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Hive 7, An Ajaxian Virtual World
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03/30/2006, By Om Malik
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Max Skibinsky knows javascript. He knows it so well, that he was working on applications in what he “double-channel javascript.” Thank god, that didn’t catch on and instead we ended up with a more friendly Ajax acronym. Anyway the end result is pretty much the same - a more nimble, faster, easier and better web.
It worked out for Skibinsky as well, who failed to raise money for his proposed online multiplayer game. Instead, he ended up starting Hive7, with angel funding from Naval Ravikant (CEO of Vast.com) and Gaurav Dhillon, who has started Informatica.
Hive7 has developed an AJAX-based virtual online community that has many of the elements you normally find in an immersive environment like Linden Labs’ Second Life. Robert Scoble made the argument that Second Life is an OS, while others nodded their head in agreement. That might be the case, but increasingly, I believe that this will give way to a more web-based virtual world. It happened with AOL, and now its going to happen in multi-user environments.
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