Weekly Kinky Newsletter Issue 24 June 29-July 5

Newsletter for BDSM-Life!

In this newsletter:

1. slapt Opening!
2. BDSM-Life Fiction Contest
3. Adult Content - Age Verification
4. Dom/sub/switch Corner
5. BDSM-Life Slave Auctions
6. New Photo Contest
7. Classifieds and Personal Ads
8. Events @ BDSM-Life
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1. slapt Opening - Lord Sullivan

http://www.slapt.me opened its doors on the 18th June 2009 as a new Independent and inovative shopping experience for SL. Creating Values for both shoppers and merchants, in an honest and transparent enviroment. SLapt.me is Adult Merchant friendly.

slapt.me has simplified the interface used by the main shopping site in SL and will be offering an easy way to sell your SL products. slapt.me is dedicated to bringing new and creative ideas to the SL market place, both in your product offerings as well as in our marketing events and our forums. We will continue to develop our unique brand positioning for you our clients, to continually maintain and grow our solid brand recognition, and to adhere to high quality customer service standards. Because everyone wants to have fun everyday, slapt.me will continue to offer something for everyone with fun always in mind and we will never censor you or your products.

The initial launch will include a 'slapt Box' to be used in world to store the products for delivery and an easy to use listing system on the website and there are individual profiles for the Merchants with space for all the relevant information such as in world store locations and listings of all their products for sale.

The slapt.me team comprising of Constanza Amsterdam (Website), Kosta cela and Bykoff Sonste (Technical) will be working hard to bring some exciting new features to the system over the coming weeks, (details will be released on the slapt.me site as they happen) and between them they are committed to, as merchants themselves listening to what the customer wants from the slapt.me site and will shape it accordingly and they fully understand that the success of slapt.me will only happen with happy customers and merchants. They have all been in SL for some time with a good working knowledge of SL on both a business and social level.

     

Currently the extra services available at the website are the forums and the wiki, the wiki is in service now, and is a separate sign up to the shop and forums. Further features such as a Linden dollar exchange and the abilitly to cash out via paypal will be added over the coming weeks.

slapt.me is housed on its own high speed dedicated server here in Amsterdam for reliability and will be upgraded as required to always deliver a fast, efficient and trouble free service.

slapt.me is looking to place its SLapt Terminals in world and is seeking placement spots for the terminals (6 Prims each).

If you are Interested in having a Terminal at your location can you please complete the form here at the slapt.me website:

http://www.slapt.me/market/?act=terminalrequest

Please direct any questions regarding slapt.me to "Constanza Amsterdam".

2. Fiction Contest

Think you write great BDSM fiction? If so, consider entering the BDSM-Life Newsletter Fiction Contest. In addition to publishing the winning entries, the first place winner will receive $600L, second place will take $300L, and third is worth $100L.

What are we looking for? We want something fresh and exciting, and obviously with a BDSM slant, of course! Although your submission may be inspired by SL events, please do not submit verbatim chat logs. And we would prefer stories that are well written and easily readable. I hate to be the typical schoolmarm, but poor spelling and missing punctuation can render the best story unreadable. Nor does our editing staff have the time to edit submissions for publication. So please try to make your writing as clean as possible if you want to be seriously considered, OK?

The submission window closes June 30! Submitting entries to Roni Scarmon immediately. The winners will be announced July 7.
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3. Adult Content - Age Verification

Like it or not, you need to be age verified if you want to continue to enjoy the BDSM Life sim. One way to do so is to purchase Lindens. You can supply credit card information directly to LL or use Pay Pal, as I have done. An alternative is the Aristotle Integrity check process, which verifies driver's license, national ID card, or passport information for 157 nations. This removes anonymity somewhat, unfortunately, but that's the price we have to pay to access adult content, evidently.

Visit the Aristotle website at http://integrity.aristotle.com/, if you like. It explains the process somewhat, but there is no way to get verified there. Instead, you must visit www.secondlife.com and log in there using your SL avatar name and password. You'd think they'd make it available in world, but that would be too easy, I suppose. Anyway, once you log in you'll see an option for Age Verification in the list of links on the left hand side. Click that to open the page shown below and fill in the requested information.

Time is running out to get age verified. DO so soon - we don't want to miss any of you in the BDSM Life sim!
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4. Domme/switch/sub Corner

The BDSM Life Newsletter is soliciting Domme/switch/sub Corner articles, fiction, SL photos, promos, haikus, and how-tos, too! lol

If you have a unique perspective on the lifestyle, or would like to share an experience or fantasy with our readers, we want to hear from you! Please submit a Note Card to Roni Scarmon for consideration.
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5. BDSM Slave Auction (by Hornet Lefevre)

The BDSM-Life sim is taking applications for next weekend's auction.

Please see the application form at the auction location in the BDSM Life sim.

Hornet Lefevre
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6. Photo Contest!

The following folks have already submitted their pictures for the new BDSM Life Photo Contest:

Larae Magic
Shirah Destiny
Rosemary Baroque
Mulder Edman

It costs only $50L to enter your picture. First place wins $5000L! The contest runs until 1 August 2009. Enter now!
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7. Classified and Personal Ads

At BDSM-Life, we have Personal Ads boards where you can put up a personal ad to let people know that you are looking for someone!!!! See the Dating Centre - ads are updated weekly.

We have plenty of spaces for people to post up on the boards at BDSM-Life. Even better if your picture is up on the boards, we will put your name and details in the newsletter. What a better way to look for new lovers, new sub/slave, new Mistress/Master!

The BDSM-Life Newsletter is also accepting general advertisements. If you own a shop, have a service to offer, or you are looking to buy or sell something, place an ad in the newsletter. Please contact Roni Scarmon about details.
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8. Events @ BDSM-Life

Tuesday
1:30PM - Storytelling with Tarl Field

Thursday
12PM till 3 PM - BDSM Classes by Tarl Field

Saturday
12PM till 2 PM - Party in the Club

3PM - Slave Auction with Hornet and Lallie

Sunday
12pm till 3 pm SLT - Restrained Life Class with Tarl Field

Lectures and classes are held in the Lecture Room.

We will update the blog website during the week for events.

If you have any ideas or suggestions for new events, contact Constanza Amsterdam. If you want to lead a class in any topic related to BDSM, contact either Constanza Amsterdam or Tarl Field.
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Past issues of the BDSM-life newsletter may be found at this link www.bdsm-lifenewsletter.blogspot.com in case you have missed them.

We also have a newsletter-stand at the landing point at BDSM-Life that your friends can take if they are not a member of the BDSM-Life group. Even better yet, get them to join our group! :-)

Spread the word!

We welcome new ideas or suggestions, or writers for the newsletter! And any comments! Send a notecard to Roni Scarmon!

Thank you!
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Pictures by Roni Scarmon