I remember going to a Vinnie Show and seeing a board to join ASN. Little did I know I would delve into a world of fun of socializing and networking with other avatars in SL! I got to keep up to date on all the hot topics from all different kinds of people and point-of-views (videos, blogs, pictures, links, you name it!). This was Arkad Baxton's brain-child and dream. He didn't approve of how FB would delete fake looking accounts that were really avatars'.
It later morphed into ASNers (mixing us with all kinds of other platforms and games - even WOW), and the site became known for placing your posts at the top of Google's food chain, just by strategically placing hash-tags. My goodness, I learned a lot about networking and advertising from Arkad and ASN!
Sadly, after all he gave to us, he tried to make this site self-sufficient by adding Patreon into the mix, but it seems after all of our urgings, avatars these days do not wish to pay it forward, and thus, the final incarnation of the site went AFK in March of 2019. I actually never thought I would have to add ASN to this page in my blog of "Gone, But Not Forgotten!"
- Official ASN video: https://youtu.be/wiEFQMqKs2M
- Strawberry Singh's video: https://youtu.be/H8vIuqL4Vto
- ASN store: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/169457 (and yes, you used to get paid L$ for everyone who touched your terminal and joined!)
- At one point, there was even an ASN store inworld at Miss Mischief Mall.
- For the inworld group, copy/paste this into nearby chat for a clickable link ---> secondlife:///app/group/d2485677-1911-2126-280a-0217ef412454/about
- And, yes, you can still find ASN on FB of all things (that used to automatically post our stuff from the ASN webby): https://www.facebook.com/asners - https://www.facebook.com/asners/posts_to_page/
I loved the vendors where you could see which music box it was you wanted to purchase...
http://capalinifinefurnishings.blogspot.com/
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/21691
Carrie's Lingerie is the most upscale and thorough loveliness of beautiful, gorgeous, and to die for flirty/frilly lingerie + [Limited Edition + bridal] gowns. Still available on MP, but no longer available exclusively inworld due to RL ... *BUT* you can now find her stuff @ the ---> Reseller place inworld!
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/45794
https://carrieslingerie.wordpress.com/
I remember the inworld store. Random prizes, lucky chairs, hunts. It even had a bargain basement and rented space to other Gothic stores. Very, very cool. I L♥VED it. Not sure what happened to it, or Azriel Demain (really did try to track it all down, but nobody really knows). And sadly, the MP store is gone now, too.
Imagine Flowers and Garden in Jamberry...
This place was *SO* pretty. I loved how it was set up. Hunts were nice too. I could honestly buy the WHOLE store (I just needed more L$!). Pretty trees, bushes, flowers, statues... everything. Most of my garden has thankfully come from this incredible place. I am *SO* devastated that it is gone and there is NOTHING on Laurella Benoir's MP! I am not sure what happened, but I miss Imagine, and would do almost anything to see it come back. :( It was definitely the BEST go-to place for any fantasy home decor.
"Imagine Flowers and Garden is closed now but thank you to everyone who stopped in for the past seven years. It was a wonderful experience and I met a lot of amazing people along the way."
This place has been reincarnated and is no longer the same, unfortunately. It used to be a club full of all kinds of activities to watch, and now it looks as though it's been turned into someone's private home for public use. Thank you very much for trying to save it, but it's no longer the same for me.
