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Mhaijik Guillaume
Chadeaux Vamp
Join date: 18 Jun 2004
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09-08-2005 07:12
SL made it into Womens Wear Daily - From: someone WWD Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Virtual Designers Make Real Bucks
By Cate T. Corcoran
In the real world, she's a children's dance teacher in Chattanooga, Tenn. But in an online multiplayer simulation game called Second Life, Torrid Midnight, as she is known there, is a successful clothing designer who makes about $1,000 a month — that's in real U.S. dollars — selling virtual outfits to other players. (The players prefer to use pseudonyms for reasons of privacy and safety.)
Second Life is one of several online games in which it has recently become possible to exchange a virtual currency — in this case, Linden dollars — for real money. Anything that can be drawn in Photoshop can be used in the game, so players also create, sell and buy objects such as buildings, robots and weapons. They get married, have children, go clubbing and even steal each others' ideas and create knockoffs, just like in the real world. When it happened to Midnight, other players shamed the copyists into stopping.
A sudden influx of players in the last year — Second Life now has some 37,000 users — has meant more demand for virtual clothing but also more competition for customers, said Aimee Weber, the pseudonym of another Second Life virtual designer. In real life, Weber works for a Web site developer in New York.
She started playing the game about a year and a half ago. She couldn't find anything to wear, and since she already knew how to use Photoshop, Weber started making her own clothes. Other players complimented her on her outfits and wanted to know where she got them, so she opened a boutique called Preen. Weber specializes in tights — chevron, striped, diamond-patterned, fuzzy and vertical stripes with bows are some of her designs — and started a brief fad for big black nerd glasses.
"The way I describe my style is ‘punk ballerina,'" she said. So far Weber has made the equivalent of about $2,000, but she has yet to cash out. She estimates there are more than 100 virtual designers in the game.
Midnight sells about 15 or 30 items a day and charges anywhere from 25 to 500 Lindens. Now, thanks to her adventure online, Midnight plans to go back to school to study graphic design. "This is something I really love doing even though it's work," she said.
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Aimee Weber
The one on the right
Join date: 30 Jan 2004
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09-08-2005 07:18
Bit of a misquote on the money thing but I can live with that.
I guess it's that time again. *prepares for barrage of rotten cabbage and tomatoes*
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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09-08-2005 07:21
From: Aimee Weber Bit of a misquote on the money thing but I can live with that.
I guess it's that time again. *prepares for barrage of rotten cabbage and tomatoes* I was actually thinking of something more like whipped cream and chocolate dip  Love your BL build BTW <3 |
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Lecktor Hannibal
YOUR MOM
Join date: 1 Jul 2004
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09-08-2005 07:21
*tosses a tomatoe softball style slow pitch*
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Cristiano Midnight
Evil Snapshot Baron
Join date: 17 May 2003
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09-08-2005 07:23
* cue the horde of anti-Aimee sentiment to appear any moment now *
I <3 Aimee.
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Leilany LaFollette
Not old, just older
Join date: 11 Jan 2004
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Omg
09-08-2005 07:33
I can't believe it's Aimee hogging ALL the press again!! And no mention about her panties, either!! What's this world coming to??  |
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Trinity Serpentine
Schwan's Avitar Reject
Join date: 1 Oct 2003
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09-08-2005 07:51
Rock on, mah sistahs!
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Khamon Fate
fategardens.net
Join date: 21 Nov 2003
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09-08-2005 08:01
grats y'all. i'm gonna call weekend gardner and see what they're up to.
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Cristiano Midnight
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Join date: 17 May 2003
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09-08-2005 08:01
From: Leilany LaFollette I can't believe it's Aimee hogging ALL the press again!! And no mention about her panties, either!! What's this world coming to?? See, Leilany=horde of anti-Aimee sentiment.
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Leilany LaFollette
Not old, just older
Join date: 11 Jan 2004
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09-08-2005 08:07
From: Cristiano Midnight See, Leilany=horde of anti-Aimee sentiment. Well... it did say *cue the horde...* didn't it? |
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Chip Midnight
ate my baby!
Join date: 1 May 2003
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09-08-2005 08:08
Congrats Aimee and Torrid!  Very cool to see some of the places Second Life articles are turning up these days.
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Colette Meiji
Registered User
Join date: 25 Mar 2005
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09-08-2005 08:12
before this thread gets ugly - I would like to launch a pre-emptive show of support for Aimee Congratulations on whatever amount it is. And thank you for however unintentially being our 'poster winged-girl'. A lot of people who make negative comments probably in reality wouldnt like the recognition considering the Magnifying glass that comes with it -- if they really got the chance. |
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Euterpe Roo
The millionth monkey
Join date: 24 Jan 2005
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09-08-2005 08:20
From: Aimee Weber Bit of a misquote on the money thing but I can live with that.
