Burning Life Guide

Koinup members are tirelessly exploring Burning Life hotspots and kindly they are sharing tons of slurls and photos on Koinup. Thanks to this, you have a "ready made" unofficial but very autorithative guide to best Burning Life Places

Koinup is more and more the portal of the "best of metaverse" and the new Places Section is the new guide for exploring and stay tuned on the best of Second Life

Steampunk Sims

Some members asked us some help and some more informations about the Steampunk Contest! The Koinup Staff is working on retrieve resources ......
Right Now, we are browing on SL in order to find Steampunk Sims...

The following are some Steampunk Sims, that could help you to enter in the exact mood of the contest, and start to imagine what exactly steampunk is at least in SL!

There are many others places that can be classifieds as Steampunk....
I suggest you for getting even more to check it out the Hamlet Au and the Ordinal Malaprop blogs

Steelhead Boomtown


Caledon Victoria City


Rivet Town


FairChang Steam Isle
(thanks burk, for sharing this)

Clockspire Cove



Babbage Canals

(thanks Rafael Fabre for suggest it)

We are building a directory of Steampunk places with images....if you know other steampunk sims, please post them on Koinup
(you can send postcards of these places or upload photos and subsequently add the slurl) and post a message here with a link.....I'll insert the new entries in the blogpost......

Second Life Steampunk Contest

We are glad to announce the 1st Second Life Steampunk Contest! The goal of the competition is turning the avatar in a perfect icon of Steampunk Style and submit it on Koinup

You can use outfits, guns, equipment and other typical steampunk weird contraptions...

Have a look at the contest, read the rules and try to imagine your steampunk look

Hamlet Au, Ordinal Malaprop, Sea Beaumont are the judges of the contest!

Good Luck!

Post-Scriptum: we are building a directory with the most important Steampunk Sims!

You can contribute! If you know or stumbleupon some nice sl steampunk hangouts, please send a postcard to Koinup and send us a message with the postcards url!

More than 500 SL Locations discovered!

More than 500 Sims have been discovered by the Koinup community since the start of the Places Project, this 28th of august
This is a fantastic result! Thank you very much to all of you!
We are all contributing to make more easy discovering and enjoying Second Life places and islands!

We hope to make the geotagging possible for other virtual worlds, very soon! We are already talking with some metaverse developers .....

Now, I guess you are wondering which are the most popular and photographed sim of the last month? Which are the sim most frequented by the Koinup people?
Look here!

NPIRL Safaris

The Not Possible IRL and Impossible IRL groups are partnering with Koinup to host a new kind of joint monthly event called the Not Possible IRL Safaris.
This is the announcement on NPIRL Bettina Tizzy Blog

The first Safari called The World of Tayzia Abattoir was Saturday September 13th at 6pm. You can view a photo-reportage from the event, here

Later and once a month, NPIRL and Koinup will offer Safaris and tours with many of Second Life's best content creators, exposing the participants to new sims, new content, and new ideas that are leaving the old world behind and breaching the future. See you there!

The Not Possible IRL (NPIRL) and Impossible IRL (ImpIRL) groups are dedicated to identifying and sharing well conceived and realized content creation in Virtual Worlds which would not be possible in Real Life.

I suggest you to join NPIRL and KOINUP groups in Second Life, in order to stay tuned with the following NPIRL Safaris


the obove photo is from rhysackmann

Second Life Photograph

If you remember some times ago, many blogger were involved in a debate about Second Life Photograph: "Are photos taken in SL only screenshots or are they something more?" This was the issue....
Now, thanks to the Photo Sessions, we had the chance to take part in many discussions about Second Life Photograph. People, Teachers, Photographers love to discuss about SL Photography. There are ton of topics they love to discuss about..as Windlight, high resolutions, lighting, renderglow and much more.

Second Life Photograph (and also other Games photograph as the excellent scene of The Sims Photograph) is a medium. It means that SL Photography is a new form of communication, a new form of art. A tool to discuss about, a new way to interact with friends.

Now go in Koinup and join some masterpieces

Lands, where you can find the Koinup Kiosks

Thanks to PR Wilder we have launched a Kiosk Campaign in Second Life, aimed at increasing awareness on Koinup in Second Life citizens.
Right now, around 50 kiosks have been placed and are available for residents!

