Peer Review.

Peer review has never really been cool in my eyes since it began. Yeah, I see the point of scanning through products to see if they are suitable for IMVU and the people on IMVU. What I don't get is why they placed the responsibility on us to do a job I feel they should be doing themselves (if they want it done right). Same reason why I think it makes sense to have a professor grade a paper: it is their profession, their job. If I was required to grade papers, do you think I would grade unbiased and correctly? Same with PR. Though it is tough to impossible to pick what you review, it is still easy to manipulate the process. For example, I reviewed a product months ago that featured swastikas. That was a red flag already in my eyes, but then the person literally wrote like a 2,000 word explanation how the swastika symbol was actually a good thing. So, I failed it saying it was discriminatory. I am actually part German. My grandma lived during Hitler's rule in Germany, including WWII. And guess what? My "Percentage Correct" went down and it passed because 4 other people said it was ok. Do I think the other 4 were pro-Nazi? No. I just think most don't take the time to actually review it. Then IMVU puts fault on you for being incorrect. If they want a certain criteria met, I am sure they can manage to find a system themselves. As long as it is "Peer" review, it will be highly flawed.

Speaking of it being a form of "Peer" Review, is it open to any IMVU user now? I am not for sure, but that is what I have heard. What I have seen and experienced is that you are paid promo credits for doing it. I can't imagine that us developers were begging for more predits to be thrown into the virtual universe, so I am thinking it is open to the public. So how is it "Peer" review of anyone can do it... Maybe it is only open to people who have their name? I dunno, I can't call it. Seems like no matter how many bells and whistles you throw on a turd (PR), it is still a turd.

The Art of "Passing".

Yo. I just wanted to quickly make a post dedicated to this before I do another one on whats been up with me.

I just want to let everyone know, so there is no confusion, I do not go to peoples' pages who come by and essentially just say "passing" or some variation of that. I am always happy to hear from anyone and everyone that comes by. I am not a person that browses home pages. I only go to pages when I need to leave a message, that is it. Even then, I usually just click "Reply". So, when someone comes by and tells me they are passing by, that is cool with me. I like that compared to the numerous "silent visits". I just want people to know, I can see that you were passing regaurdless of whether you said so or not. Meaning, if you say that, I am not going to go by your page and I am not going to respond. I am not interested in other peoples pages in general, so I do not find the urge to browse pages or track who silently visits my page by hunting them down.

Like it says on my page, if I notice the same person coming by consistently without ever leaving a message, I block them. Does it make me mad? No. Curious? slightly. But, rather than sitting here wasting my time wondering why the said person keeps coming back... I block them. Ends all of that :P

Hello September,

Yo people. Happy Labor Day. Hope ya'll were able to score some good times during the long weekend... or at least get some good rest and relaxation in!

I have a lot of new things to announce here... not so much product wise (though new products have dropped since I last posted), but just newness in Seis One Productions.

1. I have a Twitter account. It was a long internal battle on whether to create one. Then, there was another internal conflict between whether the Twitter should be for personal use or IMVU related use. What made me go for it was the fact that there is a unofficial petition on Twitter (Twitter + Petition = Twittion) to get the owner of IMVUCE and the alleged ex-owner of IMVUPay banned as a reseller of IMVU credits. I encourage everyone to sign that petition-- even though it is far from official or binding. You can find that said petition here. The other reasons that tipped the scale was the fact that all these people and companies have Twitter accounts that hold special giveaways, discounts, and more exclusively on Twitter. Many did not make their tweets public, so you had to join and follow to see them. Trust me, I have no real reason to be on more social networking sites.

But, with all that being said, my Twitter will be a hybrid mix of personal thoughts and IMVU updates. So far it is mostly IMVU related. To make it easier to view my public Twitter, I have added a (button) link to my Twitter on my badge's interface. You should all be able to see it now as I think it passed the badge review. Preview of the Twitter button in my badge is below. I am @SeisOneWilliams .



2. The blog you are currently viewing (seisone.blogspot.com) was slightly updated. It now features a new music playlist (since the old imeem one was filled with hundreds of 30sec songs!) as well as a Myspace Status widget. The widget shows my latest Myspace status as well as older ones. This is a way to keep track of my activity online. This should end up showing many of you that when the semester is in progress I am generally very inactive online, not just on IMVU. If I feel it gets a little too personal to be mixing IMVU with my personal life, I will take that widget down without warning.

3. I tried the trial period of Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended Edition for a short period of time. I did not find it amazingly great, but I figured I would try it since both my laptops got infected w/ a trojan that basically disabled my laptops. I backed up many of my IMVU files and other important stuff, but I lost the majority of it all when I reformatted one's hard drive and restored the other one to factory settings. Unlike a lot of you, I ended up buying my Photoshop with my student discount. I really didn't even see a major difference between CS2 & CS3. I think I could use CS2 and develop circles around half of you who think having the latest Photoshop(Cs4) somehow makes you a better developer... Especially considering many urban developers like me illigally obatined Photoshop and somehow figure GIMP is weak. Lames.

