmosphere. You truly paid great attention to detail with One Park Tower Hotel and The Terrace Lounge and Grille.  Can you tell our readers a little bit about your background and how you discovered Second Life?


Jorden:

Thank you, SLE. I came to Second Life with a background in the hospitality industry. I wanted folks to be able to experience fine dining in SL. The Terrace Lounge and Grille was a full-service fine dining restaurant for nine years and now is a self-service restaurant on the first floor of One Park Tower Hotel.

One Park Tower Hotel was created two years ago to resemble the historical St. Francis Hotel on Union Square San Francisco.


SLE: The city environment you created is very detailed inside and out. There are a handful of romantic dining venues in SL that offer SL residents a place to meet for business, enjoy time with friends or go on a romantic date. Restaurants serve such a great purpose for anyone who loves to be caught up in conversation without music blasting in the background or people all around. They provide a more intimate setting that feels relaxing and calm.  What makes your restaurant unique?


Jorden: The dishes in our self-service restaurant are created to portray fine cuisine in real life. Our menu includes a variety of breakfast, lunch, and dinner. As you enter the restaurant server Mitchell Wash hands you a menu and explains how to select plates from the table placemats.

I hope, SLE, that you took the opportunity to have a cocktail at our bar. Bartender, Keith Halstorm, would be pleased to offer you a beverage of your choice.




SLE: I’ll have to grab a drink thank you! The restaurant isn’t the only accommodations at The Terrace and One Park Tower. The hotel itself offers guests a place to stay for a night or longer. You also rent  Luxury Private Skybox Rentals and private homes at Terrace Circle. what are the different options and amenities offered to guests?



Jorden: One Park Tower Hotel offers luxurious rooms with adult furnishings from many Second Life top designers. The hotel rooms are built on individual parcels providing total avatar privacy and Security Orbs are of course included in each room.



Many of our guests enjoy the role play experience of cocktails, dinner, and riding the creaky old elevator to their hotel rooms. We also offer a pool and self-service spa for our hotel guests. 


SLE: One of the most important things in hospitality is offering guests activities like the pool, spa, bar, and restaurant.  Can you tell us about the skyboxes you rent?


Jorden: One Park Tower Hotel is managed by The Terrace Rentals. The Terrace Rentals does offer custom-designed skyboxes. This option is available for our hotel guests that prefer a longer rental. We also offer a catered full-service dining experience that has been popular with honeymooners.



SLE: You did a beautiful job with this sim. Did you design it yourself? 


Jorden: Yes, SLE. Thank you





Additional Information


SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Terrace%20Management/57/67/3224 

Group: The Terrace Lounge and Grille

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Terrace-Lounge-and-Grille-Fine-Dining-Restaruant-and-Hospitality-Sim-906119259405623/?ref=page_internal

Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/153004

Website: https://terraceloungeandgrille.wordpress.com/





Spotlight on Stephanniyah- One of Second Life’s most loved performers- Orion Baral Reporting...

 


As one of Second Life’s most loved performers, Stephanniyah’s performances take it to the next level. Her controlled, powerful voice and unique vocal stylings transform each song! She performs acoustically re-imagined songs to guitar and piano, and her style varies from R&B, Pop, Indie, and Jazz.


Known also as "Steef" to many of her fans, Stephanniyah is one of those artists who never disappoints and always keeps her audience coming back for more. Streaming live with a vibrant personality combined with exceptional talent, this is one show you won't want to miss!


Orion  Baral (OB): Thank you for taking the time and sitting down with me to do this interview. I will break the ice easy and just ask how did you discover Second Life and get involved in the music scene? 


Steef Sinatra: This is sort of embarrassing. I was in a Business Marketing class back in the day and the professor started talking about virtual reality marketing platforms. All I could think about all the way home was checking out Second Life. Then I saw Dwight Shrute flying around in SL and then cool guy Jim with his guitar!!! So I finally played SL for like 3 days straight and my life has never been the same lol. It took me a couple of years to discover the live music scene. I stumbled upon a place called The O Lounge, owned by Canipanic Maslow - they host karaoke 24/7. I met a ton of extremely talented, friendly, and generous performers who were willing to take the time with me and show me the ropes.


