Aug 18
Bernaise Source Blog
Sig Mosley, Charting Atlanta's High Tech Industry
He points to Venture Labs and a new generation of advocates like Sanjay Parekh and Scott Burkett who are helping to transform Atlanta’s high tech community. He also points to leaders like Chris Klaus at Kaneva and Bob Cramer (blog) at ThePort who have achieved success and have gone back for another round with new companies.
May 22
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 times 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...
Jan 31
Spunlogic Blog
Living in a Virtual World - Last Night’s AiMA Event
Last night’s AiMA event - “How Virtual Worlds are Impacting Interactive Marketing” - featured an exceptional group of speakers and really fascinating content. The event’s panel was moderated by Del Ross, VP of Distribution Marketing (Americas) for InterContinental Hotels Group – and one of our very favorite-ist clients! The panelists included Christopher Klaus / Founder and CEO for Kaneva...
Jan 25
Mashable Blog
Screen Actor’s Guild Awards Red Carpet Coming To Kaneva
Kaneva, which we’ve covered before as having an exclusive deal with Turner Broadcasting, will be carrying a live broadcast from the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) awards red carpet in their virtual world. While the live stream will also be carried on tnt.tv and tbs.com, users of the Kaneva virtual world will also be able to join the festivities without having to leave the site. After the awards show officially starts, coverage will shift to the backstage area to bring you the reactions of the winners from the press room.
Virtual World News
SAG Awards to be Simulcast in Kaneva
Kaneva announced today that this Sunday it would be simulcasting the SAG Awards as well as pre-show coverage into Kaneva as a part of its partnership with Turner. On the TNT backlot inside Kaneva, avatars will be able to watch...
Scarry Video
As a build-up to the 14th Annual presentation, TNT and TBS will present a special live webcast of the red carpet at tnt.tv and tbs.com, as well as through the TBS and TNT domains within the Kaneva virtual world. In addition to watching the 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. Additional details are available at http://www.kaneva.com/redcarpet.htm
Jan 18
Southeast VC
Chris Klaus, founder of ISS and current CEO of Kaneva offers Prediction for 2008
I asked 4 entrepreneurs to provide their tech predictions for 2008. Chris Klaus, founder and former CTO of ISS is the 4th and final one that I will post here. ISS sold to IBM back in '06 for $1.3 billion and now Chris is the CEO of Kaneva. Chris, thanks for taking the time.
Jan 14
ProjectNewAge.com Blog
2D Meets 3D With New Gen Y Social Network
Hold on to your widgets, there's a new Gen Y social network morphing MySpace with a SecondLife ... basically tying together 2D and 3D worlds. Yep, a new MySpace-style virtual, Web 3.0 world. The new site, Kaneva.com, is definitely a new twist on social networking. Kaneva users can create profile pages in their 2D space, like at MySpace or Facebook, but also do the same 3D personalization to their Kaneva virtual world apartment.
Jan 6
APLINK Blog
Kaneva Virtual World
Combining a social network and a virtual world, Kaneva brings profiles and entertainment to the 3D realm in a modern-day, online digital world full of real friends and good times. Kaneva provides a whole new way a more human way to connect with friends online.
Dec 29
Kinoeye
Kaneva : A Different Approach to Virtual Worlds?
Kaneva, a virtual world that launched this year, is the brainchild of Chris Klaus, who developed it after he sold his internet security company to IBM..... ....Kaneva encourages the use of true identities and personal information to help people interact. He says virtual interaction is much more immediate than in real life. “It’s much easier to read your profile in the virtual world and see you have the same friends and interests and, all of a sudden, you have those connections. (Financial Times Nuttall October 26 2007
Dec 12
Is Kaneva a Disruptor?
