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June-9-2010 :: Virtual Worlds News
Nora Brennan Joins Metaverse Mod Squad
Metaverse Mod Squad has added Nora Brennan as its new Director of Human Resources. She will oversee all human resource functions for Metaverse's worldwide organization of community managers, moderators, and customer service agents.June-8-2010 :: Press Release
Metaverse Mod Squad Adds Nora Brennan as HR Director
Metaverse announced today on its blog
that it has named Nora Brennan as its Director of Human Resources. At Metaverse, Nora oversees administration of all human resource
functions for the company’s world-wide organization of community
managers, moderators, and customer service agents.March-22-2010 :: Sacramento Business Journal
Online monitors expand scope with new deal for Metaverse
Metaverse Mod Squad, an online watchdog company in Sacramento, has formed a strategic partnership with a Colorado software firm to enhance its monitoring of bad behaviors online.March-19-2010 :: Virtual Worlds News
Metaverse Mod Squad, Inversoft Partner Up
Metaverse Mod Squad and Inversoft have announced a strategic partnership to package and market each other's services aimed at simplifying Web and virtual world moderation.March-10-2010 :: Press Release
Inversoft and Metaverse Mod Squad Announce Strategic Partnership
February-19-2010 :: NYCGameIndustry.com
Engage Expo 2010: TV Brands And Virtual Worlds Panel
One of the more interesting panels at the Engage Expo, a two-day conference in New York dedicated to the business of virtual worlds, was moderated by Amy Pritchard, CEO, Metaverse Mod Squad, and titled "Television And Online: Giving a Successful TV Brand its Virtual World Legs."January-18-2010 :: Press Release
Rich Weil Joins MMS as VP of Client Services
January-15-2010 :: VentureBeat
Metaverse Mod Squad Cited as Enabling Today's Games-as-a-Service Model
January-5-2010 :: Sacaramento Business Journal
Virtual game moderators move in to actual offices
December-21-2009 :: Worlds In Motion
After working remotely for more than two years, Metaverse Mod Squad -- a company specializing in providing outsourced community management, moderation, and customer support for virtual, social, and gaming communities -- opened a new operations center in Sacramento, California.December-17-2009 :: Virtual Worlds News
Metaverse Mod Squad Opens Real World HQ
Virtual world moderation specialists Metaverse Mod Squad, which has historically (and typical for the sector) relied on moderators who work remotely, often out of their homes, is opening a bricks-and-mortar location.December-1-2009 :: Ypulse.com
MMS' Chase Straight Named to Ypulse Youth Advisory Board
November-10-2009 :: Press Release
Jennifer Lowe Joins MMS as Director of Online Media
• SACRAMENTO, CA – Metaverse Mod Squad announced today that Jennifer Lowe has joined the company as its Director of Online Media. For more details, please see the company blog.September-2-2009 :: Press Release
Joi Podgorny Named to Advisory Board
Metaverse Mod Squad announced today that community expert Joi Podgorny has become the newest member of its Advisory Board.July-10-2009 :: Virtual Worlds News
Webosaurs Opens Beta Doors to Public
Created by Reel FX Entertainment and community-managed and moderated by Metaverse Mod Squad, the Webosaurs virtual world and eco-focused online experience is now live.June-30-2009 :: Massively
Fans of the Gossip Girl simulation in Second Life, which is coming to an end after almost two years, are transitioning to a volunteer community thanks to Metaverse Mod Squad, the moderators of the original official sims.May-27-2009 :: Press Release
Sharon Duke Estroff Named Director of Youth Strategy
Metaverse Mod Squad announced on its blog today
the appointment of Sharon Duke Estroff as its Director of Youth
Strategy. In this new role, Sharon will develop communication
strategies aimed at parents and youth in the digital age and head
special projects. She will also become a regular voice on the
company’s blog.