OB: You have a special voice, with that,  you can sing many songs from many different genres of music, what is your favorite to cover? 


Steef Sinatra: Oh man, there really isn't much I don’t enjoy singing. My jam is taking a song and reimagining it, so I tend to so a lot of covers of top hits. BUT! I live for soul jams - I just let the tracks carry me and I tend to lose myself in the music.


OB: Every musician has a story about music and what it means to them or how it moves them. Can you share yours with our readers?


Steef Sinatra: I remember going to a nighttime concert in a community center with my parents, and there was this dude who was probably in his 60s wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a fedora. I remember thinking how much I hated my life being there lol. Then this guy opened his mouth - he had completely recreated Joni Mitchel's Case of You...and then moved into the most soulful rendition of Al Greene's "For The Good Times". It was a deeply moving and transformative experience, I'd never considered covers to be anything other than crappy renditions of great songs lol.


OB: One thing I like to know from musicians is that finding your own identity in a song is an important thing, but also it can be hard trying to find your place in the SL music scene with so many performers on the grid. How do you stand out and what advice would you give new singers just starting out and needing to find their own niche in Second Life?


Steef Sinatra: Oh man! I'm a pretty humble, private person and I never set outperforming with the intention to stand out. I've been so thankful for the support I've received along the way from my fans, friends, and family - each performance I do is all for them and I think really comes through in the songs I sing. I just try to be my most authentic self, and let my intuition carry my voice through each song. My advice to newcomer performers is - YES!!! DO IT!! Seriously, everyone is excited to hear all the talent across the grid and once you get started it's really not as daunting as you'd think. This is a friendly, supportive community. If anyone has been toying with the idea of performing in SL, I'm happy to help you get started!




OB: What are your goals in the music world? Where do you see yourself heading into the future with your music?


Steef Sinatra: I have some lofty goals but one big one is to learn how to WAIL on the guitar. For my birthday I was gifted a year of lessons and I really cant wait to get started. Ya'll might never see me again, I'll just be singing any song I want by myself in my room lol.


OB: I have heard you singing a lot of different genres. Do you have a favorite one and more specifically a “go-to” song that you just love to sing? Or the one you belt out in the shower when no  one is around.


Steef Sinatra: Right now its Ariana - Positions, and I've been really toying with different arrangements including one that is a little more down tempo.


OB: Is there any performer in SL that you would love to do a dual-stream with and why?


Steef Sinatra: Tony Slade - he is endlessly talented and an all around great human being. I'm glad to call him my friend :)


OB: What would you be doing right now in Second life, if you weren’t performing? Or would Second Life even be on your radar?


Steef Sinatra: I would probably getting mushy with my boo Dane Voxel. DONT PUBLISH THIS! LOL Kidding, he is actually the reason I've continued performing in SL all these years and has always been my rock.  


OB: Now for the important part of this interview, do you have anything you would like to say to the readers and new fans that we haven’t covered yet? And also where can fans or Venue owners contact for bookings?


Steef Sinatra: Honestly just that I appreciate you Orion and your publication, and all you do to support all of the best parts of SL.


Additional Information


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008963675012

Youtube: https://soundcloud.com/stephanniyah-sinatra

Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=stephanniyah@gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles 

In World Group: secondlife:///app/group/8ed8cf87-138c-5f75-2a9b-6b4d8070621d/about 


Friday, June 4, 2021

Varda a Bluesy voice a must see artist!

 


Varda's interest in singing began at a very young age, she often found herself on the stage singing at school, or at events from elementary to high school.  She was born in Harlingen, Texas on May 12, 1970.

