What is Showcase?
The Showcase section on secondlife.com is an editorially-managed area that highlights some of the best inworld venues and locations that might be of interest to new and existing Residents. This is the place to go to explore and discover some of the exciting user-created locations in Second Life.

How did you determine the categories for Showcase?
The existing categories for venues were chosen based on existing traffic patterns of Resident activity within Second Life. However, we will be monitoring usage of these categories for possible refinement in the future.

How do you determine which entries will be included in the general venue directory listings?
The Showcase venue directory is not meant to be comprehensive. For a more complete listing of venues, we suggest that Residents use the Search function within the Second Life client. Showcase is different than Search because it aims to feature only a limited list of venues that we feel will be of interest to the general Resident population.

In order to keep the Showcase directory streamlined, editors will only choose a few venues for inclusion at a given time. In general, we are looking for locations that “showcase” the best of Second Life. We anticipate that many of those viewing Showcase will be existing Residents, but there will also be many potential Residents exploring the Secondlife.com Web site before they decide to join. We want Showcase to be a place where we can show off some of the most exciting Resident-created content.

When reviewing locations, our internal editorial staff considers several factors. Here are some of the criteria:

• Has the venue been included before?
• Is there something unique about this venue?
• How is this venue of interest to the general Resident community?
• Is the venue compliant with the published community standards?
• Does the venue demonstrate a positive implementation of the Second Life experience?

Can I submit a venue for the showcase directory?
Yes! If you are interested in submitting a suggestion for inclusion in Showcase, we ask that you send an email to Second Life Editors with the following information:

• Name of Venue:
• SLURL link
• Suggested headline: (max: 25 characters)
• Suggested text: (max: 150 characters)
• Your e-mail contact information so that we can reach you for more information

Please be aware that submission suggestions do not guarantee placement in Showcase. Also, inclusion in Showcase will not be permanent since we will be routinely removing entries as new venues are added.

We do review all suggestions and comments, but please be aware that we are not able to respond personally to each editorial inquiry. Correspondence that resembles spam will be filtered and discarded. Please refrain from using the e-mail submission address for suggestions that might be better suited for our events or classifieds pages.

For paid promotion placement of your venue, please visit our Classifieds page.

For event-specific or time-sensitive entries, please visit the Events page.

If you want to improve your presence in Search, we encourage all venue owners to review these guidelines.

How often will you update your listings?
Showcase submissions will remain on the site for only a limited period of time. Our goal is to keep the Showcase area fresh so that visitors will be encouraged to return frequently when they are seeking new areas to explore within Second Life.

Can I submit a video for the Photos & Machinima section?
Absolutely! Our Photos & Machinima section in Showcase highlights some of the best Second Life videos found on the Internet. If you have created a video using Second Life and would like us to consider it for featured placement, please send us the link.

Currently, our Photos & Machinima section only supports videos uploaded to YouTube.

Please do not submit links to other people's video creations. Our site aims to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), so please ensure that your video does not contain copyrighted material. This includes use of unlicensed music and images. You can find out more information about DMCA here.

Please send your video link to Second Life Editors