So I wanna express publicly my gratitude to all the owners which are giving Koinup a bit of space in their sims. They are:

AVENUE Models -- Rusch Raymaker

NEX-CORE Model Management -- AWM Mars

The Photo Institute -- Kee Llewellyn

The ARTist's Park --Wyatt Benoir

1EarthMedia --GaiaGirl Gigamon

Wandering Spirits --Kali Meads

FAITH PHOTO STUDIO AND GALLERY --Jade Collins

Rocksea Art Gallery --Rocksea Renegade

Castle Valeriya Artist Gallery: -- Cienega Soon

Primperfect Publication: --Diva Regina

Artworks Gallery and Mall --DragonLady Majestic

ECLIPSE Designs --Bryce Randt/Eclipse Lykin

SL Enquirer --LanaiJarrico

Wilder Public Relations Firm Inc. --Annette Wilder

OPC --CodeBastard Redgrave

Prinz Photo Studio --Ludwig Prinz

AR-Studio: -- Aleida Rhode

Glory's Sensual Studio & Store --Glory Gausman

2Life Photos: -- ChrisTower Dae

Pretense by Solange Korobase -- Solange Korobase

Temasek -- Veritas Raymaker

Gion Project -- Sammy Biddle

Kinky Inks --Theta Infinity and Camilla Lungu

WiseHill SunSet Island - Blue Funk Lagoon -- Jane Doe Gallery

Tempura Island -- kikunosuke Eel


The Sail Away Project -- Rafale Kamachi

Summerhausen --Kade Klata


Ael Lenn -- Kristi Maurer (for Gabrielle Sinatra)

Magma Art Group -- Omurtag Milev

Sunset Commerce -- Shenandoah Saintlouis

Jabberwocky -- Surrealia Anatine

JAPAN DREAM KENJIN -- clubkenjin Loon

Best of SL Boulevard -- Frolic Mills


Strugatsky - Brooks Wharf Gallery & Marina District -- Kade Klata

Glamorous World -- tanisha Whitfield


Comet Corp -- Malex Kurosawa

Royal Properties -- Relic Starbrook

BLADERUNNER CITY -- Blackmamba Sands

Aldarian Isle -- Josef Roffo

Serendipita Eventi Ambrielle Benelli

Mermaid Temple -- Kyota Spitteler

Friedlander -- Maarz Aya


Friedlander II -- Maarz Aya

Splendeurs Girls & Boys Clothes -- Damien Kleinfeld & 3nity Beresford

Studio Angel -- Angelique Ronmark

Island Cove -- Khryzteen Maggs

Museo del Metaverso -- Roxelo Babenco

ISN Virtual Worlds -- ISN Virtual Worlds

Milano Italia -- ISN Virtual Worlds

Milano Italia (2) -- ISN Virtual Worlds

POD Orientation Island -- ISN Virtual Worlds


Orientation Island (2)-- ISN Virtual Worlds

Telecom Italia -- ISN Virtual Worlds

Telecom Italia (2) -- ISN Virtual Worlds

Telecom Italia (3)-- ISN Virtual Worlds

Telecom Italia (4) -- ISN Virtual Worlds

ISN Visions -- ISN Virtual Worlds

Nazionale Italiana SL -- ISN Virtual Worlds

V-Soccer -- ISN Virtual Worlds

Telecom Italia (5) ISN Virtual Worlds

SEmotion -- Marie Sims

Blue Rose Isle - Romantic Getaway -- Gregory Engebretsen

bLAU hUET -- Atal Yalin

Skin City -- Ina Centaur

Island of the Arts -- Priceless Fall

Baie St Anne -- Nicci Lane

Free Town of Helvellyn -- Espresso Saarinen, Indigo Mertel

Gallery of Camazotz Community Arts Center -- Davina Glitter

North Sea Gallery -- Ciake Cazalet

Truth Island -- Truth Hawks

Khemennu (Cosmique & Kaleidoscopium) -- Thoth Jantzen

Island of the Arts, sponsored by Dream Quest Enterprises, Inc. a California Non-Profit Organization -- Priceless Fall



We are very grateful to all sim owners which are hosting our kiosk and we are so proud of our presence in such beautiful sceneries!