2003 - Her professional career began with winning a contest against 150 contestants in McAllen, Texas.
2004 - first CD with the band The Allnighters, received radio play with an original song called Allnighter.
2005 -  Signed to Sawdust Alley records by Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra
2010 -  wrote the song with Guitar Shorty on Bare Knuckles CD

Over the years she has done various studio works, sang with different bands, and had a few interviews and write-ups in newspapers and TV.  She headlined with her band The Allnighters at the Blues on the Hill in Harlingen, Texas in 2005. In 2006 she sang with Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra in Harlingen, Texas for the Spanish album Un Amor Legendario. In 2007 She worked with Ray Palla on a song he wrote with Jewel Kichler in mind, called, Right Here and Now.  Since then, she has been singing regularly in virtual performances for the metaverse starting 2019 to the present, 2021.  

Currently, you can find her singing at Franks Jazz,  The Golden Tambourine,  Fern Lounge, Umbra, and Hotlanta.  If you are interested in listening to this lady sing  check events  or join her group in the world  named  Varda   or if interested in getting more information or booking Varda, please contact Sapphire Entertainment manager  Amber Lefavre.

LUXE Paris LOOK of the YEAR THE BIG TWELVE!

 


The suspense intensifies! The LUXE Paris LOOK of the YEAR jury has chosen the 12 finalists! Now in the final race for the prestigious title and the prize pool of L$50,000 cash: Annough Lykin, Becky Kenaan, EleanorJean, Hunipet Delicioso, Imogen Spark, Jude Tatham, Ksenia Jovinavic, Laycie Pearl, Nonoya, RoyaleSun, TaraAers and Valsnia!

The Big Twelve will now be invited to participate in three live events in Second Life, during which they will have the opportunity to showcase their strengths and their ability to represent LUXE Paris.

TWO CHALLENGES-SHOWS

First there will be the Judges' Brunch, on June 19, where each of the finalists will have to present a short speech explaining why she would be a good ambassador for LUXE Paris. The judges will also have questions for them.

Then, on July 3, it will be the first Challenge-Show, on the theme '', Reveal the LUXE Paris star in you ''. For this challenge, the finalists will have to choose a movie star and dress her in LUXE Paris, for a particular film or a scene they have invented.

For the second Challenge-Show, on July 11, the finalists will have to present a LUXE Paris outfit to go to the  `` Save the planet '' ball, a tribute to Greenpeace and its great benefactors, Elton John and Stella McCartney. This challenge will be immediately followed by the unveiling of the results and the crowning of the new LUXE Paris ambassador, our LOOK of the YEAR 2021!


BROADCAST ON YOUTUBE

The three LUXE Paris final events will not be open to the public in order to minimize the lag and allow the finalists to shine brightly in front of the judges. However, both shows and the crowning will be broadcast live on YouTube by Villa Media. The links will be posted here in The SL Enquirer and on our website two days before the shows.

More information at LUXE Paris LOOK of the YEAR.com

Thursday, June 3, 2021

GeekSpeak subject for 5th June at noon SLT: What would a perfect world look like?

 



Imagine that you can design Utopia!  What would it look like?  There would be no war, no disease, no pollution, of course.  Would there be no old age?  Would no one ever die?  Then wouldn’t the world become overpopulated?  Would no animals ever die?  Then would we all have to become vegan? 

Could we design a world that satisfied everyone?  Both those who hate violence and those who enjoy MMA fights?  Could humans, being what they are, live together in a perfect world?  Should we think of ways to change humans so that they can live together?  Is the perfect world not for us, or people like us, but for our genetically modified descendants?  Should we aim for a ‘personal perfect world’?

Come and discuss the world today in its most perfect state and then discover the night side of that.  Bring your friends from every part of this pale blue dot.

IM Vulcan Viper, who teaches a meditation class at 1pm every Wednesday in the GeekSpeak auditorium, if you have ideas for new subjects.

How to Make Your Small Business Stand Out

 

How to Make Your Small Business Stand Out

As a growing company, you already know how hard it is to stand out from the crowd while increasing profitability. Although you may have a few effective strategies in place to get you this far, there are a few tried and tested methods to help you grow your business. Here are a few top tips to help you stand out.