Recently, I’ve seen a great deal of positive press about the virtual world Kaneva. Second Life has been the big player in the space, stealing much of the spotlight from other worlds. But, as we’ve shared in previous blog posts, it’s certainly not the only virtual world out there. With millions and millions of people creating virtual lives, this space will only grow and reshape as the market defines itself. So, this Forbes article (”Rocking the Virtual World”) says: 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. That’s quite a statement. But, why Kaneva? Certainly Second Life has the greater mind share. Well, the article goes on with a quote from founder Christopher Klaus: “Second Life currently has huge mind share, but they are after a different market,” says Klaus. “We want people who have never played videogames before.” This is significant. Kaneva, unlike Second Life (and other worlds), encourages users to replicate themselves in-world, as opposed to creating a fantasy version of themselves. Kaneva wants to be the MySpace or Facebook of virtual worlds - a place to openly share your life and your interests with your friends. In fact, Kaneva has often been compared to the social network MySpace, not a frequent comparison for Second Life.
Oct 11
Awareness is Everything
Virtual Worlds Expo: Visionary Panel, Where the platforms are going next
This was, quite fittingly, the last thing I did at the Virtual Worlds Expo, due to travel arrangements, though there were three more sessions. This one was in the Business Strategy and Investment track. A full panel moderated by Mark Wallace, a blogger at 3pointd.com and featuring Corey Bridges, co-founder of Multiverse; Chris Klaus, founder and CEO of Kaneva...
Oct 22
I, Platform: Eric Rice
Microsoft MIGHT beat Google in 3D, if…
Today I downloaded Microsoft’s 3DVIA software, which runs with Microsoft Virtual Earth. If you come from the Google side of the world, this would be the same as saying “I downloaded Google Sketchup, which runs with Google Earth”. These two giants are ready to engage in an epic battle, one that might affect the emerging mirror and virtual world marketplace. To each, their own, they have resources, software and tools, and a massive (and practical reach) beyond what any others in the virtual world space have today...
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...
Daniel Davenport
Turner signs deal with Kaneva
Now the Time Warner division will try for a relationship with a little more depth, signing a one-year deal with Kaneva to build and test virtual worlds for its entertainment networks. Turner gets access to Kaneva's technology and tools...
Tech Links
Turner's New Products Group Partners with Kaneva to Create Virtual Space
s New Products Group has signed a one-year deal with Kaneva to build and test virtual world extensions of its entertainment properties. The deal was announced today by Blake Lewin, vice president for TBS, Inc.'s New Products Group...
Worlds in Motion
Turner Explores Kaneva
Turner Broadcasting's Products Group has signed a one-year deal with Kaneva to extend its entertainment properties into virtual worlds, reports Online Media Daily. Each Turner Web property will have its own space within Kaneva...
Sept 27
Game Daily
Why Virtual Worlds Are Overtaking the Game Industry
More and more game developers seem to be turning their attention to virtual worlds. Why? Although games can have communities around them, virtual worlds do very well in facilitating communities. Perhaps gamemakers could learn some valuable lessons from worlds like Second Life or Raph Koster's newly announced Metaplace. The bar for online gaming has been raised, with community becoming as important as gameplay. Virtual worlds and Web 2.0 habits are driving users to worlds that support socializing instead of questing and user-created content instead of magic.
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.
Sept 25
B-Side
Kaneva Brings Dance Competitions to Its Clubs, Pre-Paid Cards to Target
When we spoke with Kaneva CEO Christopher Klaus back in August, he hinted that the game-oriented virtual world would be rolling out a series of casual games in its fourth quarter. The first, Dance Party 3D, launches tomorrow with prepaid cards for access and bonus items, in $10 and $25 varieties, appearing in Target by October 1. What sets Dance Party apart from a business point is that it's being marketed as a standalone game instead of just a value-add for existing Kaneva users.
Sept 24
Blogo Wogo
Kaneva’s Virtual Dance Party Starts Tonight
Kaneva, the online virtual world, is launching Dance Party 3D, which is an MMO dance game where players can compete on the dance floor. It’s free to join, and to play, but if you want to look your coolest, you can buy dance gear and more. This seems rather similar to EA Games‘ recently launched community for Sims Karaoke.
Emediawire
DANCE PARTY 3D ROCKS YOUR WORLD
Everybody dance now! Kaneva, a rapidly growing virtual world with over 625,000 members, today launched Dance Party 3D, a free, casual game and social experience like no other. Kaneva’s Dance Party 3D is the first virtual world-based, massive multi-player online (MMO) dance game where hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe can simultaneously bust out cool moves on the dance floor, compete and win dance battles, spin hot playlists, party at amazing clubs and even build their own rockin’ 3D nightspot.
