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Survey for a Spider?

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:04:58 -0800

So I have questions...and content...want to trade answers for spiders?

Click here to add this spider to your cart and answer a few short questions about the search result views on CP.

Thanks for your time!

Historic Landmarks in Poser

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:57:42 -0800

Earlier this year, as part of a big landmark birthday present to myself, I spent 10 days on the east coast traveling to New York City, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. I had never been, and am a bit of an "information junkie" and was desperate to see the hundreds of places I saw on TV, and some of the most famous places in our history as a country. Some of those places we even have as buildings for Poser! It was crazy to me to be standing in front of a building that only month earlier, I had put on the front page of our website.

One of those buildings is Carpenter's Hall, made for Poser by Meshbox Design.

Meshbox Design's Carpenter's Hall is a 3D representation of the historic Philadelphia building that housed the first Continental Congress of the American Revolution. It is a two story building with a steeple - each room is completely furnished. It is based on photographs of the original building but may not be historically accurate. Includes props: chair, flagpole, bench, table.

The picture is my vacation photo...looks pretty similar to me! Check it out, along with the entire Meshbox Design 4th of July category!

Server Upgrade at Content Paradise Week of June 16th

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:44:56 -0800

We are very excited to announce that Content Paradise is anticipating a scheduled upgrade of our servers the week of June 16th. We expect the new equipment to greatly improve your shopping experience. While we plan to keep the actual down time to a minimum, there will be a period where you will not be able to access Content Paradise to make new purchases or download content from your account. As we get closer to the upgrade date, we will continue to communicate about exactly what you can expect.

We appreciate your patience during this time and apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for shopping at Content Paradise.

Coming Soon: Darwin The Toon Monkey

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:21:43 -0800

What do you think of our fun new friend?

Anyone out there?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:14:32 -0800

*taps microphone* Hello? *taps again* Is this thing on? So I'm back, and going to write more frequently. No, really, I am. But while I like to think I'm important and witty and amusing, I am sure that there is probably things that you'd maybe like to hear about? Suggestions?

In other exciting news... I have these under my desk right now...

Look - I'm an Alien Huntress

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:59:58 -0800

I love my job for hundreds of reasons. Today, it's the products. I wake up in the morning, I boot up my beautiful, dependable Dell laptop, I click the "All New Releases" link on CP - and I see my name. This week, thanks to Mythical Legends, I'm an Alien Huntress. It makes me giggle, in a week that I turn 30 and I am worrying about gray hair, here I am digitally in Poser land with a full head of purple-tint. Then there is the mass giggling and sending of links to people around the office. This happens more often than you would think, I think I'm the third or something person this month to find her name on the product pages, immortalized in Poser history. It's fun. I'm not sure if it was intentional on the part of James from Mythical Legends, or if he even remembers meeting me at that Siggraph a while ago, but yeah, still very neat.

We Support Drawing Day - June 7, 2008!

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:59:33 -0800

First Friday Bazaar, April 4th!

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:36:08 -0800

The Once-a-Month, One-Day Sale is Here!

April 4th is your chance to get special, one-day savings at over 90% off! Don't miss your chance to get hand-selected deals on hidden gems and crazy surprises from a variety of CP's growing collection of vendors. Make sure to visit the Featured Offers category from Friday, April 4th at Noon PST to Saturday, April 5th at Noon PST to get amazing deals!

Make sure to visit CP the First Friday of every month for unique deals! These offers don't last, act fast!

First Friday Bazaar! Save 90% now!

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:53:39 -0800

24 Hour FIRST FRIDAY BAZAAR

Over 40 products on sale now!
Save 90% on all items listed in the First Friday Bazaar category from Noon PST 2/1 - 2/2!

Buy today and save big!

Save 90% or more on popular products from your favorite vendors! Starting February 1, and the first Friday of every month the rest of the year, you can visit Content Paradise for a super one day only sale where you can pick up sweet deals on great content! Make sure you visit the Featured Offers section on Friday Noon PST to Saturday Noon PST for your chance to save big, with different specials featured each month! Spread the word and tell your friends about the big deals coming to the First Friday Bazaar!