Train Your Staff to Do Their Job Properly

Investing in training is important for all companies, but it could be the one thing that turns potential customers into actual consumers. Employees who are properly trained to do their job effectively will give you peace of mind. For example, if you own a small retail store, the last thing you want is to lose a customer due to poor customer service offered by an untrained member of staff. Not to mention, skilled personnel are more likely to take pride in their work. With a good training program, the job satisfaction rate of your employees should also rise too.

Invest in Your Development

When it comes to training and development, it is important for you to be clued up too. As a small business, you have many things going against you, so don’t make a lack of knowledge one of them. A successful business requires an entrepreneur with enterprise, a good product (or service), and fundamental knowledge in business management. Expertise in the industry can be developed on the job as you gain more experience. However, without a set of soft skills in business, a company could easily go under. Take the time to identify your weak spots and invest in training to enhance your skills. With varied qualifications in business, there is no reason for you to remain in the dark when it comes to running a successful company.

Adopt an Effective Marketing Strategy

Marketing is key to a thriving company, and a fantastic SEO strategy can make a huge impact on your online presence. With a growing number of people going online to gain information about goods and services, you need to make sure your website is up to scratch. Great content and effective keywords can help you reach your target audience and drive organic traffic to your website. In addition, blogger outreach can help you widen your audience by moving your business to the top of the search engine results page when a potential customer searches for your company. Click Intelligence offers SEO expertise and outreach agency link-building services. For more information, visit clickintelligence.co.uk.

Network With Efficiency

No matter where you are in the world, you can network. Whether it’s at an exclusive event or at your local bar, there is always an opportunity to speak to and connect with new people. However, quality leads can be gained by attending trade shows and industry events. Representatives from large companies and other professionals within the industry are likely to attend these gatherings. Meet the relevant people and make long-lasting contacts by doing your research into events specifically geared towards your industry. When attending these events, always have a business card ready to hand out and be ready to introduce your services or your products. Trade shows and industry events are also fantastic places to hand out branded merchandise.


Wednesday, June 2, 2021

June 5th - Tally Mercury & Fly Kugin DUALSTREAM LIVE at Terry's!

 


Join us on Saturday, June 5th beginning at 2pm SLT for a special LIVE DUAL STREAM performance from Tally Mercury and Fly Kugin!  Mark your calendars as you won't want to miss this rare and spectacular musical event!



Tally Mercury (formerly Tallyesin) is a singer/songwriter performing acoustic shows in SL since 2011. He has a 20-year history as a performer meandering through the UK and abroad. Tally is a storyteller with a sound that is both soothing and powerful. He does a wide range of songs that span genre and time. Some of his choices are recognizable and some will be songs you've not heard before but all are guaranteed to be memorable. From the Beatles to Adele, Coldplay to Bastille, Tally has a distinct style that keeps bringing people back.  



Joining Tally on this delightful musical journey will be none other than the lovely and talented Fly Kugin, a professional violinist that will make your toes tap and your soul sing with her amazing music.  She performs traditional improvisation &  Jazz, as well as Rock and Pop tunes  With the help of high-quality instrumental tracks, FLY adds her violin to make beautiful music.  

Fly currently resides in Istanbul and teaches music when she Is not performing.  She has performed in The United States and Europe and looks forward to sharing her amazing talent with SL audiences from around the world.

So whether you looking for traditional classical violin pieces, Broadway tunes, Tango, movie soundtracks or the Scorpions, Queen, Sinatra or Leonard Cohen, Fly and her violin will make your heart soar.

Come support live music with friends, laughter, and a whole lot of fun...ONLY at Terry's Place!!!

__________________________________________________________________________


Welcome to Terry's Place, your friendly neighborhood pub where everyone knows your name! Home to some of the hottest DJs and live singers on the grid, there's a little something for everyone here at Terry's when you just need to get away from it all. Dance as we spin tunes for all walks of life, show off your talents at Open Mic every Friday, or enjoy a live concert out in the park at our Terry's Sunday Showcase!  With events happening five nights a week, be yourself and escape the chains of real-life with friends, laughter, and a whole lot of fun...ONLY at Terry's Place!

