Halloween Goes Virtual - Annie's Costumes Launches Virtual Haunted House and Costume Shop in Second Life.Mom and Pop Mom and Pop An adjective denoting a small-scale and family-like atmosphere, often used to describe these types of businesses and investors. Notes: A mom-and-pop business is typically a small family-run business. Halloween Store Goes from Bricks to Clicks to Slick Virtual 3-D World DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- Annie's Costumes, an online Halloween costume Halloween costumes are outfits worn on or around October 31, the day of Halloween. Halloween is a modern-day holiday originating in the Pagan Celtic holiday of Samhain (in Christian times, the eve of All Saints Day). shop featuring over 30,000 costumes and accessories, announced the launch of their virtual haunted house A haunted house is defined as building that is believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences or paranormal phenomena.[1] A haunted house may contain ghosts, poltergeists, or even malevolent entities. and costume shop in Second Life. Second Life is a 3-D virtual world with almost 10 million residents registered from around the globe. This move to the virtual world of Second Life is a natural progression for this innovative mom and pop business. In 1989, Harold and Hilda Maxwell opened Annie's Costumes and Magic in South Florida. Seven years later, Shari, their daughter, designed and launched their first website, www.AnniesCostumes.com. By 1999, the mom and pop business expanded its website holdings, and Shari left the retail store to manage the Internet business full time. In 2003, its online Halloween costume shop was doing so well that Annie's Costumes was able to close its retail store front and move exclusively to the Internet. "Going virtual just seemed like the next step for our costume shop," states Shari McConahay, Marketing Director for Annie's Costumes, "We worked closely with Ten Golden Rules and LeftBank Studios to design a Second Life costume and clothing line that would reflect the true spirit of Halloween. All the classic Halloween costumes are represented from vampires to witches, from pirates This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, and others involved in piracy. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members. See also: pirates, wokou, buccaneers, corsairs, and privateers Ancient World Besides the Second Life Halloween costume shop, Annie's Costumes also built a virtual haunted house which features blood stained walls and a maze of catacombs underneath the house for Second Lifers to explore and get a thrill. As a sponsor for Halloween Hall of Fame, Annie's Costumes has built a virtual museum to honor the members who have made Halloween a popular holiday. From mom and pop business to online Halloween costume shop to virtual destination, Annie's Costumes continues to innovate in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. and change how Halloween costumes are sold. You can visit them in Second Life here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/LeftBank%20Studios/184/80/41/?title=Annies Costumes.com About Annie's Costumes The Online Halloween costume shop has been providing Halloween costumes, costume accessories and related products for shoppers since 1996. Annie's Costumes provides classic Halloween costumes for adults, teens, kids and babies, costume accessories, gothic fashions  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . , theater makeup, costume wigs, magician supplies and more. About Ten Golden Rules Ten Golden Rules (www.TenGoldenRules.com) was founded in 2003 by Jay Berkowitz. The Florida internet marketing See Internet advertising. firm, specializing in strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. , search engine marketing (SEM) and online press releases, helps companies develop ideas for converting website traffic into leads and sales by focusing on the most effective internet marketing strategies. About LeftBank Studios LeftBank Studios (www.LeftBankStudios.com) provides complete solutions for doing business virtually. The company began as a graphic design studio and has expanded to encompass architecture, artwork, texturing, scripting, fashion design, art exhibition, corporate enrichment programs and complete commerce solutions for virtual businesses. |
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