I guess it's that time again. *prepares for barrage of rotten cabbage and tomatoes* Congratulations to you both!! Very forward-thinking of WWD!! Brainstorm! Clothes for cabbages! Tights for tomatoes! Dress your veggies! Khamon, if you jump on this little baby while it is hot-- Weekend Gardener will come looking for you!!
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blaze Spinnaker
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Join date: 12 Aug 2004
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09-08-2005 08:24
I just want to know why WWD didn't talk about my nuclear missile launcher.
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ReallyRick Metropolitan
Yes it's really me.
Join date: 4 Jun 2005
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09-08-2005 08:25
Damnit! Did I miss the brief fad for big black nerd glasses? Does Aimee wear glasses? See I need to pay attention more or look at Aimee's face instead of.. ANYWAY, congrats on my positive press for SL and yourselves. It's a good thing. |
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Kimberly Casanova
Meh.
Join date: 24 May 2004
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09-08-2005 08:33
That's awesome. Congrats to both of you guys!
*Walks away..*
*Launches a 'mato at Aimees head*
*Runs*
<3
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Jesrad Seraph
Nonsense
Join date: 11 Dec 2004
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09-08-2005 08:37
*pies Aimee*
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Catherine Linden
SL Ballyhoo 24/7
Join date: 17 Sep 2003
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Still looking for SL stories
09-08-2005 09:03
First of all, congratulations to Aimee and Torrid! Secondly, I wanted to remind everyone that if you've got a story you'd like to share with Linden Lab and the press to please get in touch with me at [email]catherine@lindenlab.com[/email]. I have not received one email from the post I made about this last week - here's the link: http://forums.secondlife.com/showth...5088#post625088 (ok, for some reason this link doesn't work but Jesrad Seraph's does below...thanks Jesrad!) I did see the thread about who you would nominate and I'd like to clarify that: 1. I would prefer that people nominate themselves so there is no confusion about whether the subject is interested in speaking to press. 2. Unfortunately, I can't work with lists of names. Because of time constraints, the rapid turnaround inherent with reporter requests and the difficulty in reaching Residents, I need as much information up front as possible to make reasonable decisions about who to contact about what story. Again, if you're interested in sharing your story, I need the following information: Your Second Life name Contact information - email and phone is ideal How long you've been in SL What part of the (real) world you're from What you do in SL Why you think your story rocks Would you be interested in revealing real life information about yourself (sometimes reporters want that) Any other information that will help me understand what you bring to SL URL Thanks for your help, Catherine |
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Phoenix Psaltery
Ninja Wizard
Join date: 25 Feb 2005
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09-08-2005 09:21
From: Leilany LaFollette Well... it did say *cue the horde...* didn't it? I thought it was "cue the whore." But instead all I see here are girls who've never succumbed to my charms. P2 |
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Jesrad Seraph
Nonsense
Join date: 11 Dec 2004
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09-08-2005 09:22
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Either Man can enjoy universal freedom, or Man cannot. If it is possible then everyone can act freely if they don't stop anyone else from doing same. If it is not possible, then conflict will arise anyway so punch those that try to stop you. In conclusion the only strategy that wins in all cases is that of doing what you want against all adversity, as long as you respect that right in others.
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Satchmo Prototype
eSheep
Join date: 26 Aug 2004
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09-08-2005 09:25
I heard Aimee is gonna have Torrid "taken care of" for stealing her press...
Just kidding, congrats gals!!!
I actually prefer to see articles show up in specialty mags then general audience NYT type stuff. General media has lots of filler, were specialty media speaks to the consumers interests. I'm more likely to try something I've read in Wired than something I've read in the New York Times.
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Leilany LaFollette
Not old, just older
Join date: 11 Jan 2004
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09-08-2005 09:32
From: Phoenix Psaltery I thought it was "cue the whore." But instead all I see here are girls who've never succumbed to my charms. P2 Ain't that the truth!! |
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Cristiano Midnight
Evil Snapshot Baron
Join date: 17 May 2003
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09-08-2005 09:43
From: Phoenix Psaltery I thought it was "cue the whore." But instead all I see here are girls who've never succumbed to my charms. P2 Well with sentiments like "cue the whore" and "you may be a slut, but you're my slut" (paraphrased), I can't imagine how there are women who have not given in yet.
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Cristiano Midnight
Evil Snapshot Baron
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09-08-2005 09:45
From: Leilany LaFollette Ain't that the truth!! I don't want to know which part you were agreeing to.
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Beau Perkins
Second Life Resident.
Join date: 25 Dec 2003
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09-08-2005 10:13
I'm jealous........really.
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