Kokel Blog Sports
Kaneva Brings Dance Competitions to Its Clubs
Kaneva, the on the web virtual universe, is launching Dance Party 3D, which is an MMO dance game where players can compete on the dance floor. It’s free to join, and to play, but if you thirst to look your coolest...
Mashable
Second Life Loser
Worlds In Motion
Kaneva has launched a free in-world casual game called Dance Party 3D. They describe it as a social experience, a multiplayer dance game with dance battles, competition and a build-your-own-nightclub feature. Interestingly, Kaneva claims the number of users Dance Party 3D can support for gameplay and socializing is unlimited. It also promises over 55 million possible options for avatar customizability, with new fashions available daily. Avatars teleport into one of the two new Kaneva clubs created to feature the game, or into one of the of Dance Party 3D Clubs created by Kaneva members.
Sept 19
Data Warehouse
More Companies Are Using Virtual Worlds But Few Have Strategies to Deal With Them
A new report from The Conference Board finds that virtual worlds are emerging fast on the business landscape, but few companies have developed strategies to deal with them. Membership is now in the millions, and many of the participants are not just customers, but employees. A virtual world is a 3-D Internet-based simulated social networking community, usually modeled after the "real" world, with buildings, roads, meeting rooms, bars and billboards. Generally, many users participate at any time, with the interaction being immediate - taking place in real time. Some examples of virtual worlds include Second Life , Kaneva and There.
Sept 17
Clickable Culture
Dance Revolution Hits ‘Kaneva’
Virtual world Kaneva is gearing up for what it calls the "world's largest online dance game" with Dance Party 3D, an expansion pack which will pit player versus player in a battle for dance-floor domination.
Aug 29
VW News Interview: Christopher Klaus, Kaneva CEO
After a short break, we're jumping back in to our weekly interview feature. Last time we spoke with Corey Bridges from Multiverse on the occasion of Multiverse hitting 1.0. Today we feature a talk with someone who's product is still in development. Christopher Klaus, CEO of Kaneva, discussed tying the 2D social networks to the 3D, incorporating games into virtual worlds, and focusing on the real you in online worlds: "One of the things we're trying to do that's different is to get people to be themselves. In World of Warcraft, you're usually playing an Orc or a knight. Most people aren't that during the day.
Aug 26
Charlene Blog
A Future for Live Music in Kaneva?
Oftentimes, when exploring brave new worlds or re-visiting old and forgotten ones, the ever-churning mind of the futurist sometimes has to endure the very things that others would be so quick to dismiss. It’s not an easy job, and it certainly thrusts the futurist far outside the comfort zone. I find this when studying Kaneva, one of the other virtual worlds that may surpass There.com to be one of Second Life’s major competitors. One of the areas that I see success for Kaneva is with music – live and otherwise.
Aug 17
Metaversed
7 Things You Should Know About Kaneva
The Grid Safari group, which travels virtual worlds and other networked virtual environments got the Kaneva grand tour this week, courtesy of the new community director, Corelli. We learn't alot about the upcoming 2D/3D social world and came away thoroughly impressed with what we saw.
Jul 24
Virtual Worlds Forum Blog
MySpace Meets Virtual Worlds
Kaneva has been described as There.com-meets-MySpace. It is uglier than Second Life, but is a hybrid social network and virtual world. It’s strength is in media management, so you are able to listen to music playlists, download etc. It’s even being touted as a future way for musicians to earn money in terms of ‘live’ performances.
Jul 21
Eric Rice
Second Life Notes
Spin/Eric talks about live music background at Slackstreet, now called Infocalypse, Saijo City development, Tune shifting to Kaneva, and upcoming Relay for Life mega benefit on 7/27 weekend. To assist in the logistics on this large benefit to raise money to fight cancer, please contact Eric Ric via IM in world, or at ericrice at gmail dot com.
Jul 16
Relocating a Project to Kaneva from Second Life
Where Kaneva shines is with media– the management of media that occurs outside of the 3D space in that myspace/facebook type of environment. Those that are on the Kaneva grid, as well as those outside, are able to listen to the playlists, download, or dance accordingly. As this young virtual world evolves, it’s quite possible– if they take the right steps– it may very well be one of the most valuable new frontiers for the indie musician– for performances, promotion, and sales.