May-19-2009 :: Play As Life
Metaverse Mod Squad's Pam Taggart talks to ArcticPenguin about the duties of a moderator, the skills required for the task, and how different it is from a 9 to 5 office job.May-13-2009 :: Virtual Worlds News
Webosaurs Picks Crisp for Moderation Support by Metaverse Mod Squad
Today Crisp announced that Reel FX had also selected its NetModerator software to add automated support for keeping kids safe. That's not too surprising as Crisp previously partnered with the Mod Squad to mutually market each other's services, with one providing live support and the human touch and the other technology to go hand in hand.May-11-2009 :: Press Release
Metaverse Mod Squad Teams With Sunleaf Studios For Pandanda® Online Game for Kids
May-11-2009 :: Virtual Worlds News
Metaverse Mod Squad Managing Community For New Kids World, Pandanda
Metaverse Mod Squad announced today that it had partnered with Sunleaf Studios to manage and moderate the community for its upcoming kids virtual world, Pandanda.May-4-2009 :: ABC26 News
ABC26 News in New Orleans featured Metaverse Mod Squad in this story on keeping kids safe in virtual playgrounds.May-1-2009 :: Press Release
Webosaurs Taps Metaverse Mod Squad for Community Services
• SACRAMENTO, CA /May 1, 2009 – Metaverse Mod Squad today announced that Reel FX Entertainment has engaged it for the community management, moderation, and customer support needs of Webosaurs, a dino-centric virtual world set to be unleashed in summer 2009.
• The only online destination where KIDS rule the earthTM, Webosaurs will feature customizable 3D-dinosaur avatars, a game-filled prehistoric environment, and educational “Webosodes” from international wildlife expert Nigel Marven. The site will offer safe social networking, action-packed gaming, and edutainment for kids ages 5-10.
• Heading the efforts as community manager for Webosaurs is Tamara Brown, who was recently named Metaverse Mod Squad’s Director of Community Development. Brown joins Metaverse Mod Squad from TheWB.com, where she was the online network’s managing editor and production manager.
• Brown’s first responsibility is to oversee a safe social networking environment for Webosaurs, which upon launch will be moderated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Brown will also lead efforts to develop a loyal community of users, manage the community’s day-to-day operations, and lead the Metaverse Mod Squad moderation and customer support teams.
• “Keeping kids safe is our top priority,” says Reel FX/Webosaurs director Jacques Panis. “Metaverse Mod Squad will not only make our world safer, but it also brings extensive knowledge of community building strategy and customer care. We are very pleased to have them join the Webosaurs team.”
• “With Webosaurs, Reel FX has created an incredibly exciting online destination for kids,” says Amy Pritchard, CEO of Metaverse Mod Squad. “We are thrilled to be a part of such a unique project that stands out from the competition with its sophisticated look and educational and gaming components. We look forward to building a best-in-class community of users.”
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For a pdf of the release, click here.
About Reel FX Creative Studios:
Reel FX Creative Studios is an integrated group of award-winning design and production studios that produce extraordinary animation, visual effects, entertainment content, commercials, and conceptual designs. With digital studios in Dallas and Santa Monica, Reel FX’s seasoned artists and producers collaborate with clients at every stage of the process, from original concept to visual development through production to final frame. The Company’s collaborative environment and proprietary technologies are key tenets to our creative and production philosophies. See our entertainment work at www.reelfx.com and award winning design and commercial work from our design studio Radium at www.radium.com.
