Meez

MySpace Integrates Meez Virtual World for Teens

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2009 - 10:55am.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace has signed a deal with teen-focused virtual world Meez, to integrate the Java-based 3D environment into its own website. A large number of Meez' 13 million teenaged, predominantly female members are active MySpace users, according to the company. The integration will allow Meez users to import their 3D avatars, and play online games and congregate in a MySpace-based version of the virtual world. It will also allow Meez users to purchase virtual goods with the company's Coinz virtual currency.

3D Avatar Community Meez Merges With Pulse, Nabs Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 14, 2009 - 10:09am.

San Francisco - Meez, an online community where members create 3D avatars and interact in a virtual world, announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to merge with Pulse Entertainment, a provider of avatar messaging services for mobile phones and the Web.

Bay Area Companies Post Low-Budget Super Bowl Ads on YouTube

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2007 - 11:48am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Hoping to capitalize on the fervor surrounding Super Bowl XLI but unwilling and unable to shell out millions of dollars for network TV commercials, several Bay Area tech companies have decided to shoot their own low-budget ads and post them on YouTube, the video sharing site owned by Google.