Comments on: Areae Aims to Merge MMOG & Web 2.0

By: Areae

Areae — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:44:39 +0000

[...] wordt direct vanaf de start gevolgd, vooral omdat er wat grote namen achter zitten. De oprichter is Raph Koster van Ultima Online en ze [...]

By: You NEWB » Blog Archive » Areae gunning for Second Life

You NEWB » Blog Archive » Areae gunning for Second Life — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:17:24 +0000

[...] Nice. I’m interested in seeing what these guys planned. I’m not sure about that Donham cat but I know Raph, to put i bluntly, knows his sh!t. Could Areae be the Apple to Second Life’s Microsoft? We’ll see, good luck guys. Source: [Techcrunch] [...]

By: Areae, Inc. » Blog Archive » Areae on TechCrunch, game news sites

Areae, Inc. » Blog Archive » Areae on TechCrunch, game news sites — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:52:17 +0000

[...] TechCrunch has a widely reprinted article on the announcement of our little company. “Areae, you have our attention. Let’s see whatcha got.” [...]

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testblog » links for 2006-12-19 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:37:36 +0000

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By: Ryan Marle

Ryan Marle — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:59:49 +0000

As far as PR goes they are doing a couple things

Controlling the public’s expectations of performance in check

AND, using a comparison with Second Life to create excitement via possibility and imagination. And who doesn’t want to get in on the ground floor before it blows up and becomes a big deal. It becomes bragging rights.

Also, what’s really exciting is that they’re starting to take a platform that is primarily for gaming and pleasure and starting to make it into something that has importance in both virtuality reality and reality.

By: Allen Sligar

Allen Sligar — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:21:14 +0000

@Terry

Bingo! You win the insight of the day award Grats!

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:34:18 +0000

Second Life NEEDS some real competition, and they need it NOW. They’ve pretty much thrown the community under the bus to pump up the numbers before competitors launch. A million users in 3 years and then a second million since summer. Double the population in less than 6 months? IP issues, lag, crashes, losses, you name it – they’ve got it. SL has huge first mover advantage, but if somebody can bring up a modern, stable world and actually communicate and encourage those creating the IP then they are still early enough to win.

Virtualization is going to be the new reality. As to the comments that virtual worlds are not going to be as popular as RPG’s, I suggest you check out the number one web site on the net – Myspace. What is Myspace but a virtual world? It’s just not 3d. When somebody gets the Metaverse right, Myspace is dead, dead, dead. The demands of users growing up with 3dvr will REQUIRE social networking to be more than just a flat page on the screen.

This is a long term proposition for somebody who can see the opportunity and seize it.

By: NJG from NYC

NJG from NYC — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:51:36 +0000

If you look at the user numbers of Second Life as compared to those of World of Warcraft, I think it’s obvious that people want to fantasy role-play, beat things up, and get phat loot much, much more than they want to create their own virtual worlds.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:45:06 +0000

Is second life alike games are really so popular now? I see seldom people around me play such kind of games.

-Mike
Tech Tutorials: http://www.hotcoding.com

By: Frank Cefalu

Frank Cefalu — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:26:00 +0000

Unfinished product isn’t the same as stealth start up billy.

http://en.wikip...Stealth_startup

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By: BillyKid

BillyKid — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:56:42 +0000

I just love how some PR-whiz realized that ,,stealth mode” sounds so much cooler than ,,unfinished product”

MSFT should adopt that and always include in their PRs: ,,MS Vista has been in a stealth mode all these years…” Sounds cool, doesn’t it?

By: inside looking out » Introducing the “Web 2.0 Game”

inside looking out » Introducing the “Web 2.0 Game” — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:05:26 +0000

[...] Update:Ah ha! TechCrunch picked up Susan’s article. [...]

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Areae、MMOGとWeb 2.0の融合を目指す

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Areae、MMOGとWeb 2.0の融合を目指す — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:25:40 +0000

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By: Delta

Delta — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:06:10 +0000

Jon, I think it’s probably a marketing strategy to create buzz. Letting people know you’re up to something, but not letting them know what that “something” is, is a tried and true method of creating hype.

And Mike is right, those are fighting words. But I suspect they’re very calculated fighting words. Second Life is a huge “something” to link the company to.

By: John Doe

John Doe — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:01:26 +0000

Well, apparently Raph is a big name in the online gaming world. So that alone makes it newsworthy. It’s like the announcement about Shawn Fanning doing a new startup. It’s newsworthy just because of who he is, even if no details were given at all about what he is actually building.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:39:33 +0000

This article posts sounds like a CNN sound bite – it’s amazing how much “news” can be created out of thin air… speculation isn’t news my friends – only facts are

“We interrupt your regularly scheduled programing to live to the newsroom”
(opening credits)
“There is some rumblings down in silicon valley about a really cool company called Areae that is about to release a product we have no clue as to function or content nor when it will be released”
(cut to commercial about life insurance)
“Following our previous news report, we have found some analysis who happens to know something more about this product”
(show picture of analysis wondering what he is doing there)
“So Mr. Analyst, what do you think about the yet un-named Areae product”
(cut to analyst full screen)
“Well, this product will be revolutionary, initially they will launch in the United States and then expand worldwide, we are expecting an IPO first thing on Monday”
(fascinating, anything else)
“This company has lots of experience developing unique things, expect the IPO to gain some steam by mid-afternoon”
(cut to commercial about Morgan Stanley)
“any parting words for our viewers Mr. Analyst”
(cut to split-screen)
“You are seeing the next wave of Web 2.0, if you thought myspace was huge… watch out – this product will blow it out of the water”
(cut to commentator)
“Well, you heard it here first, Areae will be releasing an IPO first thing on Monday for a yet undisclosed product that will revolutionize the web as we know it… be sure to get further details tonight on The Situation Room”
(cut to show you actually cared about, now in progress)

Jon

By: MapMyEvent

MapMyEvent — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:29:32 +0000

Wow Something is happening. Looks like lot are interested what Areae is upto.
Check the Alexa traffic for last few days. Lets wait and see what Raph Koster presents.

http://traffic....h=300&w=500