About Metaverse Mod Squad:
Metaverse Mod Squad avatars and the people behind them work in online communities to promote brands, entertain audiences, and protect the safety of children. From community managers to moderators to customer support teams, the company works with marquee clients to create exciting, safe, and profitable experiences in virtual worlds, MMOs, and online message boards. For more information, please see www.metaversemodsquad.com
May-1-2009 :: Virtual Worlds News
Metaverse Mod Squad announced today that it had been signed by Reel FX Entertainment to provide community management, moderation, and support for its upcoming kids world, Webosaurs.March-23-2009 :: Virtual Worlds News
Metaverse Mod Squad Advisor Named Crisp Thinking's Head of Safety
March-11-2009 :: Press Any Key by Liam O'Malley
A panel discussion moderated by Michael H. Pinkerton of Metaverse Mod Squad at the 2009 Engage Expo provided valuable insight and advice for anyone trying to reach kids online.February-12-2009 :: Press Release
January-21-2009 :: VentureBeat
Updated: Game and virtual world fundings top $885 million in 2008
Metaverse Mod Squad was one of 93 companies in the game industry that raised more than $885.6 million worth of venture capital and angel funds in 2008.December-16-2008 :: Common Sensible: Second Life
December-12-2008 :: CNN iReport
Metaverse Mod Squad In Big Demand
December-5-2008 :: Virtually London (Lite)
Metaverse Mod Squad in SL London
October-30-2008 :: WorldsinMotion.biz
Interview: Metaverse Mod Squad On Its "Avatar Staffing Solution"
The official publication of the Game Developers Conference interviews Metaverse Mod Squad on exactly what an "avatar staffing provider" does.October-28-2008 :: Metaverse Messenger
Enter the Second Life World of Gossip Girl
September-24-2008 :: Izzy Neis
Woo! I love how interactive a lot of these sites are getting! And, as always, props to the fine folks at MMS. You Rock.September-23-2008 :: Press Release
MinyanLand and Metaverse Mod Squad to Kick Off Month-Long Halloween Social
MinyanLand, a virtual community that teaches kids and their families the basics of money and finance, has announced a month-long “Halloween in MinyanLand” social run by chat-enabled moderators from Metaverse Mod Squad.September-23-2008 :: Virtual Worlds News
MinyanLand Taps Metaverse Mod Squad for Halloween Events
With finance clues as a part of a scavenger hunt and help from chat-enabled moderators from the Metaverse Mod Squad, kids in MinyanLand will look for a special Halloween-themed virtual good and participate in moderated social events.September-22-2008 :: TMCnet - Contact Center Community
Parature and Metaverse Mod Squad Enter Integration Partnership
Metaverse Mod Squad’s moderators and customer service teams can now use Parature’s dynamic and intuitive software to serve and support residents of virtual worlds.September-18-2008 :: Press Release
Parature Announces Integration Partnership with Metaverse Mod Squad
Parature, the global leader in on-demand customer service software, today announced an integration partnership with Metaverse Mod Squad, the premier avatar staffing firm for virtual worlds and online communities.September-18-2008 :: Virtual Worlds News
Parature announced today a partnership to provide its customer service solutions software to the Metaverse Mod Squad for the latter's work in supporting virtual worlds and online communities.September-12-2008 :: WorldsinMotion.biz
Online child protection solution developer Crisp Thinking has announced its latest partnership -- with Metaverse Mod Squad, an avatar staffing provider that itself concentrates on protecting the safety of children online.September-9-2008 :: Virtual Worlds News
Crisp Thinking Partners with Metaverse Mod Squad
September-9-2008 :: Izzy Neis
So to have friends to partner together? Why, it’s like a party of awesomeness.September-8-2008 :: Press Release
Metaverse Mod Squad, the leader in avatar staffing solutions, announced a partnership today with Crisp Thinking® to promote ongoing safety of children in online virtual worlds and social communities.September-2-2008 :: Shaping Youth
