Dec
10

Forbes

Rocking The Virtual World

Three-dimensional virtual worlds are the next frontier for social networks. Among them Kaneva stands out for its simplicity. On the Web Facebook is the flavor of the moment, with 55 million users and a valuation of $15 billion. So what's the next big thing? Three-dimensional communities. In a recent study Gartner predicted that by 2011 up to 80% of active Internet users, or 250 million people, will participate online in virtual worlds.

Dec
10

Strategy & Innovation

Kaneva Named #1 Virtual World most likely to be a 'Disruptor'

Among the producers of virtual worlds, Atlanta's Kaneva may be on its way to becoming the most "disruptive," according to Strategy & Innovation, a Cambridge, Mass. newsletter founded by Harvard Business School's Clayton Christensen. Christensen has made a career of studying market disruptions--how novel products or novel ways of doing things have upended whole industries.

Nov
27

USA Today

Online games meet social networking tools

Jo Ann Hicks doesn't identify with gamers, but she spends hours online every day playing Kaneva. The 41-year-old homemaker likes the shopping-and-partying game where she operates a virtual nightclub and hosts parties because it helps her interact with people, not provide escape from them as traditional games often do.

Dec
07

icWales

Virtual Wales offers global access 24/7

Internet users can now stroll around the castles and over the hills of Wales, chat with like-minded people from around the world and even sit on the roof of the Millennium Stadium – all without leaving the comfort of their computer screens. The new world, which can be found at www.kaneva.com/worldwelshsociety, is the creation of Phil Duggan, 55, a management consultant turned singer/comedian from Ton Pentre in the Rhondda who wanted to provide a community for Welshmen and women at home and abroad to meet.

May
22

Bernaise Source Blog

Kaneva: Turning a Virtual Community into Reality

Last week Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation that will give entertainment industry production studios up to 30 percent tax breaks for business conducted in the state of Georgia. Georgia is the first state to pass this type of incentive for the gaming industry.

Apr
22

Koin Up Blog

Kaneva is on Koinup!

Enthusiastic Kaneva members have contacted Koinup several time in order to get their fav world listed, we have appreciated their feedback! So now, you have a new, exciting Kaneva homepage and moreover people on Koinup have the chance to choose Kaneva as their fav world...

Nov
15

Worlds in Motion

Q&A: Kaneva's Hanna and Klaus Talk Dance Party 3D

Kaneva, which claims 750,000 users at present, recently launched a free in-world casual game called Dance Party 3D. Worlds in Motion spoke to the Kaneva team, including Jon Hannah, the senior game producer for Dance Party 3D, and Kaneva founder and CEO Christopher Klaus.

Oct
3

Virtual Worlds News

Turner Broadcasting Signs One-Year Deal with Kaneva

Turner Broadcasting has signed a one-year deal with Kaneva to try its hand at building virtual world spaces inside the Kaneva platform with each Turner-created space using an embedded video player to stream content...

Sept
26

A Media Circus.US

Kaneva Launches Dance Party 3D

Not much noise from 3D virtual world Kaneva lately and all of a sudden, some greatness. I have to admit, it is early and I have not done a deep dive into Dance Party 3D, but from the looks of it, Kaneva is really starting to understand the potential of collaboration and co-creation with it’s users. I really like the sounds of this and will take some time later in the day to explore this further.

Mar
16

TechCrunch

Kaneva: A Place for (3D) Friends

Kaneva is a new social network that extends the concept of MySpace into a virtual world. Although you’ve been able to sign up for a 2D profile on Kaneva they recently opened the doors to their 3D world. The idea is that users can create personal profile pages in the 2D space, like MySpace, but also carry out the same personalization to their virtual world apartments.

Mar
05

Keep it Real!

Kaneva launches ‘Keep It Real!’Premiere Sponsorship Program

ATLANTA, GA - (March 4, 2009) Kaneva, a social entertainment world that unifies Web 2.0 social networking with an immersive 3D world, announces today their ‘Keep it Real!’ premiere sponsorship model for brand opportunities.

Jan
25

TBS, Inc.

Screen Actors Guild Awards® Pre-Show Event Live Inside Kaneva’s 3D Virtual World

In addition to watching the Screen Actors Guild Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show at tbs.com and tnt.tv, fans worldwide can now walk the SAG red carpet inside the 3D virtual world of Kaneva. Set to take place in the 3D TNT backlot inside Kaneva, the event will allow fans to create and dress their avatars in high fashion, walk the carpet, watch live interviews of the hottest celebrities on the Hollywood red carpet on multiple in-world screens, mingle and chat with friends and even participate in a red carpet photo shoot. This event is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s agreement with Kaneva to extend its programming to the Web communities and 3D spaces in the Virtual World of Kaneva. Additional details are available at http://www.kaneva.com/redcarpet.htm

Oct
10

IBM

Kaneva Takes Virtual World Mainstream with IBM

Kaneva, a rapidly growing digital world for the masses, today announced at the Virtual Worlds Conference that it has standardized on IBM (NYSE: IBM) servers to support consumers worldwide who want to blend social networking and entertainment in an immersive 3-D environment....

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