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Metaverse Ink is a search engine for virtual worlds like Second Life. The first of its kind, this search engine searches over 2 million products in thousands of virtual spaces. Ranking is done using heuristics based on Second Life structures and social networking. The search engine can be used within Second Life et al or simply via your web browser without your having to log-in. Also, given the visual nature of metaverse worlds, the engine provides you with pictures, descriptions and SLURLs so you can teletransport directly to the object in question. Metaverse Ink is open, allowing you t...  read more
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DizzyWood is about fun. This online virtual world aims to inspire kids’ imaginations in a safe, but again, fun play world environment. Bobble headed yet stylish characters roam around Dizzywood amongst cute ramshackle jalopies and food carts, dance halls, and wooded forests. There’s a chat option for making conversation once you come across a fellow Dizzywooder. There are games, challenges and parties. Children can earn badges and super powers for their achievements. They can cuddle up with furry creatures and participate in snow festivals. They can find out about the Onakasi and t... read more
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VMtv.com is a free online virtual world where you can live the Mtv life and meet thousands of people and game players from all around the globe, party with celebrities and shop for the hottest gear. You can choose from nine different Mtv virtual worlds and show to get started. These worlds are, virtual pimp my ride, virtual Mtv video music awards, virtual laguna beach, virtual ford model, virtual skate park, virtual Newport harbor, the real world virtual, virtual kaya and the virtual hills. There are also forum boards where you can access and participate with other virtual world players once y... read more
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PlayHut, a child-oriented company dedicated to the creation of toys and play environments, has just launched GoLive2 Kraze an online community for kids. Like Habbo Hotel and other virtual environments for the young, GoLive2 is filled with games, pictures, videos, and fun; all this, of course, is moderated and completely safe. Unlike other similar sites however, Kraze features two separate, gender specific worlds: Onimech for boys which features battling Wowbotz, and Zynia a world filled with Mystikat Kutties, cute creatures meant to capture the hearts of little girls. In each world there ar... read more
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Should you be craving for another virtual metaverse-- if Second Life just isn't cutting it and you're not up to venture into those cute but too tottish kid worlds—give VastPark a glimpse. While it's free for everyone, you can purchase for $19 a Pro Creator account, giving you 1GB of storage and bandwidth for two years. As a member, you can create your own world and tap into other worlds within one seamless framework. This means virtual content can be transported across different communities without the necessity of downloading different software. VastPark incorporates metagames, wid... read more
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MovableLife slims down SecondLife taking away the 3D component, thus giving users the option to experience the virtual world without all the graphic splendor. It's completely browser based so users needn't download any special interfaces either. What you'll get is a Google-powered map view of your location. You can do your usual routine, log in with your SecondLife password, teleport, chat with your friends, create groups, check out other regions, and track your goods. Using MovableLife you'll continue to be able to spend your Linden dollars as well. No account info is retained, making th... read more
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Zwinky is a virtual world for kids and teenagers very much akin to Habbo Hotel. Originally an avatar generating tool, Zwinky has grown into a full out metaworld with friends, habitats, and money to boot. Members can purchase outfits and dress up their avatars using Zbucks which can be purchased with real cold, hard cash or earned on site. $10 will get you about 2,000 Zbucks, so the exchange rate isn't so terrible for the doting parents' pocketbooks. Besides playing dress up, Zwinktopia inhabitants can purchase furnishings for their dorm rooms (which must also be purchased), they can get 50... read more
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If the regular crop of social networks for your real life has got you looking for more, then perhaps a network catering to your virtual world would be more to your taste. Koinup specializes in virtual spaces, games, and metaverses such as Second Life, World of Warcraft, and The Sims. The site, whose name stems from the ancient Greek for a sort of Esperanto spoken to foreigners, has been developed as a space that goes beyond nationalities, countries and borders. Users are encouraged to upload their virtual world creations and share them with their fellow Koinup members. The regular social n... read more
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GaiaOnline is a social network for teens which relies on cutesy virtual characters. Think Habbo Hotel or Second Life. The Gaia world is filled with fun and games. Inhabitants can flex their creative skills in art contests and in the poetry forums. They can while away hours tweaking with their avatar's appearance, playing dress-up, frolicking with pets, and going shopping. Each member can in fact set up their own store and sell their virtual wares or auction them off to their friends. More than 50,000 auctions are completed each day. Additionally, Gaia has tons of casual, cute games, fa... read more
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Habbo Hotel is a virtual hangout for kids. This cyberworld provides a fully immersive playsphere for young ones to gad about playing games, chatting, and decking out their hotel rooms. While the site is free to join, Habbo members can buy Habbo coins to purchase furniture (check out the catalogue for the latest styles), adopt pets (there aren’t any hamsters, but you can buy yourself a cuddly crocodile), and join posh clubs. Get your Habbo moola from Target or use your dad’s credit card to buy coins directly from the site. As Habbo is geared for young minds, chats and are filtered and ... read more
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