150 Kids’ Virtual Worlds: 95 Live, 68 in R&D; How Many Are Worthy?
July-15-2008 :: BizReport
In a nod to the future of online worlds, an investment of $200k was made in Metaverse Mod Squad, which provides support and staff for virtual events.July-9-2008 :: Los Angeles Times
Venture firms, media companies plow real money into online games, virtual worlds
A notable investment in virtual worlds was in Metaverse Mod Squad, a company based purely on providing support for virtual worlds users.July-9-2008 :: VentureBeat
Investors pour $161 million into 16 virtual worlds in second quarter
Investments are also being made in the products surrounding virtual worlds, such as the $200,000 investment in Metaverse Mod Squad, which provides support for virtual world events.July-8-2008 :: Virtual Worlds News
$161 Million Invested in 16 Virtual Worlds-Related Companies in 2Q 2008
The $200,000 investment in Metaverse Mod Squad indicates the industry is large enough to support investment in a company based purely on providing support for virtual worlds users.June-19-2008 :: Massively
Metaverse Mod Squad Raises Over $200,000 From Angel Investors
Thirty eight years after Alvin Toffler described the trouble people were having keeping pace with the ever-increasing rate of technological progress, a company has acquired $200,000 to populate virtual worlds with virtual people, living virtual lives.
June-19-2008 :: The AvaStar
Metaverse Mod Squad, a firm providing trained avatars that can be used by clients in a number of virtual worlds, has raised more than US$200,000 in funding.
June-18-2008 :: Virtual Worlds News
Metaverse Mod Squad Gets Over $200,000 From Angel Investors
Metaverse Mod Squad recently raised over $200,000 from angel investors, and as befitting an investment in a company providing virtual services, the closing of the investment took place in the company's virtual office in Second Life.
June-17-2008 :: Press Release
Metaverse Mod Squad Raises Over $200,000 From Angel Investors
Metaverse Mod Squad celebrated the closing of its first round of financing — over $200,000 from esteemed angel investors — at its virtual office in Second Life.
May-23-2008 :: The AvaStar
The Gossip Girl sims in Second Life have been extremely popular, and kept clean and fun by moderators from Metaverse Mod Squad.
May-21-2008 :: Virtual Worlds News
Gossip Girl Filming Machinisodes in Second Life
The CW Network is capitalizing on the success of Gossip Girl in Second Life, operated by Metaverse Mod Squad, by filming in-world machinisodes to fill in story line gaps that came about from the writers strike.
May-20-2008 :: Reuters
The CW films Gossip Girl "Machinisodes" in Second Life
With the help of Metaverse Mod Squad, the CW Network has filmed mini-episodes of Gossip Girl in Second Life, following script outlines developed by the show's writers and to air on CWTV.com.
May-12-2008 :: Client Times Online (Thomson Compumark)
The State of Business and Law in Virtual Worlds
"People like virtual worlds because they bring together the immediacy of Skype, the community of social media, and the rich branding of websites in immersive experiences," said Amy Pritchard, CEO of Metaverse Mod Squad.
April-9-2008 :: Dogear-Nation
Dogear-Nation Episode 46 — Been There, Done That, Bought the T-Shirt
Metaverse Mod Squad is a good solution for organizations looking for that initial meet-and-greet in virtual spaces.
April-7-2008 :: ABC News
One of the more interesting companies at the conference was Metaverse Mod Squad, which uses real people to staff real jobs in virtual worlds, kind of like a virtual-world temp agency.
April-6-2008 :: WhatsNextBlog.com
Virtual Worlds Conference — Lackluster Presentations, Meager Tscotchkes, Yet Fascinating
Metaverse Mod Squad, an avatar staffing agency for virtual worlds, was one of the most interesting things at the 2008 Virtual Worlds Conference.
April-4-2008 :: Blumsday
Virtual or real, it's the same world
A high point at the Virtual Worlds Conference was Metaverse Mod Squad, an avatar staffing firm you can use to build your virtual presence.
April-4-2008 :: Wonderblog
Day 2 of Virtual Worlds 2008 and Other News
Metaverse Mod Squad allows you to hire live people to populate a world to help with greeting visitors, orienting newcomers, or just providing buzz or friendly people to chat with.
April-3-2008 :: AppScout (PC Magazine)
Virtual Worlds 2008: Reality Check
Among the more interesting business models coming out of the space is the one set up by the Metaverse Mod Squad, a self-proclaimed "Mods for Hire" service.
