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0	Linden Lab gets second new CEO of the year for Second Life Linden Lab, creator of the Second Life virtual world, has hired Rod Humble as its new chief executive. Humble is a veteran of Electronic Arts, where... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Dec 23, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Consolidation comes to kids casual game sites as SecretBuilders buys Dizzywood’s assets (exclusive) Kids casual game site SecretBuilders is announcing today that it has acquired the assets of rival kids virtual world Dizzywood for an undisclosed... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Dec 17, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Social entertainment world IMVU expands to Europe Social entertainment firm IMVU is launching a big expansion in Europe today as it unveils new versions in seven languages. With IMVU, users create... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Nov 12, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	IMVU shifts from virtual world to social games In a major strategic pivot, IMVU is shifting away from its virtual world roots to social games and entertainment. In doing so, it is swimming in the... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Sep 21, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Blue Mars abducts an embedded journalist from Second Life; will the rest of the virtual citizens follow? Wagner James Au has specialized in writing about 3D virtual worlds. As Hamlet Au, reported from inside Linden Lab’s virtual world of Second Life for... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Sep 9, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Second Life maker Linden Lab cutting 30 percent of staff Linden Lab, the maker of ostensibly popular virtual world Second Life, said today that it’s laying off 30 percent of its staff. The big workforce... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Jun 9, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Sulake’s Habbo virtual world for kids keeps growing at fast clip Virtual worlds aren’t fashionable in the age of social networks. But Finnish virtual world operator Sulake reported strong growth in the first quarter... Source: venturebeat.com Date: May 20, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Woozworld raises $3M to expand virtual world for tweens Woozworld has raised $3 million in a first round of funding for a tween-focused virtual world. The Montreal-based company is spinning off from parent... Source: venturebeat.com Date: May 10, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Vivaty shuts down site for user-generated virtual scenes Vivaty announced on its site today that it will shut down its user-generated “virtual scenes” site on April 16, another victim of the malaise around... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Mar 31, 2010 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Attention Vivaty Shoppers. Garden Gnomes on Sale, Aisle 4 That K-mart reference is probably going to be lost on a generation of users, but the good news is that you can now go shopping in Vivaty! We’ve opened... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: May 18, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Expanded User Profiles Hey there! Just a quick simple update this week. We just released a new version of user profiles that are web-based, so it’s easy for you to learn... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: May 5, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	The New Vivaty UI It’s been quite a while since we’ve redone our UI. Thanks so much for being super patient with us over the past few months as we’ve focused on... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: Apr 22, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	better chat, more flatts Hey guys, Crazy week for us in the Vivaty offices. We’ve all been singing tunes from the new Rascal Flatts album “Unstoppable” which you’ve likely... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: Apr 10, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Sit on it! Maybe your avatars are exhausted from walking around Vivaty so much. Maybe your feet hurt from dancing. Is it the running around while throwing hearts... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: Mar 31, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Rascal Flatts is Unstoppable! We know, deep inside, you you yearn to be a country-rock superstar. One of the reasons may because of Rascal Flatts, one of the most successful... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: Mar 31, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Who’s that girl? Hey everyone! Lots of new changes that went live earlier this week! Here’s the latest rundown. New Female Avatars We’ve spent a lot of time sprucing... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: Mar 19, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Now you can spend those Vivaty Points! Just launched a few cool new features. Check ‘em out, and then let us know what you think in our forums. 1) Spending Vivaty Points on Gifts. When I’m... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: Mar 2, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Firefox Add-On for Vivaty We’ve built a Firefox Add-On for Vivaty that we’d love for you to check out. We have a lot of Vivaty users in Firefox, which we think is absolutely... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: Feb 26, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Marc Jacobs or Ed Hardy or Abercrombie or? We need your help! Our clothiers are busy sewing up the latest avatar fashions! We’d love your feedback on what you like, what you don’t, and what... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: Feb 24, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Let’s go to the movies! Hi everyone! We’re a little late with our blog post, this time around, but we definitely have some cool things for you to check out. Let’s go to the... Source: vivaty.com (Company Blog) Date: Feb 24, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0