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Every day is dress up day in Second Life, but now is your chance to win some cool prizes for it. The Second Life Fa-BOO-lous Halloween Snapshot Contest is here! Get your avi ready and show us your best Halloween/Dia de los Muertos themed images. You could win L$10,000, L$3000, L$2000, or L$1000 for your snapshot! The contest runs from 10am PT on October 15, 2013 untilt 5pm PT November 8, 2013. Winners will be voted on by the community! Check out the full rules and submit your snapshot here. Need some inspiration for your contest shots? Here are some cool spooky spots to get your creative juices flowing. Haunted Pirate Mystery Hunt It's a murder mystery and hunt! People have died from a variety of unnatural causes. Can you discover what happened? Explore this magical island, looking for fifteen clues. Find the clues and solve the mystery. Visit in Second Life Dark Dharma Haunted Manor Welcome to DarkDharma Haunted Manor, they've been waiting... Built in the 1880's, this haunted Victorian manor is an imposing structure, never mind the broken windows and wandering souls. It might even be charming, if it wasn't for what happened. What happened to the last occupants? Come visit, if you dare! Visit in Second Life DeadPool Aged elegance is re-animated in DeadPool, a new experience ripe for exploration. Watch as the bygone disco days rise again! Zombies roam the overgrown and wistful spaces of a forgotten amusement park, see the old roller-disco flash and strobe while amazing DJ's pump dance-worthy beats. Skate around the fringes of the party if you're too afraid to chance in the park. Remember, zombies hate fast food, so get those wheels greased and ready to go. Visit in Second Life 2013 Halloween Town Halloween Town is full of shops for all of your Halloween needs. From party, food, costumes and more. Be sure to enter their spook house where you'll turn from spectator to participant as they pay tribute to the greatest horror of all time. Visit in Second Life Havenhollow Welcome to Havenhollow, an interactive neighborhood featuring a door to door trick-or-treating experience. Trick or be treated, leave no corner turned unexplored. This town is packed with fun, mystery and excitement for friends to experience together. Days of mischief, haunted woods and surprises galore await you in this fog-lit town. Visit in Second Life RMK Halloween 2013 "Happy Halloween!" booms from a pumpkin-headed boy from a dark alcove. "Trick or Treat and welcome to RMK Gothic. I am Jack, the ghost living in this town!" It must be the Halloween season at RMK Gothic, come visit for spookily-themed quests, stores and more. Visit in Second Life

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We’re currently working to resolve an issue with our credit processing system. Unfortunately, until this is fixed, users may experience longer than usual processing times for their requests. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will do our best to both keep any delays minimal and resolve this issue ASAP. Our goal remains to complete process credit requests within 5 business days. The following table provides an estimate for when you should receive your USD in your PayPal account based on the day of the week you submit your request. You should expect to see the USD in your PayPal account on or before the date listed. Any US holidays will extend the 5 business day window by 1 day. Again, due to current issues with the system, users may experience longer than usual processing times. We thank you for your patience, and apologize for the inconvenience as we work to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Please keep an eye on this blog for updates.

Check out the Second Life Pic of the Day, "Trick Meets Treat" by Heather. Don't forget to check out Second Life on Tumblr, Facebook and Google Plus!

The Drax Files is back with a brand new installment! The latest episode profiles Ole Etzel, the talented Second Life machinima maker behind the Mr. Bones series. Watch the below, and visit Ole’s YouTube channel to check out some of his fine work. 1zVSGu8MCe8 New to the Drax Files or looking for previous episodes? Visit Drax’s website or check out the links below! The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 1: Kriss LehmannThe Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 2: Jo YardleyThe Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 3: Eshi OtawaraThe Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 4: Fantasy Faire / RFLThe Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 5: Engrama The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 7: Rod HumbleThe Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 8: MadPea GamesThe Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 9: Elie SpotThe Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 10: Robin SojournerThe Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 11: Dwarfins

Check out the Second Life Pic of the Day, "Clown Apocalypse" by dizzydelirium. Don't forget to check out Second Life on Tumblr, Facebook and Google Plus!

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Photo taken from the Destination Guide entry for Pumpkin Town. Thin clouds scrabble across full moons, Jack-o’-lanterns grin madly, while skulls rattle in dusty graves. Yes, friends, October is here with all the spooky holidays it entails. Every year, multitudes of creators craft scores of frighteningly wicked creations for Dia de los Muertos and Halloween. Have something you’d like to share? A haunted moonlit glade? A boutique with the perfect themed purses? Show us your creations and discoveries! If you’re looking for spooky new destinations to explore, fret not. The Haunted section of the Destination Guide is chock full of decrepit houses, fiendish hunts, terrifying games and much more. So don your costumes and stock up

Check out the Second Life Pic of the Day, "Candy Laden Trunk" by Zee. Don't forget to check out Second Life on Tumblr, Facebook and Google Plus!

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Check out the Second Life Pic of the Day, "I Put a Spell on You" by ElviraMidnight. Don't forget to check out Second Life on Tumblr, Facebook and Google Plus!

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Check out the Second Life Pic of the Day, "I Have the Tired" by Gidge Uriza. Don't forget to check out Second Life on Tumblr, Facebook and Google Plus!

Check out the Second Life Pic of the Day, "{bon voyage}" by Alessandra (alixxbella). Don't forget to check out Second Life on Tumblr, Facebook and Google Plus!

Check out the Second Life Pic of the Day, "32~♥~" by Nati Williams. Don't forget to check out Second Life on Tumblr, Facebook and Google Plus!

Check out the Second Life Pic of the Day, "Autumn Shade" by Autumn Amaranth. Don't forget to check out Second Life on Tumblr, Facebook and Google Plus!

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We’ve just published a new video that briefly highlights a few of Second Life’s recent improvements and new features. If you’re a follower of this blog, the content will probably be familiar - it includes initiatives like Project Sunshine and SLShare - but we all occasionally meet someone whose notions of Second Life are a little (or more than a little) outdated, and we hope this video may help get them more up-to-speed on what Second Life is like today. Check out the new below, and share it with your friends! dqxR1yBKTEk

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Today, we’re introducing Second Life Share or SLShare for short. It’s a new feature that makes it easy to share things from Second Life with your friends on Facebook. SLShare is a new, 100% opt-in Viewer feature that will allow you to easily update your Facebook status, share photos, and check-in from Second Life locations to your Facebook wall. Whether you’re at a great inworld event and want to let your Facebook friends know where to join you, want to show off a photo of your avatar modeling your latest Marketplace purchase, or just share a thought inspired by your inworld explorations, SLShare makes it easy to share pieces of your Second Life experiences with your Facebook network. Check out this introduction for more info.hAL7Li_h8pQ SLShare isn’t yet available for everyone, but starting today, a certain percentage of users will begin to be able to access the feature, and we’ll soon rolling it out to everyone. UPDATE - Oct. 1, 2013: we're ready to expand the testing group for SLShare! If you'd like to give it a try, you can download the RC Viewer with SLShare feature here.

Check out the Second Life Pic of the Day, "Toronto-Livingroom-Study" by ℳαγα. Don't forget to check out Second Life on Tumblr, Facebook and Google Plus!

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