A tutorial, a portal, a worry, a pleasant surprise

So, I (finally!) put together a tutorial on fitting. I had originally wanted to do this in a machinima, but since I have yet to find time to record in Fraps and learn how to edit video, I figured this would be faster.

In the process, I figured I should create a nice portal, instead of having the merbetta.com domain point directly to this blog. So, there I was, looking for a free website host. And, as I tried to create the site in Google Sites, Google tells me that I couldn't use that name. Curious....

So, I did some investigating and it turned out that there is a user who uses "merbetta@gmail.com". I still have to figure out who that is, and I don't know if Google would tell me. I searched all over Google before adopting that name almost two years ago to make sure it wasn't in use. I'd hate to think there's someone out there with not-so-honorable intentions for stealing the trademark.

Well, I did a Google search to see if I could dig up clues and found some (unrelated) pleasant surprises. (Yeah, I get distracted easily. LOL) I found a couple more blog entries from customers about Mer Betta products. And here's the big surprise: The Second Style magazine has two pictures of Mer Betta tails in their 22nd issue! They're on pages 24 (Mer Betta Pasithea) and 32 (four of the colored tails). You can also see them here in a nice two-page format:

• http://issuu.com/celebrity/docs/second_style_22/24
• http://issuu.com/celebrity/docs/second_style_22/32

Isn't that cool? Mer Betta is now officially haute couture! *grins*

But, anyway, back to the original topic.... (Did I mention I get distracted easily?) Simply go to http://www.merbetta.com to get to the portal page for everything Mer Betta. The tutorial is in the "Fitting tutorial" link.

New logo and new store

Mer Betta has a new logo! Here are the two versions: one rectangular and one square.





The new logo incorporates that distinctive Mer Betta silhouette, specifically the Pasithea silhouette, with the big fins, arm fins, and boob fins. The back fins don't really show in that angle of the silhouette, but I *was* wearing them when I took that picture.

You'll be seeing more of this new logo moving forward as I slowly replace the old one.

If you don't remember the old one, here's what it used to look like.



The Atargatis tail in the old logo is actually the pre-release version. It had only two tail fins, instead of four, and it was pre-sculpties. So it really isn't representative of Mer Betta anymore.

Although Atargatis was the signature tail that launched Mer Betta in August 2007, Pasithea is Mer Betta's flagship product now.


New store

I also have a new store at the bottom of the new "Animate This" store. You might need to re-map the target when you get there because you'll be taken to the landing point. Here's the SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sunrise%20Beach/229/249/5.

There are two ways to get there from the landing point:
1. Face the "Animate This" store and turn left just before you get to the door and jump off the pier. Turn towards the ship wreck and go past it. You'll see it there.
2. You can take the scenic route and go inside the "Animate This" store and then jump into the pool. :D Then walk towards the ship wreck.

Green Tail Sale - Mar 15 to 18

(I knew I was forgetting something. I put out the ad signs and sent the notice out to the Mer Betta SL group and the Mer Betta HippoGroups, but forgot to blog about it!)



In honor of St. Patrick's Day, the two green tails (Amphitrite and Ianthe) are both on sale until end of day Wednesday. And only at the Mer Betta main store.

And if you notice a mer resident in the rocks nearby, that was a gift from Kyota Spitteler and created by Joy Kurosawa. Ain't she a beauty?