We've updated the Nexopia user search & browse to make it bigger and better so it's easier for you to find people you know (or meet someone new!)

• You can use the search in your sidebar to look for specific users by their Nexopia username, email, or even real name.
  
  
• If you'd rather, you can browse through users you don't know by location, school, gender, or multiple interests.
  
  
• If you haven't already, make sure to add your name and school in your account preferences to make youself easier for friends to find in the search! (Note that entering in your name or school in your preferences is for search purposes only -- your name will never be displayed on your profile, and your school will only be displayed if you set it as such on your profile Basics block.)
  
  
• If you decide you don't want people to be able to search for you by your real name or email address, you can also disable the searchable option for that information in your account preferences.

-- The Nex Team

Every year we ask Nexopians to get their cackle on and post pictures of great costumes. We've had some good, great and hilarious entries. Last year we ran "Dress Your Pets" and this year we're bringing the spotlight back to you!

Also, don't forget to get your Hallows' Eve freak on by dressing up your Nex in the new and improved Halloween skin!


WHAT YOU GET

We'll be giving away a Flip Mino Video Camera to the lucky winner, and three runners up will get 6 months of Plus each!


HOW TO ENTER

Do you have the best Halloween costume? Post a picture of you dressed up in the Halloween contest thread in the Contest Forum. We'll be taking a vote here at Nex HQ to pick the best costume.

Note: The picture must be of your costume; fakes will be disqualified.


DEADLINE

The contest ends on November 3, 2009.


QUESTIONS

If you have any questions email contests@nexopia.com
Please use "Halloween Contest" as the subject line.

What better way to show your love for your favorite band and artists than plastering them all over your Nex? Now you can choose from our new site skins of some of your top faves like Billy Talent, Alexisonfire, Against Me and more. Get 'em while they're hot on the Site Skin page!

Looking for more band skin choices? Stay on the look out for even more Nex band skins coming your way soon.

-- The Nex Team

Have more control and stay more up-to-date! We're firing two new features at you today to make your time on Nexopia even better.

• Customizable sidebar!
  We wanted to give you some more control over how your Nex looks and how you use it, so we've given you ability to customize your sidebar so it works better for you. Don't like the way the sidebar is arranged? Reorder different blocks to arrange them to your liking! Never use a certain feature of your sidebar? Turn it off to hide it from view! Now you can have complete control through your new and improved preferences page.
  
  
• Friends activity page!
  Has one of your Nex friends updated their profile? Changed their dating status? Gotten Spotlighted? It's a pain to always have to visit each of your friends' profiles to make sure you know what's new, so we've created the friends' activity page to keep you instantly updated. You can control what updates you get from friends and what updates they receive about you through the friends' activity settings.
  

-- The Nex Team