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I am happy to announce that MetaNetwork Media will officially launch its news division with its premier news broadcast on Saturday, Jan. 19.

In addition to the first news broadcast, the day-long, multi-sim event will begin at 9 a.m. SLT and feature a special presentation by MNM CEO, Cadence Juran, as well as five of Second Life's hottest DJs.

Event Agenda

9AM SLT - 11AM SLT CEO Cadence Juran address followed by premier broadcast of MetaNetwork News (MNN) (LOOP BROADCAST until 10:55AM SLT)

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. DJ BruceLee Slade
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. DJ StarChild Sinclair
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. DJ Tyago Kidd
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. DJ Brian Nicholas - DoggLounge
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. DJ Chilly Cummins

Second Life, The Rookery Cay (85, 24, 22), Dec. 14, 2007 – Second Life entrepreneur Cadence Juran announces the initial public offering of MetaNetwork Media, Inc., the premier broadcasting and interactive media company of Second Life. The IPO will take place at the SL Capital Exchange beginning 11AM SLT, Saturday, Dec. 15.

“What if a company could take all the drama, excitement and achievements of the residents of Second Life, broadcast that information directly back to the public in a format that is engaging both in world and out of Second Life?" asked Juran, the chief executive officer of MetaNetwork Media. "Well I’m proud to announce that MetaNetwork Media will be the company to deliver such content directly to the consumer, the business owner and the shareholder," she said. “MetaNetwork Media will offer original broadcast news and entertainment that will dominate in Second Life and the rest of the metaverse.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Second Life, Second World (185,130, 41) December 13, 2007; With the liquidation of SkyCOM and Quantum complete and the internal restructuring final, public relations executive Cadence Juran unveils a new and robust company called Momentis Communications.

Since Ms. Juran's arrival in Second Life back in June 2007, Cadence launched the Crescendo Corporation which had taken the financial, real estate, fashion and retail sectors by storm with their innovative approach and the strategic execution of their public relations strategies to boost their clients to the forefront of Second Life society.

So I thought I would take a break from the hustle and bustle of RL & SL work to do a little pleasure personal writing. Its good for the soul to loosen up some and RELAX :) Besides.. it's the holiday season and I'm feeling extra jolly! LOL

I've been tagged by the fashion diva Una Ewing to give up a few more details about myself, so here we go....

My name is Cadence Juran and I have been tagged!

The rules are:

1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

2. People who are tagged need to write a post on their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules.

3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Cadence Juran’s random facts/habits:

1. I LOVE rich dark chocolate

2. I live on the island of Manhattan...the melting pot of global diversity & culture.

3. I nearly broke my neck when I slipped on a patch of ice this morning going into the office.. NOT a cute sight..lol

4. My RL brother Jaison Spad is finally in SL after months of pleading with him to join us ;)

5. I have a weakness for a great bottle of french wine (red) and a smoked cheese (any).

6. When I log into SL, I spend the first 1 hour in my penthouse listening to classical music and responding to IMs of the day.

7. I'm going to LA for the New Year celebration!! WOOT!

8. I should be focusing on a cost benefit analysis but instead I am blogging.

Now that's done, my selection is:

1. Alyssa Vella
2. Isadora Fiddlesticks
3. Bevan Whitfield
4. Pollywog Gardenvale
5. Amor Philbin
6. BruceLee Slade

The in world news submission group, Metaverse Press Association (MPA) takes its services to the web by launching www.mpa.slwire.com!!!

All communicators can now submit news bits, press releases, visual and audio content to the site for total virtual community distribution.

About MPA

Mission and Purpose

MPA's mission is to be the virtual news distributing network, providing distinctive news services of the highest quality, reliability and objectivity with reports that are accurate, balanced and informed.

MPA will supply a steady stream of news around the clock to its members. We will utilize a digital photo network, a 24-hour continuously updated in world group distribution network, and partner with SL's TV news services and radio networks. MPA will serve as a commercial digital photo archive and a press release archive for reporters, journalists, and communicators to constantly reference.

The Metaverse Press Association will be the essential SL news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of Second Life to all media platforms. MPA will become the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information in Second Life.

For more information, please visit www.mpa.slwire.com or join the Second Life in world group Metaverse Press Association.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Second Life, Second World (185,130, 41) November 19, 2007; In a deal brokered by merger & acquisitions firm Allegro Acquisitions , the public relations powerhouse of Second Life, Crescendo Corporation purchased SkyCOM Communications, a new media & technology boutique. The sale totaling 725,000L$ (Lindens) also included a web design & development firm called Quantum, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyCOM Communications.

SkyCOM Communications considered a unique new media company, offered the business owners of Second Life high-end graphics and Flash based solutions that were incorporated onto the business owner's website. SkyCOM's approach was to enhance the visual aesthetics for anyone visiting their clients website. In addition, SkyCOM leveraged the services of their subsidiary company Quantum to offer their clients tailored and premium designed websites integrated with flexible back-end platforms.

Cadence Juran, the public relations maven and CEO of the Crescendo Corporation stated, "The purchase of both SkyCOM and Quantum will finally bring Crescendo full circle in our quest to offer innovative strategic communication services to our many clients and for future customers."

The First Annual Rock Insurance Invitational Open Hosted by The Rock Insurance Company in collaboration with CrescendoCatalyst has officially begun!!

The tee off time was 2:00PM SLT for the first round of this golf championship where the players will be competing for the 15,000L$ grand prize.

The teams not eliminated from today's first round will proceed to the Championship Round which will begin tomorrow, Sunday Nov. 18th at 2PM SLT.

The Sim has been opened to the public to view the competition or you can follow the participants progress from the link to the Scorecard below:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p4x2qWUrrmT9KbanscyykAg