4. Lastly, I sent some new products into peer review. They technically are a few months old, but like I said in #3, I had some computer issues and am just now really getting that shit ironed out. It's the usual when it comes to me: a fitted hat, a tee, and a pair of kicks. The inspiration of the "pack" was the Ms. Pac-Man SB Dunks. So, naturally, those are the kicks; enough said there. The tee is by Imaginary Kingdom... bka IM King. One of my all time favorite brands. The tee is cool, but I must say I dunno if it is gonna pass peer review. Peer review is spotty: sometimes stuff that should not pass passes (such as a whole bunch of Nazi themed products with swastikas) and some things that should pass, fail. Now and then sometimes things pass then get flagged! So who knows. The hat goes with the outfit. I say "goes", because it is not a direct match. But it all blends nice, at least I think. The icons are lame, I know. But, here is the preview below.



Until next time.

I'm Back.

Yo. Sorry people, I have not been around IMVU-- or the internet really-- for awhile. Normally if I knew I was going to be gone, I would have posted something on my homepage saying so. Maybe a sticker, a new header saying so, or even changing my tagline saying I am gone yadda yadda yadda...

But, in this case, I did not know I would be gone. A few things happened at once. Family from out of state came through for about a week. That in itself was distracting. Then, I came down with a sharp pain in my lower left side of my stomach. It was scary because at first we (my family and friends) thought it might have been Pancreatitis... Meaning I might have had to had surgery to remove my pancreas or risk it exploding inside me and infection spreading through my body. Then I found out it was the lower right side that was the pancreas. Then I thought I just had bad gas, so I took things like Gas X... No luck. Then thought maybe I was constipate... Took stuff for that and no luck there. Then, I began vomiting violently every half hour or so, to the point that I was not throwing up anything, just dry heaving and threw up some blood once. I did not sleep for nearly 2 days straight. I could not hold down food or water for 2 days. I went to the Emergency Room two times. Was on I.V. two times for a total of 2 and a half hours. Got 3 shots, 1 in an inappropriate area (LOL). The doctors believe I had severe food poisoning though it did not add up. So I am still being monitored and have no clear diagnosis.

For now, I am fine and just getting back to IMVU tonight. I see I have a ton of messages to reply to. So, I thought I would take the time to say sorry for the late replies (that I will begin sending on 8/12). That is not normal of me.

I hope to get back to normalcy on here; including developing soon.

Peace
- Seis One

Thank You.

The semester is officially over. As I sit here checking my messages, sales reports, groups, e-mails, social networks, etc. I just thought I should take this opportunity to thank all my customers and supporters.

Back in the day, when I first started developing to about 1 year after, I actually thanked every person that bought my product or gave my product to someone. Sadly, I do not have the time to thank each and every person who purchases my product(s) or receives my product(s) due to the fact that now I am dealing with college as well as many many many more customers.

But, none the less, I want to thank everyone. From people who buy the product(s), to people who recieve the product(s). From people who wish list the product(s), to people who add the product(s) to their gift list. From people who grabbed the badge on my page and actually rocked the badge, to people who rock the banner on their page. I appreciate all support. Developing has actually impacted my life ways I never imagined. It has especially helped in-between jobs.

Thank you.

-seis1

P-Rod III Extended Commercial

Damn, I thought the 60 sec TV commercial was clean, this version is dope. Check it out below. Check out Paul Rodriguez in the X-Games 15, which started today. All the X-Games have never failed to amaze me.

Hmm... Michael Jackson Much?

Yo. I know I am late, and some are very very very sick about hearing about Michael Jackson and his death, his issues, conspiracy theories, and the 24/7 "breaking news" on silly possible facts like if MJ was buried where, his doctor, etc.

I just had to say my thought on that, because obviously... It spread to IMVU:

I respect MJ in the sense of what he did for music. He broke down a ton of barriers for a lot of artists to this day; whether "Black or White" (ha). Same for dancing. I might not be a dancer, but I can appreciate that. Just look at how many people mimic MJ's style of dancing, that speaks for itself. But, for me, that is where the respect is dropped.

I am far from a celebrity, and I understand a celebrity of his magnitude was bound to have bad press regardless. To me, the bad press he received on a certain subject... happened too often. I do not think that many people were out to get him, including his own friends and staff, but that's just my thought. I would not call him this or that, but com'on now.

Similar to 9/11 (I know, I am not comparing MJ dying to 9/11...), after it is all said and done, many people become really supportive. I think a better example is Pimp C of UGK. Many people did not even know of Pimp C until Bun B got mainstream and hit the mixtape circuit hard talking about "Free Pimp C!". Hell, a lot of people had no clue what UGK stood for or who it was composed of. But, once Pimp C died, you see a lot of little shXts talking 'bout RIP Pimp C when they knew nothing of Pimp C, or UGK for that matter. Now, it would be stupid to say people did not know of Michael Jackson... but, all these supporters were not this forward about being fans till he died. I compared it to the 9/11 thing in the sense that after 9/11 occurred, that's when everyone had a damn American flag. Nothing wrong with that, but why does it take hundreds of deaths for you to be patriotic? Why does it take MJ dying for you to rep him so hard? I guess the saying is true: "You are not truly somebody, until you are some body."

PS: I don't rock repeatedly accused possibly child molesters on my chest, do you?

R.I.P. Michael Jackson