PUBLIC LANDMARK:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mystic%20River%20Cove/214/82/2501

CONTACT:
Ninja (ninjaantwoord resident)


Performer Websites:

Tally Mercury - https://soundcloud.com/user-986222042

Fly Kugin
- https://www.flyofficial.org/music

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON WIPLY- A Social Network for Avatars- Lanai Jarrico reporting…




 Social media is a must-have for smartphone users and computer geeks with an appetite for socializing on a global scale with family, friends, and friends of friends. Others rely heavily on social media for increasing business exposure.  Without social media, many businesses and social lives would be reduced to phone calls, party lines, snail mail, old school chat rooms, emails, texts, and virtual worlds, especially during a pandemic. There isn’t a social network geared towards avatars in a virtual world.  Unfortunately, many accounts were suspended from Facebook that had Avatar profiles. The good news is Wiply is a social media network created just for avatars! 


Create by Ramses Meredith, It is an all-in-one platform with numerous options, like an Instant Chat system (with the possibility to create your channels), a messaging system, and a high-resolution photo album. Facebook does not allow high-resolution photos, and Flickr needs a paid account to add SLURL or URL to the photo. All these options are linked to the page/group/events, so everything is merged to create one unique and comfortable place where you can work and increase or create your Second Life business.


Interview with Ramses Meredith


SLE: Hi Ramses, it is a great honor to sit down with you for an Interview. You’ve been busy in Second Life since 2008 from creating clothing with Egoisme and then and Exchinima avatar shapes to getting into the techy stuff. Can you tell me how you discovered Second Life and a little bit about your background and what you’ve done in Second Life?


Ramses: Hello and thank you for hosting me today. I have been interested in Second Life since somebody at University told me about a virtual world created (back in 2004). 


I was interested, but my focus was on artificial intelligence, so I have not cared a lot. Later I went back to focus on Second Life since was remarkably interesting for me, my focus was on building and a design studio. 


So, I have begun to create outfits and tattoos at the early beginning, just to create something for me, but people were keeping asking me to sell to them, so I have turned in a little store. Then I wanted to create skins and clothes and so I have expanded the business, meanwhile, I was doing research to improve marketing strategies to apply on Real Life. 


I used Second Life as an incubator to create a fast way solution to apply for long-term plans in RL. 


And then I have begun to create a social network, my old project which was called at the time (we talk around 1998) Community Plaza. And now this is going to become a place for virtual word players and not only.


SLE: A lot of avatars with Facebook accounts were disabled due to fake identities and names being that platform’s issue. I’m glad to see a new social media network just for avatars. Can you tell our readers about the various features they can expect with Wiply?


Ramses: Well on Wiply I added many “modules” which are usually needed by virtual players like Second Life avatars: 


  • Contest module, where finally you can have a fair contest, no doubts about the source of votes: single votes by users or by a jury, both with rules. 

  • Crowdfunding module, since Second Life users have a strong sense of willingness to help those less fortunate than themselves.

  • Business directory: now they can create an own “business page” where to link album photos, video channel, offers page, even a discount ticket option;

  • Jobs module: now you can post the offers and research of jobs on the same platform where you do other things;

  • Courses: How many times we have thought to find a course for fashion design or 3d modeling or fashion modeling, but each time we need to browse the search in world like no tomorrow! Now you can find it easily.

  • News: we have a system to include news from the most important websites, related to second life for example, and trustable since the source will be monitored, so no fake news is accepted.

  • Mobile apps: you can be sure to receive the news with push notices directly on your smartphone, or even on your pc, way better than wait for inworld notices only.


And less or more these are some of the news we have, but most important is I have created an all-in-one place where you can have all you need with few clicks.


SLE: Privacy and security or important to many avatars in Second Life, that is why many do not share their real names, How can you ensure the information they share on Wiply is secure. Is there monitoring in place to ensure avatars are not being trolled or harassed by other members and their information can be kept private?


Ramses: we have strong security, and privacy is one of our main goals. There is a verification system, in case of doubts, we will require to validate their account sending us, in complete privacy, their documents to verify. 