Jun 28
RedHerring Blog
You Ain't 'Cuz You Not
The upstart virtual world Kaneva hopes to house virtual versions of popular television shows, with places where fans can watch and talk about episodes together. On Thursday the Atlanta-based company stopped waiting around for partners to provide content, instead announcing it had come up with technology that lets users easily upload and watch YouTube videos with their friends in their virtual homes or hang out spaces, providing instant access to millions of videos.
Kaneva Integrate YouTube for Group Video Viewing Inworld
Kaneva, the 2D/3D social networking virtual world, has integrated YouTube viewing into their 3D spaces. Users can now view YouTube video's together on their virtual televisions within their own spaces and share with their friends in realtime. “We are redefining how online videos can be consumed and demonstrating our mission to embrace the Internet as a virtual hard drive for our community to tap into,” said Christopher Klaus, founder and chief executive officer for Kaneva. “We don’t want to put our community in a box and force them to live with what we feed them. We want to empower our members to easily bring in and enjoy with friends their favorite media -- including video, photos, and games -- as another way to express their interests and connect with others.”
Jun 19
Bub.blicio.us
UNDER THE RADAR: Entertainment & Media
On June 28th, the Under the Radar conference will present startups who are shaping the future of entertainment and media. This is an ideal forum if you you a dealmaker looking to partner with, invest in, acquire or just get a sense of who the new startup contenders will be.
Jun 18
Blogozine
Kaneva, your world.. your imagination!
For about a month to be exact, I have been discovering the virtual world. I just had to see what was it all about. Second Life is probably the most known virtual world, and there are about 30 of them. The newest world that I know of is Kaneva. Simply put, Kaneva is a mash up of Myspace, YouTube and Second Life all together. In Kaneva you "teleport yourself, your media and your imagination into the modern-day 3D world ". So with Kaneva you get a 2D profile (like Myspace) that has your info, pics, blog and comment box... you get to upload your media: videos ( the YouTube part) and music, and you connect all that with your 3D self in after you download the World of Kaneva software.
Jun 13
Southern Fried Tech
MySpace Elements Could Make Kaneva the Real Thing
Virtual worlds, like Second Life and Entropia, are well… virtual. Avatars created in these worlds often have little or no relevance to their real life users. However, with the fairly recent creation of Kaneva, the line between the virtual world and the real world may begin to look rather blurry. Kaneva, which is still in its beta version, was developed by Chris Klaus, who created Internet Security Systems (ISS) and later sold it for $1.3 billion. Since selling ISS, Klaus has directed his attention full-time to designing Kaneva and giving a very different feel than virtually any other world out there right now.
Jun 5
Fallon Planning Blog
Postcards from Second Life: Alternate Virtual Worlds
Found this great compile of alternate virtual worlds.
May 30
A Media Circ.Us
Geospatial, Multi-Angle Video and the Metaverse... Oh My!
I started scouring the web this morning and a thread popped out at me instantly. Sure, it is the morning of Where 2.0 and there is a reason for the common thread, but this thread is certainly nothing new, and nothing that many of us have not been talking about for quite some time.
May 2
Brand to be Determined
A Better Performing SL Environment
Kaneva. Darn if don't continue to learn from Eric Rice. Today his posts pointed me towards a new virtual community called Kaneva. Maybe old news to the SLers but this is the first I have heard of Kaneva. To get up to speed quickly, watch the Kaneva video demo, top right, on this page.
May 1
Second Slog
A Future of Live Music in Kaneva?
I find this when studying Kaneva, one of the other virtual worlds that may surpass There.com to be one of Second Life's major competitors. One of the areas that I see success for Kaneva is with music-- live and otherwise.
Apr 28
Advertising Lab
Mattel Launches Barbie Girls
...I barely squeezed in for a moment (the site was so overcrowded it wasn't accepting new people all morning). The experience is pretty straightforward; it's somewhere in the neighborhood of Kaneva, Coke Studios and Virtual Laguna Beach but more pink.
