Better late than never, and a few weeks behind, but here’s the latest wrap-up of news from Metaversum and Twinity from December 22, 2009 – January 11, 2010:

• There’s a bit of insight into Metaversum from an interview with our CMO, Mirko Caspar
• Coverage of the launch of Virtual London continued, with sightseeing and a tour to the end, and some Koinup photo collections
• Royalty made its first appearance in Twinity
• Classes are in session
• What about mirror worlds and real-world legal issues?
• Some tips on making items in Twinity
• And a video to show you how to get an apartment in Twinity

Recently, I wrote a piece that got picked up in iMedia Connection, entitled “Innovative movie promotion in virtual worlds.”

The challenge of advertising in virtual worlds involves taking advantage of their unique features. Here’s how some film companies showcased their movies in one of these worlds.

Here’s the latest episode of Life on Line, with an interview with me about Twinity. As always, please see the disclaimer at the bottom. (more…)

Metaversum secures financing round for international expansion with new and existing investors.

Berlin/Potsdam, 7 July 2009 – Metaversum GmbH, developer of Twinity, the world’s first mirror world – a virtual world made of real people and real places – has announced the successful closure of another round of financing. (more…)

After last week’s announcement of the upcoming release of virtual Singapore, we’ve seen good echoes online. (more…)

Some highlights from the past week at Metaversum:

• A major Twinity update, complete with release notes
• And a new female avatar!
• And remember – we’re looking for some good people to join our team!

Have a great weekend, and enjoy the new Twinity!

With its 3D online world Twinity, Metaversum is one of the 100 most promising private technology companies in Europe. (more…)

Here’s the latest episode of Life on Line, with an interview with me about Twinity.
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Highlights from the past week at Metaversum:

• A small follow-on from last week’s update
• Release notes from last week’s update
• Some thoughts about Twinity and using it to reach customers

Enjoy your weekend!

Our partners over at BigWorld have picked up the news about Twinity passing 100K members.