Spicebox gets Japanese Second Life residents free land
June 21, 2007 10:58 am
The Japanse Internet Business Consulting Company Spicebox is giving out 232 parcels of 1024² free land to Japanese Second Life residents who apply before June 26th. At this moment they have already 3 sims ready for this purpose but a total of 14 sims is planned upon. Spicebox is still a young company with 33 employees that for this Second Life adventure teamed up with Japanese online media advertising company D.A.Consortium.

To be applicable to receive a 234 prim parcel of 1024sqm meta-land - land tier payed by Spicebox - the Japanse residents need to supply their Second Life names and what they are planning to do with the land - some examples they give: a pub, a gallery, game development, fashion and skin stores, … - by e-mail. No real life information is needed. The parcels will not be appointed on a first come first serve base, but who gets them will be selected based upon the application forms. Land should be ‘handed over’ to the resisidents on the 27th, so the Japan 01 to Japan 09 sims are certainly something to keep an eye upon.



If I understand their ToS correctly the free land can be compared with free webspace with ad banners and advertisements will appear on the land. If I’m correct at this, I wonder how that is exactly going to work. Update: apparently I did understand correctly. More info soon.

Some details from their ToS: All parcels shall be PG area and - opposed to free web space - parcels that show no activity, only ads or serve only to TP to another location, they will be deleted. Also the parcels are for ‘private use’: no RL or SL companies can claim a parcel. RL company ads are a no-go too. All who speak Japanaese are enquiraged to apply, not only those who are from Japan. (red: this still leaves me out *grins*) There will be billboards on the sim and events shall be hosted regularely. They can end the service at any time, giving out a 1 month’s notice.

After the language troubles I had finding any information on those sims, I think I’m going to apply to set up a tourists office with English information on the sims there. ;)

For those who read Japanese, more information here.

Hat tip to Nock Forager.

PS. A very funny thing I did not know about until I looked at Spicebox’ portofolio is that apparently Knorr soup also sells in Japan.