We are immensely grateful to ISN Virtual Worlds for placing not only one kiosk, but many and in such beautiful and popular sims!

The Kiosk project is part of the Koinup interest for the most beautiful and interesting Second Life (and more in general, at the metaverse) places and regions...

You can contribute to this geotagging project, browsing Koinup places!


The kiosk project is made possible by Annette Wilder from PR Wilder; Annette is a great, accurate and professional PR. She is making a fantastic job for Koinup and we are so proud to have meet her and her professionality!
Have a look at her site!

If you are interested in having a kiosk on your land, you can contact inworld our PR Annette Wilder

Photo Sessions, third appointment!

I'm glad to announce the third appointment with the Photo Sessions!
Friday, 12th of september, at 12PM SLT at The Orange Island Kali Meads will show how to take amazing Black & White Second Life pictures using Photoshop
All Koinup members are invited to take part at the event. You can read the announcement also on the Orange Island blog where you can find a cool interview with Kali Meads, sharing her backgrounds and favorite real life artists....

If you read some our previous announcements about this third appointment you probably should have noted that we have changed the programme. Unofortunately Trinidad Anatine, which was hired for this lesson, can't take part because of real life issues. She is fine, don't worry and she will be glad to make her lesson later in october.

I'm waiting for all of you, today, Friday, 12th of september, at 12PM SLT at The Orange Island

Photo Sessions is a project brought to you by Orange Island and Koinup. Photo Sessions goal is to provide SL photographers with a confortable place where discuss, share and have good time while sharing their art!

Are you getting excited about SL Photography? Well, have a look at this masterpieces!

Announcement : Not Possible IRL Safari

All Second Life, Metaverse and Virtual Worlds citizens are invited to take part at the Not Possible IRL Safari! The Safari will take place Saturday, 13th of September, at 6pm SLT

Our meeting point is at the Crescent Moon Museum! Here's is the Slurl

The crew will be guided in several sims, by Tayzia Abattoir the founder of the magnific Crescent Moon museum. The first visit is at the Crescent Moon museum, one of the first museum of Second Life and one of the best attraction of ever in SL; then we we will move to the Aho Gallery at the NMC, a fairly new museum with some enchanting sculptures and eventually the crew will have the chance to discover other amazing places that we can't reveal (now, you know)

Now, maybe are you wondering why we have called this: Not Possible IRL Safari
Its easy, because it is collaborative project, created thanks to the support of Bettina Tizzy, founder of Not Possible in Real Life Groups (NPIRL) and because some of the places we will visit are parts of the NPIRL Sims.....

You are invited to have a look at Bettina Tizzy blog and join as well her group in SL

Have a look now, at some of the photos from the NPIRL Lands

Support for Facebook

Koinup is offering fully support for members which have both Koinup and Facebook accounts!
Let me show you which are the main opportunities for you to enjoy with a few clicks both the websites!

1) Have you some items on Koinup? For example Photos and Videos?

You can share them, with a single click, on your Facebook Profile and send them to your Facebook friends!!! How? its easy!
Click on Share This (beside the Koinup item), then click on Facebook Icon, insert your Facebook Credentials, Send the item! And: its done!



Login now Koinup and share your items on Facebook!


2) Wanna Export your Koinup gallery as widget on Facebook?
Why not? it will take 30 seconds!
Login Koinup, go in your Widget Page, Customize your widgets by choosing if you want your recent or your coolest Koinup works and then click on Facebook icon (eventually follow all the video instructions)


3) Stumble across a nice page on Koinup? Share and Bookmark it on Facebook!
How to bookmark a page on Facebook? Its very easy: click on Share this (beside the Koinup item), then click on: Facebook Share and then you can choose if you want to send this Koinup page/item as a message to your friends or if you want to post it to your profile



As you can see.... on Koinup you can find complete support for:
Sharing Items on Facebook
Export your whole gallery as Widget
Bookmark nice spots you can find on Koinup!

Facebook members can find interesting and helpful tools to keep me updated both the accounts!

