I had the pleasure of seeing The Simpsons movie this weekend and I must say the reviews really hold up here. The movie was quite entertaining and I recommend anyone who is a fan of the TV series from a casual watcher to a die-hard follower to catch the movie while it’s still in theaters.

My favorite scene is when Homer does his own spin on a classic American hero, Spiderman. Check out the video clip on YouTube here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=oDNkLM2aK-g

While we are on the topic of YouTube, did you know you can express yourself and flash some creativity by adding your favorite YouTube videos to your apartments in CityPixel? That’s right, when customizing your apartment, look for the flat screen TV with a YouTube icon. Once you add it to your digs in PixelYork, you have the ability to link a YouTube video to the TV that visitors can view as they hover over the plasma screen. Pretty cool, ehh?

So you have probably noticed by now that I like polling our users about how to enhance the CityPixel user experience. So in that spirit, what other types of interactive furniture do you want to add to your custom properties? How about a stereo to stream music or pictures to hang on your walls as people visited your place? Please share your thoughts and ideas in the comments section.

Ok, I will stop delaying the much anticipated trivia question of the week where you can earn pixels to purchase premium goods. You know the drill, first three people who email me the correct answer will get some pixels added to their account. Yeah!

PixelTrivia of the Week (Simpsons style):
What is Bart’s full name?

Good luck and watch out for spider pig, he may be coming to a pixel city in the near future!

-The Commish

Well it looks like Ken spilled the beans on the new stores coming soon to PixelYork where you can buy some very cool goods to add to your apartment. I can’t wait! How exciting!?! If you want to get your fix, continue to rack up pixels by spending more time in CityPixel or by answering my trivia questions! You can verify your pixels balance by clicking the “me” button on the header bar and looking at the Pixels section.

Anyway, enough about that, on to more important things. Less then 1 more hour until Harry Potter’s latest installment is released. Can’t wait? I hope that everyone who reads the new book will end up discussing it on their personal blog they can create in CityPixel! How cool is that? You can access this feature by clicking on the “me” button on the header bar and selecting the “create my blog” link.

Now on to the much anticipated trivia question of the week where you can earn even more pixels to purchase goods at the new stores. You know the drill, first three people who email me the correct answer will get some pixels added to their account. Yeah!

PixelTrivia of the Week (Harry Potter style):
How many points is the Golden Snitch worth in a game of Quidditch?

Good luck, and you may just run in to me waiting in line for the new book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at your local store!

-The Commish

 Citypixel stores are coming. July 31st will be here before you know it and citypixel stores will be open. You will be able to buy special furniture at any of the stores and use these pieces in your Apartment or Office cube.

Your friends will be jealous when you show them your Apartment or Office cube that has Animals, Bars, Hot Tubs, Rugs and other exciting pieces. Pixels are earned when you log into citypixel.com, you maintain your Apartment or Cube and when you connect with friends.

To find our stores, click ‘more citypixel’ and then ‘citypixel classifieds’. Here you will find a listing of all the Stores in citypixel as well as ‘Hot spots’ to gather in…  I look forward to seeing the cool Apartments and Cubes that are tweaked with all the new furniture you have access to!

Good Morning Citizens of PixelYork! As some of you are already aware of, the more time you spend at CityPixel and every time you answer my trivia/teasers in a timely manner, you earn pixels. No that doesn’t mean I can improve the resolution on your monitor but it does allow you to build your bank roll to buy cool stuff within PixelYork!

Very soon you will be able to hop into a store and purchase some premium furniture with the pixels you are earning that you can use to decorate either one of your virtual spaces, Apartments and Office Cubes. How exciting is that? You will be able to pimp your properties!

But I have a very important question for you! What would you like to buy with your pixels? Any particular furniture you want to choose from? Heck, it doesn’t even have to be premium furniture, what else would you like to buy in CityPixel? Maybe premium avatars?

So don’t be shy and post your suggestions on the comments. I will be watching!

-Commish Out

Greetings Citizens!

Just wanted to drop a quick line to inform everyone that we’re about to get a facelift!

The homepage is about to get revitalized, but don’t worry, all the features, buttons, and links you’re used to will still be there. We just want to freshen up and splash a bit more color on there.

In other news, someone recently described citypixel.com as SecondLife-lite. Is that a real perception from our Citizens? I think if you log in to PixelYork it’s plain to see that we’re not anything like them at all.

 Finally, don’t forget to Digg! us: http://digg.com/tech_news/Citypixel_-_Our_World_in_Pixels. It will only take a second, if you already have an account, and it’ll help spread the word that we’re here!

 -The Mayor

Happy belated birthday to PixelYork’s mother country, USA! I hope everyone enjoyed the 4th of July, I certainly did. Unfortunately the weather didn’t hold up for a trip to the beach or having a BBQ, but I did partake in another summer tradition. Going to the movies. The warm-weather season always brings along some great movies and this year is no different with blockbusters like Harry Potter, Transformers, and Ocean’s Thirteen along with some great family friendly animated flicks like Shrek 3 and Ratatouille. One thing I noticed this past week at the theater was that some places are showing movies using DLP technology and charging you extra (up to $4 a ticket) to view them. Save yourself the few bucks and go to the legacy projection movies, because there really is no difference. All you get is a better quality projector, but remember you are still viewing the same “grainy” screen!

Speaking of movies, did you know you can add your own videos from everyone’s favorite video-sharing site, YouTube, into your own apartment in PixelYork? That’s right, you can customize your free apartments (as the mayor previously posted about) with some interactive furniture where you can drop an arcade system and play some games or hang a nice flat screen TV on your wall and share your favorite videos linked through YouTube.

A question for all you movie-lovers, how would you like CityPixel to better integrate movies into the website? How does a movie theater in PixelYork that you could enter to watch upcoming trailers sound? Just a thought of mine, but I would love to hear your ideas so please add a comment to this post with other suggestions!

I am expanding the weekly question, where you can earn additional ‘pixels’ for your account, to include trivia questions as well as brain teasers. So in the spirit of this post, I will pose a movie related trivia question. The first three people to email me the correct answer will receive some free ‘pixels’!

PixelTriva of the week (In the spirit of Hollywood):
Name one of the two 80’s movies whose casts feature two actors who went on to be elected US State governors?

Good luck to all. Stay cool and enjoy what films Hollywood still has to offer this summer, like The Simpsons.

-The Commish

Greetings Citizens of PixelYork!

I would like to address questions regarding the current real estate market. It has come to my attention that we’re in the midst of a housing crisis. According to the NAR, National Association of Realtors sales are pretty much down across the board. With the demise of sub-prime lenders, many lower income families are not qualifying for mortgages. Finally, foreclosures are at near historic highs.

Clearly the NAR is not checking out PixelYork: our apartments are free! Our percent occupancy is at a record high. We actually have to keep opening buildings so new citizens can have a free custom apartment. Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters are not affecting our growth and development, and we continue to offer very high quality luxury pixel-based apartments and office cubes.

Rest assured good citizens, citypixel.com and PixelYork are here to stay and are thriving!

 Stay tuned, it’s only going to get better…

 -The Mayor