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Reslez · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Canada

There is a new music magazine that WILL hit the grid in September.

This is to be a non partisan publication, with focus on the music scene in SL.

Every established (1 yr or better) group that works to serve SL artists and performers ought be represented in a good light therein. Please submit your info.

Currently, the workload is great, but has begun....is well underway.
There is plenty of room for interested parties. A good editor would ease the pressure, as would a team of dedicated and talented writers. A photographer would be helpful, a web designer would be ideal too.

Distribution is another tangent that needs attention. So much work, so little time...but that's the story of publications isn't it? Smile

Please respond here in thread, or contact Pat Insoo, inworld with your interest

Silas Scarborough · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1175 Location: Rhode Island

ticious · Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 2070 Location: Chicago

I think Res's request is a little vague so as to be inclusive (don't mean to speak for you here, Res). I read it to mean that musicians, venue owners, promoters, even fans (I assume) who've been around the music scene long enough to have an interesting story to tell or an informed view point to share are being invited to contribute content.

I just might come up with something, but it won't be in time for a September publication, I'm afraid. Though I'd love to have an article on the Spotlight music newbie center included, I have to first finish building said music newbie center Wink

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Reslez · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Canada

Silas, that excerpt is only to say that these established and successful groups (SLMC is a group in SL for example) ought all be represented. Be it an article, an information page, or what have you. Its more about representation than accolade, the sharing of information. This magazine should serve as a resource to artists, venues, music related groups, and listeners alike

Ticious, yes, what you are saying is truth too, but not quite the idea I was expressing in that specific excerpt.
We would welcome your story, and others. This is to be a quarterly publication, Volume 2 will release in January

Peace be
Res

Silas Scarborough · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1175 Location: Rhode Island

That'll work but I'm not sure you'll have enough material to sustain a magazine, even with a quarterly schedule. I'm not trying to be negative, I'm just curious.
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Reslez · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Canada

Silas Scarborough · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1175 Location: Rhode Island

Sure, I'm curious Smile

The biggest problem with magazines is that they suck. Most of them are PDF which is arguably the most evil bitch software on the planet. It's not so terrible on a Mac because you don't have to use Acrobat Reader to open them but forcing people to use that program just ain't good at all.

What you might want to consider is using Word as it can do the two-column lay-up stuff, merge images, etc After the document is ready, save it for the Web and it will generate the HTML. It's the most egregiously bilious HTML you'll ever see but it will work and won't require a huge amount of re-training of whomever will be doing the edits.

One advantage of PDF is that you can attach it to email and spam people with it. But wouldn't it be better to spam people with a link rather than a multi-megabyte file?

I'm not sure if SL's 'browser' can handle PDF data but, even if it does, it's likely to be a brutal experience perhaps akin to poking the data bits into your body with a tattoo needle.

If it's ok to use SL's browser to read a Web site for the magazine then why isn't it ok to use the browser to read a PDF. (I hate it when people ask questions and then answer them but this one is inevitable)

The reason is that PDF doesn't offer a whole lot different from multiple lay-out products and the result isn't particularly intelligent. It may be fairly pretty in a generic kind of way but there's little, if any, hyper-linking in them. Images have little, if any, intelligence, etc. A Web page is vastly more flexible and powerful and should present a much better user experience in terms of capability AND ease of use.
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Reslez · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Canada

Great points, I had not thought through that scenario at all. Keep the suggestions coming.
Thank you

I've been assured that the magazine's pictures/pages are to be designed as such that they will carry active slurls, website links and supplemental informations.

Reslez · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Canada

Getting back on topic....

There is a new music magazine that WILL hit the grid in September.

This is to be a non partisan publication, with focus on the music scene in SL.

Every established (1 yr or better) group that works to serve SL artists and performers ought be represented in a good light therein. Please submit your info.

Currently, the workload is great, but has begun....is well underway.
There is plenty of room for interested parties. A good editor would ease the pressure, as would a team of dedicated and talented writers. A photographer would be helpful, a web designer would be ideal too.

Distribution is another tangent that needs attention. So much work, so little time...but that's the story of publications isn't it? Smile

Please respond here in thread, or contact Pat Insoo, inworld with your interest