Cheers,
Sarina

Plunging into Paradise

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:22:09 -0800

It's pouring here in Watsonville, California and I find myself wishing that I were far away on a sunlit beach. Unfortunately, the closest I am going to get to tropical is gazing into the deep ocean waters of Aquazone. I just returned from a week at MacWorld, my first foray into the world of Mac geeks, where for several of the days, I walked the booth handing out show special flyers, answering questions and showing off the beauty of digital fish who don't die on you if you don't feed them. I actually became pretty attached to my little swimming buddies, and found that other people were equally as excited. If you are not familiar with Aquazone, it's more than just a screensaver, but a series of interactive, virtual aquariums that you can customize. While my poor fish at home swam around a floating vacation feeder, I clicked away on the mouse miles away at Macworld and certainly overfed the buggers on my screen, delighted at the frenzy created when the flakes appeared on the screen. It's just so addictive to play with them. And it doesn't even make you feel guilty when you tap on the glass.

Do you have fish? Have you ever had a real aquarium or a fish bowl? You'll more than appreciate the simplicity of digital fish and algae free tanks that comes with these programs. With an entire series to choose from, you can pick the selection of fish that you enjoy best. I spent tons of time at the show talking to divers and oceanographers who had a particular favorite fish or who wanted to create a particular reef or location and were just overjoyed that we had such an amazing comprehensive selection of things to add to their tanks.

As a blog exclusive offer, just because I'm feeling like sharing the fish love this week, you can get 50% off anything in the Aquazone category at CP just by entering the following coupon code at checkout: AQUAZONE50. It's only good through Monday though, so you have to act fast!

AND, if you leave me a comment here and spread the word, and get 25 people to comment here before Monday, I'll give you another 50% offer! How's that for a deal? Tell me about what you think about fish, oceans, aquariums...or even just say Hi...but let us know you are out there, and I'll help you save some money!

Celebrate January with Linetoons!

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:40:10 -0800

All Linetoons products on sale through January 24! Additional discounts available for Passport members.

Linetoons is the Passport Vendor for January!

Passport Special for January
Cartoon Bulldog
From Linetoons comes this new vector character for Anime Studio, complete with three poses, perfect for cut-out animation.

This month, Passport members will receive this exciting product as a free bonus! (A $19.99 Value!)
In addition, during January, Passport members can take an additional 5% off their order of Linetoons & e frontier products. Just enter this coupon code at checkout (one time use): LINETOONS2008

MacWorld

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:12:55 -0800

Are you going to Macworld...? Do you live in the Bay Area? Come meet us & say Hi!

Smith Micro will exhibiting at Macworld, January 15-18, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Be sure to stop by Booth # South Hall 1012 to see demos of many great Smith Micro software products. Swipe your badge for a chance to win free prizes too!

Free $10 Coupon at Content Paradise!

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:08:54 -0800

Happy New Year from Content Paradise & e frontier! Tell your friends! During January, take $10 off any order of e frontier products* just for being a registered member of Content Paradise. No subscription required! Just check for that hot item from e frontier you’ve been wanting and enter CPLOVESME at checkout to save! Offer ends January 31, 2008, so start shopping now! *Gift Certificates Excluded.

Manga Art

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:20:27 -0800

I recently asked a German Manga Artist, Nadine Wewer, to review Manga Studio. She is a published author in Germany and teaches classes on how to draw Manga art. She is also a contributor on Mangaka.de, a popular German Manga site that features online drawing tutorials, galleries and more.

I wanted to share with you a beautiful drawing that Nadine Wewer created using Manga Studio.

Image courtesy of Nadine Wewer.

Guiding the Way

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:51:49 -0800

I had read an article a while back about how people were snatching up lighthouses up the coast and were turning them into little hostels or bed and breakfasts and thought it was such a neat idea. I'm aware that the selection of lighthouses on the west coast of the United States pales in comparison to the east coast, but I still find myself amused by the beauty of the ones that I do have access to. Especially since one of my favorite places in our town is the one here, I've taken a bit of a fancy to them overall. On Saturday, I'm getting in my car for a solo roadtrip adventure away from my keyboard and up Highway One to Point Reyes, hopefully seeing no less than 5 beautiful guiding beacons to capture in photos, with a chance to see over 10!

Anyway, it got me thinking about Poser lighthouses. Combined with Vue's scene capabilities, I bet there are some pretty awesome coast scenes floating about there. There are actually quite a few choices for Poser lighthouses, so you can pick which style fits your needs! Meshbox definitely corners the market! There is the Haunted Lighthouse, and ones for the Orc, Elven and Halfling Villages! There is even Lighthouse Audio! Do you like lighthouses? Do you have any near where you live or have you visited any before? Do you own any of the Poser lighthouses? Share your images with us!