Lively Developers

Google is going to open doors at developers, you can read more here
I suggest you all 3d creators and designers from Second Life, IMVU, The Sims and many other worlds, as There, Kaneva, Vivaty, etc to give a try, contact Google Lively Developers center and start to put your hands on Lively!
Koinup has been the first website to give space to Lively users and contents and we are also launching a campaign for promoting multiworld culture and crossworld contents creations....
If you have the chance to create something on Lively, please come back to Koinup and showcase your creations.....
We have a Lively channel, waiting for you!

Visual Editor! Koinup is now more rich and colourful!

Hello guys, I'm so glad to announce a new Koinup Update! We have deployed a visual editor, that allow each member to insert html in a fast, easy way to its images, profile and broadcast!

From now, you can now insert a link or embed an image in your broadcast, or in a comment on a friend items. You can insert images, links, bold and italic characters in your profile and much more!

Thanks to this update, Koinup is more rich, more colourful, more funny than before!

I don't have to suggest you how to use it...., because you know more than me....
but.......well here are some suggestions....

1) Mentors can use the visual editors for putting in the comments examples of images

2) People which take part in pileups can add their pileup to the original one, while embedding their image in the other

3) Everyone can now insert images, link and other formatted characters for describe his profile....or also add logos if he own some brands or other....

Enter Koinup now and enjoy the new feature!

we are building some tutorials in order to explain how to insert the images

(that I suppose it will be one of the most interesting parts of the update)


Following are some screenshots to visualize the commands of Visual Editor...
these are the commands of Visual Editor....



How to embed a Koinup Image in comments or descriptions?
Easy, click on html link in the visual editor commands...
Click on Share this (in the Share This Link beside the image)
Copy the code and paste the code in the description or comment box


Some members asked us regarding browser support...
the following browser and their version fully supported for the visual editor:
Internet Explorer 5.5+
Firefox 1.5+
Safari 3.0+
Opera 9.5+
Netscape 7.1+
Camino 1.0+

Second Life Cool Destinations

Right now on Koinup, you can discover which are the hot sims of the moment and the most popular sims of Second Life! ù
The Places Directory is exactly a new way to get the eyes on the most trendy and coolest places over there in Second Life (and soon in other virtual worlds)
But I suggest you to have a look with your eyes!

Right now, very hot for the Koinup Community is:
Welsh Cove, the amazing/country hangouts created by Am Radio

HappyMood, the cute japanese island

Orisis, the surreal and relaxing hotspot in the sky

Probably you'are wondering......who selected these sims as the most popular and coolest......You're right, it is a crucial question....

Users are the judges of the popularity of a Place
A place is ranked as popular on Koinup if there are many photos about it and if there are many people sharing it.....

the most people are interested and take photograph of that place, the most it is popular, coolest and the most probably it will be showcased in the front page of the place sections!

It is the power of user generated contents and opinions....


Get the widgtet of Welsh Cove Pool, here

Koinup: Your <a href="http://www.koinup.com/">Virtual Life</a>

Place, "Discovered by" Feature

We are having a fantastic, excellent positive feedback on the new Places section! Anyway, thanks to some members we learnt about a small bug in the "discovered by" feature! The bug is about the timing of discovery.



Right now the "discovered by" feature is based on the timing of geotagging, not on the upload timing.


Update! The Bug has been Fixed

Before the update, if you have uploaded some months ago a photo of Svarga (without geotagging it and btw, at the time it was obviously impossible) and later
someone else added an other photo of Svarga and subsequently he geotag it

then this second member would be featured as Discoverer.....

After the fix, the scenery is totally different.

If some month ago you have have uploaded a photo of Svarga and only these you have added the slurl, you are still considered the Discoverer

This fix is going to contribute to put some order in the concept of Discoverer.
Right now what does matter is not only the action of geotagging but also the time of uploading....

Anyway guys, remember this: if you want be featured in the places section,
you have to geotag your koinup items!
There are two ways of geotagging:
1) Send Postcards from SL to Koinup, without saving on hard drive
2) Add the slurl to your uploads, more info here!


The Following explain how was the situation before the fix:

If you were the first to post a picture of a place (put as an example Tempura) , but didn't add immediately the slurl to it, it could happen that someone else later could post a pic (and geotag it) of the same place.....and he will be featured as discoverer....


Now the problem is no more (Remember, the issue has been fixed)