YoVille - NOT a new nickname for Youngstown

If you've yet to check out the Myspace/Facebook application YoVille, it's pretty much time you must! In roughly the same gaming fashion as The Sims and SecondLife, YoVille allows you to create a character, and live out their entire life. From going to work to make money to craftily designing an apartment, it allows users to retain complete creative control over their lives. But much unlike its predecessors, it's free. Sure, you can spend real world money on YoVoille Coin, but you can also make money by going to work every day. Making major purchases of items like flat screen TVs and laptops, or wallpaper and hardwood floors from YoDepot, are just a few of the things one can do to customize their living space.


It's wild. Recently, ruKus radio has been using YoVille as a way to reach a mass amount of people that are hungry for new music, art and generally, something to do! We have been hosting live events within YoVille to correspond with live broadcasts, and the response has been amazing. Hundreds of people a night will show up in the room, tune in, request music, and INTERACT! Crazy concept, we know. Check out the main ruKus community room...

And TQ's pad is pretty sweet, eh? Nice bar!


The best way to experience this phenomenon is to just dive right in! It's quite easy to figure out, and loads of time-killing fun. And sure, YoVille, like any other mass internet community, has its fair share of scammers, spammers and sexual deviants looking for text lovin', but that should be expected. Use caution. We probably fall under spammers. :)