Posts Tagged ‘Virtual World’

Everloop, leading social media site for kids under 13, has just announced that they will be aligning with National Geographic’s Animal Jam and Mattel’s Monster High. Everloop provides a safe and secure network for kids to socialize while both National Geographic and Mattel brands bring entertaining kids-centric content.

Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Tim Devane (bitly), and SocialTimes' writer Devon Glenn.   Register now.

Social entertainment world Meez has just announced a new partnership today with the largest German social network VZNet in which Meez will bring a new level of engagement and revenue channels to VZNet’s community of over 17 million users. Meez’s real-time interactive capabilities such as multimedia portals, social gaming and virtual goods will provide a [...]

From the mind of Dave Jones – the creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto – comes a new social gaming experience for a new generation. Dubbed “the ‘Placebook’ for a next generation of social games”, Project: MyWorld combines social media, social games and virtual worlds in one of the most ambitious online gaming endeavors [...]

TinierMe, a Japanese anime-themed virtual world, is partnering with the producers behind pop music star Hatsune Miku. The virtual world now offers fans of the singer exciting new ways to connect to their idol, including clothing and accessories modeled after her style. This is a cool move from a relatively new virtual world on the [...]

I remember when I first saw Disclosure, the steamy suspense drama featuring Michael Douglas as a corporate executive who designs and uses a 3D computer interface system.  Each person that logged in had an ‘avatar’, and they could communicate within the virtual world, and of course while Michael’s avatar is searching for files online, another [...]

The dawn of a new era is upon us with the advent of gesture-based gaming to the emergence of immersive virtual worlds. 3D technology especially is expected to play a key role in the future of media and interaction. Riding this wave in particular is 3Dchat, a virtual world and social networking environment company, as [...]

Meez Nation – a 13-million strong online virtual world aimed at teenagers – recently partnered with AdNectar to introduce social gifting into its universe, and according to Meez Nation, users have sent double the expected number of Hot Pocket gifts so far.  With the support of AdNectar’s proprietary Virtual Goods system, Meez now has an [...]