Fire Island changes hands

As many know Carter Giacobini bought Fire Island from Vito and re-opened it on May 22nd 2007 now begins the next chapter in its history with Carter making the difficult decision to step down as owner.
Beau Loring has bought the controlling share and will be managing Fire Island with his boyfriend Micha Fotherington.
This is a sad occasion for me personally as FI and Carter go together in my mind but Carter is not leaving just concentrating on other areas, in a notecard sent out Carter had this to say about his decision;

"Though I've sold my interest in Fire Island, I am not leaving. My bf Xavier Queler and I own 3 parcels on Fire Island South and plan on building a home fit for queens.
:-) I am also keeping controlling interest in Gatsby Heights and Moon Light Bay and am still the sole owner of Venture Magazine. I plan on spending more time on Gatsby Heights and taking Venture Magazine to the next level.
The time that I've spent as Fire Island's proud owner has taught me so much and I've created so many amazing friendships because of it. The community on Fire Island is - bar none - the best that I have ever known inside Second Life. As many of you know, this was the first place that I ever tp'd to when I learned how to work the search feature. When I bought it from Vito, it felt like I was coming home, again. Now, it's time for me to step aside and let the next chapter in this virtual institution begin.
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be assisting Beau and Micha with the transition. I want to ensure that everyone who owns property on Fire Island, wants to do business with Fire Island or has questions about Fire Island go to Beau Loring first. If he or Micha have questions, they will ask me, but my time for making decisions about Fire Island is now officially over."

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Venture Magazine launches Tomorrow!

Inspired by being able to help some of his store owners and hearing of how other successful business people have mentored young businesses, Giacobini set out to bring that help to the masses.
"I saw how some of my closest friends were lending their knowledge to some people and that made me realize that we could bring all of this knowledge to everyone that wanted it. Maybe we can even help establish accepted business models in a world where they don't exist, yet," says Giacobini.

Launching on August 1, 2008, Venture Magazine is entering an arena that filled with many other great magazines. However, Venture Magazine does not have any direct competition. As of this press release, there are no other montly magazines that feature business leaders and offer advice on how to grow small businesses into big businesses. This new tool for business owners will surely positively impact how business is done in SL, forever.
For further information regarding advertising, kiosks or magazine copies, please contact Carter Giacobini. To join the group for the magazine, simply do a search for "Venture Magazine"

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VENTURE MAGAZINE WILL LAUNCH ON AUGUST 1, 2008 WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF COVER SUBJECTS IN SL HISTORY

Venture Magazine (SL's newest magazine) will be the most important publication for any business owner in the virtual world. Welcoming to its first cover will be Frolic Mills (owner of The Best of SL Magazine, Miss SL Universe, The Best of SL BLVD, etc), Charlotte Bartlett (owner of Scarlet Creative), Intlibber Brautigan (Owner of BNT, ACE stock exchange and founder of SLEC) and Alliez Mysterio (owner of over 100 sims). This landmark cover is just an introduction to a magazine that will surely become one of the most useful tools for business owners across the grid.
Using the slogan, "The Reality of Virtual Business", Venture Magazine will have sections each month for each of the major industries in SL - finance, sim development, fashion, media and public relations, prefabs and home furnishings. Also, there will be a section devoted to covering all of the changes that Linden Labs has made over the past month that effect how business is done in this virtual world. There will also be monthly forums with the cover subject taking questions from the readers that were not answered in the magazine. With an expected readership in the first month of over 3000 residents, it is anticipated that Venture Magazine will have one of the most successful magazine launches in SL history.
Carter Giacobini created this magazine after being in the business of sim development for over a year. He saw how so many new businesses that rented store space at his mall on Fire Island struggled with questions regarding business in the virtual world and, sometimes, were taken advantage of by other unscrupulous mall owners.
"It was so unnerving for me to see some of the nicest and best intentioned people getting so frustrated that they give up or get scammed by someone that some just wanted to throw in the towel even before they got started," explains Giacobini. "That's why I started this magazine. I want entrepeneurs to be able to educate themselves about how things work in here."
Inspired by being able to help some of his store owners and hearing of how other successful business people have mentored young businesses, Giacobini set out to bring that help to the masses.
"I saw how some of my closest friends were lending their knowledge to some people and that made me realize that we could bring all of this knowledge to everyone that wanted it. Maybe we can even help establish accepted business models in a world where they don't exist, yet," says Giacobini.
Launching on August 1, 2008, Venture Magazine is entering an arena that filled with many other great magazines. However, Venture Magazine does not have any direct competition. As of this press release, there are no other montly magazines that feature business leaders and offer advice on how to grow small businesses into big businesses. This new tool for business owners will surely positively impact how business is done in SL, forever.
For further information regarding advertising, kiosks or magazine copies, please contact Carter Giacobini. To join the group for the magazine, simply do a search for "Venture Magazine".

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