Like last week, we have a lot of furniture requests this time too. Dreaming of having a Kitchen Counter Set in a different color? How about renovating your walls into something unique? If you plan on improving your apartment, then head to Franklin’s Furniture this week! We also have plenty of shirts, shorts and shoes, so visit Trendiiz and Gee-Cue for those. Low-Mart changed a few of their items for sale too, so check the store if you want to see their new set list. Have fun shopping! 
Here is our grand winner for Image Contest: 2012 Memories — Michael22! His entry, like Maraa’s, is a compilation of his fond memories of the past year. Here is his story:
“This is my entry for Image Contest: 2012 memories. These pictures are really memorable to me because I got to meet new friends in SocioTown, and I found my true love (lehguns). It is also memorable because a new staff member (you) came and made so many changes in SocioTown that I was always excited to play the game. I will also never forget my best friends because they are very special to me. Happy New Year!”
Congratulations, Michael22! Keep making more wonderful memories this year too. 2013 is just starting — let’s fill our year with memorable moments!
For the rest of the winners, you will be receiving your 100 SoBucks later this week. As for Michael22, you’ll get an item from Gee-Cue with your SoBucks. Enjoy your prizes, guys, and have a great day at SocioTown! Till the next Image Contest. 
Due to the increasing spam bot accounts in the Discussion Area, Chris has temporarily closed the registration in the forums. We’ll disable the current spam accounts, at the moment. In a week or so, we’ll open the registration again, but new accounts will be checked first before being approved for posting.
So if you know someone who can’t register in the Discussion Area, this is the answer. We apologize for this inconvenience, but it is necessary to do this for now. Please spread the word to avoid confusion from some players.
Thank you for understanding and have a nice day at SocioTown!
Our final runner-up winner is Christy10, with her entry about a fond memory of her friends in her apartment. Like our other winners, Christy10 values her SocioTown friends so dearly. So when they visited her in her room, she was totally overjoyed to see them. Here’s Christy10 and her Image Contest: 2012 Memories entry!
As some of you may have noticed, especially those who are active in the forums, we have a lot of spam threads lately. Although the moderators are trying their best to remove it, there are times when a couple of threads slip out (or they sneak in when the mods are asleep 
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To aid in removing these conniving bots, we have a stickied thread in the General Discussion Forum that will inform you what to do. There are also tips there, for people who don’t know how to deal with spam threads. I hope you find it helpful! The link is posted below.
We’re still not done with the winners of Image Contest: 2012 Memories! For this post, we have Supernemesis and his entry about his friends. Like our past featured winners, Supernemesis has bonded with a couple of Socians. Over the years he has forged numerous friendships and counts it as a memorable experience for him in the game. Let’s see his entry and story under the cut.
Let’s take a break from blogging our Image Contest: 2012 Memories Winners and brainstorm a bit for Valentines.
February is still a week away, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start planning for the love month, right?
I’ve already thought up of one contest, but if you have ideas and suggestions that you want to share, feel free to post in the comments below!
We have a lot of furniture requests this week. For those who have been saving to buy a kitchen counter, the popular huge TV, and the neat-looking Chrome tables and chairs, you should frequently visit Franklin’s Furniture and Low-Mart in the following days ahead. For our clothes, we have sweaters and jackets, as well as some snow outfits. If you fancy having a snowman head, then you can buy one this week. Enjoy, folks!
Here is another runner-up winner for our Image Contest: 2012 Memories. Let’s congratulate Kobejuwan! Read more to see his entry and read his story.
We’ll be announcing another runner-up winner tomorrow, so stay tuned. After that will be a the grand winner! Yay!
Good news! The problem with the payment processor, BlueSnap, is finally fixed and settled. Those who have been inconvenienced will be receiving emails from them.
We deeply apologize for the trouble, but we’re happy and thankful that a lot of you are very patient and understanding with the issue. For that, the SocioTown team is very grateful.
To celebrate the fixing of the payment processor and give back to you for being so patient, we present this wonderful coupon code that you can use when you purchase SocioTown products. Get a 50% discount for PR subscriptions or SoBucks! Just use the code PRWelcomeBack at the purchase page to avail it. The code will be valid only until February 1, 2013.
Enjoy the PR life in only half the price!