Plus, once we have enough members, I will let people choose their representative to monitor and help to find out who acts like a troll or who harasses.


Of course, at Wiply works the principle of “is innocent until proven guilty” and only in heavy situations, we will collaborate with authorities, until that, I will spank personally the guilty hehe.


BUT everything will be done with big care about privacy and will not tolerate any break of that main rule.


SLE: There are two main ways to use social media, for business, or personal profiles. Can you explain how Wipley will benefit each group?


Ramses: Of course, I am extremely glad to explain: the user can create its avatar, “VIPs” can create their page, and also can create the own page for the business, as a separate entity, but both under his/her control. 


So for example, you have a business called XYZ, and you are also an influencer, you can have separate pages/groups for each situation, and only you, if you want, can know about it.


It is important because it helps to keep your privacy safe if you do not want to be involved directly in a business page, and on the other side, it allows you to bring also your team in the group/page and showcase them, as given them roles to be used to manage the group or the posts or the images/video submissions, as an example.


SLE: Can you upload videos and photos to Wiply? If so, how much space can a member use? 


Ramses: You can upload videos and photos and do live videos too, without restrictions. We trust to find sponsors and sell advertising to keep this social network active. At moment, our main Sponsor, and have to say with a bit of pride, is the first to have to trust us, is Amazon AWS, the informatics department of amazon, well known for its strong infrastructure, which was used also to host Second Life, and with their program, they have given us some prizes for the Wiply project, so we can count on strong servers with SSD hard disk, faster response, and big data space.


SLE: Every platform has a term of service t protect both the platform and the user. What is your TOS? (Do you have a link to it?)


Ramses: Of course, we have our TOS, which is created by Real Life lawyers to make it easy for everybody to understand it. Our TOS follows the main guidelines of every State, with some special remarks for the EU, California, UK, and so on. We also care about intellectual privacy, and we have also a strong Privacy statement. 


You can find them at https://wiply.net/help/terms and https://wiply.net/help/privacy


Opposite than other social networks, we have integrated 2 options:


One is about adult content visibility; it is a switch on the top menu bar to allow you to hide those contents that can hurt your sensibility or are prohibited for those under 18.

 

The other is a fingerprint icon, if you click it, the social go in safety mode, and nobody can use it or see what you are doing.


SLE: Feedback is so important in business and created a platform avatars want to be part of. Do you take suggestions for improving the platform? If so what new features have you implemented?


Ramses: For us it is vital, at this stage, to know the feedbacks from our users, so we have integrated two side options: one is to leave feedbacks directly from the website or write us.


Also, for Second Life Residents, it is possible to contact me directly inworld. We are a human-size social for now, so will be easy to talk freely about issues or suggestions because I am even open to them.


For me, knowing which errors are, to fix or how I can improve the social is particularly important, because all of them will help me to make a better place for the users. And it is my goal.


SLE: I wish the all the best with Wiply. Is there anything else you would like to share with our readers?


Ramses: Join and be part of our family you will not regret it! It is not a common social, plus we have an option you can share your posts directly with other socials, so you can use Wiply as a base for your adventures! Just a tip for events and store owners: we have mobile apps; we can send more information to users via push notices and via newsletter. All this with respect for user privacy, so if I were you, I would give it a try!

Additional Information

URL: https://wiply.net 

Group: secondlife:///app/group/b88be1b1-fef3-8015-0d34-a3b8e4147356/about

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wiply.net 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WiplySocial 

Preferred Contact: Ramses Meredith inworld






Monday, May 31, 2021

May 31- Celebrate Memorial Day @ Club Carnage Starting at 6 pm SLT


From 6-8, Come help us thank those that fight for us to be free. We remember those that have served and gave their lives in our military today. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. Come honor them and celebrate our freedom for which they fought. Wear any uniform of the armed services or carry a flag!

No one EVER HAS to dress for events here. A lot of people come to hear the awesome music and socialize.


FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ClubCarnageSL

TELEPORT: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Young/194/212/36

 
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