Apr 27
Start Up Squad
Virtual World: What’s Up Next Month
Few major releases are coming up in the 3D virtual world space. First is from Kaneva that will be offering more options to it’s users for creating life-like avatars. This in other words means that users will be able to purchase new items and upgrades including clothes, furniture and homes with Kaneva’s new Buy Credits system.
Apr 2
VTOR - Virtual to Reality
10,000 Credits for Logging In
Acquiring virtual money is of great interest. On Mondays Kaneva has been running stress tests and today, April 2nd, will be offering 10,000 credits to those who login for at least 30 minutes. For those interested in the 2D and 3D world of Kaneva, this could be a good time to check it out.
Mar 29
Killer Startups
Kaneva.com - Do What You Can Imagine
Kaneva is like MySpace and the Sims mashed up. They take all of the basic features of MySpace, such as friends, photos, videos, messages, groups, and blogs, and give you more control, as well as a virtual space. You can design your own 3D apartment and then you can warp to different public locations, such as the mall or club. You can buy items with a virtual currency, but unlike Sims, you don’t start out incredibly poor.
Mar 24
3pointD
Next Gen Web Integration In Virtual Worlds
So I asked the audience to imagine the difference between uploading photos to Flickr, and uploading them to a place like Kaneva. On Flickr, many people can view my photos, but I can’t interact with them and they can’t interact with each other (although I did note that some new Web 2.0 apps like me.dium and others have begun to bring this social quality of presence to the Web). A place like Kaneva adds the social power of presence and interactivity to the mix.
Mar 23
Design of Knowledge
Kaneva - Second Life Competitor
Still in Beta but Kaneva looks to be a serious competitor for Second Life. First, it combines the best features of MySpace and Second Life which is a very potent attraction. Second, I like the fact that it seems easier to build things and import media to the virtual world. Third, it is completely open-source through the Elite Developers platform which means that innovation will be much quicker than in Second Life which is very-controlled by
Geek.com
New 3D world opens
Still in Beta but Kaneva
Mar 21
Ad Globe Tech
The Virtual World of Kaneva - Making 3D Friends
Mar 20
Cyberworld
Kaneva Virtual Networking Site
Kaneva - I originally tested Kaneva at the start of 2006, when it was a lackluster MMOG development platform. As a result, I ignored the tiny bit of buzz it achieved earlier this month. As it turns out, Kaneva has improved drastically over that time, creating
Aldvsms
Kaneva: A New Social Network
Mar 19
Cox News
Kaneva Seen as the Next Big Thing
Online Community Report
Community 2.0: links and more thoughts
Mar 17
The Future of Media
Virtual World / Social Network Set to Open on Monday
Mar 16
MarketingFM
MarketingFM Links Roundup: Kaneva
Mar 15
Get Your 3D Social Media on Monday in Kaneva
Kaneva's Virtual World is Now Open
Mar 14
Greg Verdino Blog
Yes you Kan (almost) Kaneva
Mar 12
Humlab
Virtual World Real Choices
Mar 11
Greg Verdino 2.0 Blog
Kan You Kaneva?
As a Kaneva beta tester, I've been poking around the new virtual world that has been getting some press attention for the way it bridges traditional 2D social networking with a 3D virtual world environment. (Note: I've actually been pointing to Kaneva as a
Mar 8
Metaverse Stew
Metaverse Stew: Kaneva
Mar 4
Knowledgecast
Virtual World and Social Networking
Mar 2
Windsor334
Virtual World Kaneva
Mar 1
BryanStarBuck
Kaneva = SecondLife + MySpace
VTO Reality
Inside the Virtual World of Kaneva (beta)
Feb 28
Mashable roundup
Mashable Roundup Features Kaneva
Yahoo Tech Review
Kaneva canvasses 3-D social networking
Kaneva. It's the Latin word for canvas. It's also one of the newest in the flurry of virtual worlds cropping up in cyberspace. This one is a sort of SimCity meets Facebook--a 3D world where you're given your own apartment in the virtual world, a T-shirt, jeans and a few other belongings upon sign up. Once you've established residence, it's all about social networking. You create a personal profile much like you would on MySpace or Facebook and then invite people to hang out with you and find people based on shared interests.
