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    • Gaia
    Jason Kincaid
    July 14th, 2008

    Gaia Raises $11 Million For Its Teenage Virtual World

    Gaia Online, an online world and social network aimed at teens, has raised $11 million in a Series C funding round led by Institutional Venture Partners. Since our Virtual World Roundup last summer, the site has seen impressive growth, with a reported 5 million unique users monthly. Gaia Online is a self-described “teen hangout” that mixes elements of an avatar-based virtual world with… → Read More

    Mark Hendrickson
    August 5th, 2007

    Virtual World Hangouts: So Many To Choose From

    The avatars roaming many online virtual communities may be cartoonish and their activities inconsequential, but the recent sale of Club Penguin to Disney for $350 million (with $350 million in earn out) demonstrates that the business of casual immersive worlds, or virtual hangouts, is not entirely child’s play. Virtual hangouts are where people can engage each other using imaginary… → Read More