April-3-2008 :: Molaskey's Pub
Virtual World Expo Convention NYC April 3,4, 2008
Represented at the Virtual Worlds Conference was Metaverse Mod Squad, which recognizes the key to a successful virtual world marketing campaign is having a fully interactive, staffed site.
January-31-2008 :: New World Notes
What's in a Name? Site/Bot Census Taker Tracks SL Surnames, Observes Trend
The high number of Second Life residents named GossipGirl (83,841) confirms the popularity of the themed area promoting the hit TV show, hosted by Metaverse Mod Squad.
January-15-2008 :: Virtual Worlds News
TV in SL Update: Gossip Girl a Success, CSI Didn't Underperform
Warner Brothers and Metaverse Mod Squad are having great success bringing the Gossip Girl television show in-world to Second Life.
January-6-2008 :: The Second Life Herald
What's the Gossip about GossipGirl?
Reporter Jessica Holyoke examines the phenomenon of Gossip Girl-Second Life and credits the high retention rate to the 24/7 presence of Metaverse Mod Squad.
January-4-2008 :: New World Notes
Gossip Girl, hosted by Metaverse Mod Squad, and another television show that particularly appeals to women are reporting impressive returns in Second Life.
January-3-2008 :: CNN's SL I-Reports
Ice Skating Event Entertains Gossip Girls
Characters from the CWTV's Gossip Girl join the Gossip Girls in Second Life for an ice skating event hosted by Metaverse Mod Squad.
January-3-2008 :: CNN's SL I-Reports
Gossip Girls Parade on New Year's Day
The Gossip Girls chaotic celebration parade on New Year's Day, hosted by Metaverse Mod Squad, leaves an I-Reporter in stitches.
January-1-2008 :: New World Notes
New World Notes' Top 15 Most Popular Posts for 2007
Feature story on Metaverse Mod Squad in Second Life's premiere publication on the eve of Newt Gingrich's high-profile appearance in the metaverse is named one of the most popular posts for 2007.
December-15-2007 :: SL Pulse
Metaverse Mod Squad Stars in Gossip Girl-Second Life's "Noob to Knockout"
Warner Brothers has released a short animated video promoting the Gossip Girl Experience in Second Life and featuring the invaluable services of Metaverse Mod Squad.
December-15-2007 :: Massively
Cinemassively: UES Insider — Noob to Knockout
The animated "machinisode" showing Metaverse Mod Squad making over a newbie in Second Life is "a fun look at what goes on in the Gossip Girl sims."
November-12-2007 :: New World Notes
Tateru Nino's Mixed Reality Headcount: Top 10 Corporate Sites in Second Life
The Gossip Girl site in Second Life, moderated and maintained by Metaverse Mod Squad, is the week's second most popular corporate region in the virtual world and is "hopping" and "busy at all hours".
October-10-2007 :: Game Politics.com
A Spanking over Naked Avatar Story
Virtual bouncers ensured there was not, contrary to prior media reports, a naked avatar on hand to greet Newt Gingrich during his Second Life appearance.
October-4-2007 :: Tech.Blorge.com
Newt Gingrich enjoys nudity-free visit in Second Life
Newt Gingrich was never in any danger, thanks to an all-female team of professional moderators for chat rooms, message boards, and virtual worlds.
September-28-2007 :: Tech.Blorge.com
Did Naked People accost Newt Gingrich in Second Life?
Newt Gingrich's virtual security team addresses inaccurate media reports of nudity at American Solutions' highly publicized appearance in Second Life.
September-27-2007 :: New World Notes
Wagner James Au, the authority on news and views in Second Life, catches up with Metaverse Mod Squad on the eve of Newt Gingrich's appearance in Second Life.
September-27-2007 :: Reuters/Second Life News Center
Second Life ready for primetime at Gingrich event
Under the watchful eye of an all-female security force, disruptions that have plagued other high-profile Second Life interviews were kept to a minimum.