Very Spacial
New 3D virtual world Kaneva getting ready to launch
TimmyBrister
“In but not of” the Virtual World?: Christians, Community, and Kaneva Provocations and Paintings
Feb 27
3pointD.com
Kaneva Aims for Social Media Consumption
I'm not saying Kaneva is the future; I'm just saying it could well capture a lot of little clicking fingers. [Now with further details.] I met with Kaneva CEO Christopher Klaus, COO Rob Frasca and marketing director Michelle Norwood yesterday at a Starbucks on the Upper West Side to hear what they're up to, and I was surprised to find a lot of it dovetailed with some of the things I like to blah on about here on 3pointD. They won't let me into the beta until next week because they're moving some servers around at the moment as well as barnstorming various bloggers and media outlets but the demo reel I saw showed a system that seemed to combine the expressive power of MySpace with the social power
Jan 12
VBI World
Brave New World?
I was just having a discussion with a colleague concerning on-line communities and virtual worlds. I had come across a service called Kaneva, a combination MySpace and Second Life. It's a very active on-line community. However, our discussion focused on the idea that there is a fundamental paradigm shift occurring in our society. More and more people are living a larger portion of their lives within these on-line communities. Since I deal so much with "virtual life" between managing on-line databases, distance reference and VBI World (in activeworlds.com's education universe) I have had the privlege to see more and more of this shift occurring, probably far more than the average librarian.
Jan 8
Alexaholic.com
Kaneva Makes Seth Godin's Web 2.0 Traffic Watch List
There are literally thousands of "web 2.0" companies, and until now, there's been no easy way to compare which ones are getting traffic. The list of 926 sites below was inspired by the list started by Bob Stumpel and then added to by many others.
Dec22
StartupSquad
Kaneva Mixes Social Networking with Cool 3D Virtual World
Kaneva seems to be a cool startup shaping up well, providing users with a social networking as well as virtual world platform. The Atlanta, Georgia based company is founded by Christopher W. Klaus who also founded and served as the Chief Security Advisor of Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS), a company he created in 1994 and sold to IBM at a total value of over one billion dollars in October 2006.
Dec21
This is going to be BIG
The Kaneva Virtual Carrot on a Stick Blog
So I signed up for yet another social network, Kaneva, and *yay* my avatar plays in it. And what's cool is that I'm not the only Oddcast avatar in there... check out this cool use of SitePal for this movie review page. One interesting thing going on in there though is that all the users are obsessed with friending, commenting and "raving" (giving a thumbs up) each other. Why? Because Kaneva has built a 3D virtual world that is in closed beta and only available to its most active users. Everyone seems to want in. It's fascinating to watch and I'd bet that they couldn't get that kind of usage if they paid people in cash.
Dec14
startuplounge
Kaneva Founder Featured on Start Up Lounge
In this show, we discuss the gaming and digital entertainment industry. Chris Klaus of Kaneva fame dropped by to chat with us, so you won't want to miss that. Santa Claus also stopped in (and told Scott that he wasn't getting a Nintendo Wii for Christmas!); and you won't want to miss Mike and the “mystery hat” (photo below!)
Nov30
Scott Burkett
5 Reasons Why Georgia is Ripe for a Gaming Explosion
What you don't know about the video game industry just might surprise you. Generating revenues in excess of $10B in 2005, it has well eclipsed the $9B Hollywood film industry. What if I told you that the conditions were ripe for an explosion in this sector in Georgia?
Nov10
Online Reporter
Kaneva: The Future?
Virtual online world Kaneva is coming and it's bringing the future with it. While Kanevea (which means "canvas" in Latin) is called a virtual online world, it's actually much more than that. Virtual online worlds exist all over the Internet from games like Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft to Linden Lab's Second Life. What makes Kaneva special is the fact its part game and part social networking Web site.
Oct27
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Chris Klaus Keeps Creative Urge Satisfied with Online World Kaneva
Chris Klaus built a company from scratch, then saw it sold to IBM last week for $1.3 billion. Now, he has a world to build. Klaus, who founded Internet Security Systems while a student at Georgia Tech, is CEO and founder of Atlanta-based Kaneva, which aspires to build a virtual online world that combines features of online games and the popular MySpace community.