does that sound?
The mayor is hinting at some very cool features that are coming down the pipe in PixelYork soon. Can’t wait until I grab myself a car and get to pimp (errr, customize) it like my apartment. Sweet! Maybe it will be an undercover cop car, so I can keep an eye out on all of you. Just kidding. The Facebook app also sounds interesting considering I always like fancying up my profile, and what beats placing my apartment on my page. How cool is that?
Lastly, I wanted to give us some props and share with you all some recent posts from other writers in the blogosphere who are talking about CityPixel:
I hope you enjoyed the articles! Don’t hesitate to put us on your blog, who knows I might just give you back a shout out.
- The Commish
Greetings Citizens!
I’m pleased to announce that, like Deval Patrick, I’m driving a lovely new sports car. Naturally, it was through taxation, and special favors that I was able to acquire this little gem. It’s like a ruby on wheels! I also get a special parking space outside my apartment so it’s always available. Well… I just wanted to thank you all.
In appreciation, I’d like for all my citizens to have one (at a modest pixel fee - but still free)!
We’re working hard to get parking allocated for everyone, and it should be any day now. Keep an eye on your profiles, and shoot to be the first person on your block with a sporty new car or truck!
Also, if you’re a facebook fan, we’re testing a new feature to bring your very own customized apartment or cube into your facebook account. If you want to help the testing process just drop us a line and we’ll see what we can do.
There’s a lot more on the horizon so stay tuned to citypixel.com!
-The Mayor
That’s right, as the great Jimmy Buffet titled his song, the same goes for the climate in CityPixel. As folks around the globe are preparing for the heavy hurricane season, just ask those in Jamaica about Hurricane Dean: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070819/D8R43I500.htm, citizens of PixelYork can rest assure that they will always have great weather. Sunny, blue skies, what more can you ask for?
With the financial markets already in flux the last few weeks, the US can’t afford another incident like Katrina. Lets hope for the best and wish that this will be a calm hurricane season this year. As for the volatility in the stock exchange recently, the housing market seems to be crashing in the US, but remember CityPixel continues to offer FREE properties in either an Apartment or an Office Cube, with 0% interest (duh, it’s free)! You can’t beat that, can you? Plus you are able to design to your liking with free furniture and if you really want to get fancy, pick up some premium furniture with your ‘Pixels’! Grab some space now before it runs out. And lookout for new types of “properties” you can own in the future!
Lastly earn some more pixels by answering this hurricane related trivia question. First three to email me correctly wins.
PixelTrivia of the Week
Please give me the history of naming hurricanes. When did this begin, how were names chosen, was it always done this way, etc.?
Good luck!
-The Commish
Greetings Citizens:
I’d like to reach out to everyone and let you know that five new additions have been made to the city. Coffee houses, furniture stores and night clubs. Good places to shop or hang! Check them out, and reply to this post if you can find all 5. There just might be a prize in it for you!
Speaking of the furniture stores, I hear we’re having a big sale! Well, actually, the price of furniture has been slashed by 25% just because we want everyone to reconsider the designs they are currently sporting, and try to liven it up a bit.
Keep close tabs on the coffee houses and night clubs. Very soon you’ll be able to stream music! Word on the street is that you’ll be able to listen to the same music in the privacy of your own apartment or cube too.
Special Notice: Next time you log in you may notice a green popup. This will only happen the next five times you log in. We just want to remind you of all the cool stuff you could be doing.
That’s all from City Hall for now…
-The Mayor
Just wanted to acknowledge some of the major baseball milestones that were recently achieved or will be in the near future.
Citypixel’s PixelYork is currently a Yankees town (but can be a Mets town soon too), so big props to Alex Rodriguez, who was the youngest player to ever reach 500 HRs. Just incredible, and maybe one day we will talk about another record he may break from another guy I will acknowledge later in the post. Same congrats goes to Frank Thomas, who hit his 500th HR earlier in the season, and a good luck to Jim Thome who is only 10 away.
Now on to one of the most controversial HRs in the history of the game. Barry Bonds hit his 755th last night, tying him with Hammering Hank Aaron at #1 on the overall list. We all know this story is clouded with a steroids scandal, but seeing this issue existed throughout the era, it’s difficult and unfair to scapegoat one player and we should still remember this day as a great achievement.
And lastly, Tom Glavine is attempting to be one of few pitchers to reach the 300 wins milestone today as he pitches against the Cubs at Wrigley field today. He may be the last guy to reach that in a long time.
So what does this have to do with CityPixel? Well did you know that PixelYork has it’s very own state-of-the-art venue within the city? Yeah, that’s right if you Jump To 6100-6600 Lenox Avenue you can visit PY Stadium:
Now the fun part is to hear all of your suggestions to determine what you would like to see us do with the stadium? Do you want to view concerts or stream sporting events? Let us know and we will add it to our list of enhancements to review!
Now on to the weekly trivia question where you are eligible to increase your pixels total you can use to purchase premium goods. First three to email me the correct answer wins.
PixelTrivia of the Week (Baseball style):
Craig Biggio also reached a big milestone this year (3000 hits), but he is determined to break another all time record this season. Name the record he is attempting to break, the player he plans to take the record from, and the number he is looking to surpass?
Lets all wish Mr. Glavine good luck today as he attempts to win #300!
-The Commish
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
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