WeeWorld and Virtual Greats' Strategic Partnership Brings Timberlake Items to WeeWorld.com
BOSTON, MA and LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - February 4, 2009) - WeeWorld, the most popular interactive avatar community and home of the WeeMee, and Virtual Greats LLC, the world's leading virtual goods sales and distribution system, today announced the debut of a fashion line and room accessories from international celebrity and musician Justin Timberlake. WeeWorld will offer users new items featuring William Rast, Timberlake's fashion line, including, shirts, pants, shoes, hats and more. Special accessories designed to capture Timberlake's unique style, as well as his celebrity WeeMee will also be available for fans to add in their WeeWorld Room.
Justin Timberlake News Facts:
-- Justin Timberlake is a singer, songwriter, record producer and an actor. He has won six Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award.
-- New to WeeWorld, Justin fans can style and accessorize their WeeMee with special items including a waistcoat, tartan tie, trilby hat and more.
-- Fans can also select a limited edition Justin Timberlake WeeMee for their virtual room.
-- Timberlake will be featured on WeeWorld's "What's New" page, starting today.
Quotes:
-- Lauren Bigelow, GM and SVP of Marketing, WeeWorld: "Justin Timberlake will be among many successful celebrity partnerships WeeWorld has planned in the virtual goods space. We recognize that the virtual goods market is rapidly growing and partnering with Virtual Greats allows WeeWorld to extend its reach into the celebrity and entertainment-based virtual goods market."
-- Dan Jansen, CEO, Virtual Greats LLC: "We are excited to spearhead the celebrity virtual goods initiatives with WeeWorld and its large user base. Introducing our client Justin Timberlake to new and innovative media on the Internet, like virtual communities, gives celebrities an opportunity to interact with their fans in ways never before possible."
Resources:
-- Justin Timberlake WeeWorld Promotions: http://www.weeworld.com/whatsnew/
-- To experience WeeWorld and create your own WeeMee, visit: http://www.weeworld.com
-- To learn more about Virtual Greats and their properties, visit: http://www.virtualgreats.com
About WeeWorld
WeeWorld (www.weeworld.com) is the most popular interactive avatar community and a trusted site for dynamic self-expression, creation and communication. Through an expansive palette of features, clothes, accessories, hobbies, etc., WeeWorld users can create their personalized WeeMee avatar, connect with friends, decorate their own visual space, send animated messages, play games and more. More than 26 million WeeMees worldwide are redefining avatar demographics and establishing the WeeMee as the world's most widely used and recognized avatar. WeeMees can be created on many sites including Windows Live Messenger and AOL's Instant Messenger, and are portable to all major social networks and blogging sites. WeeWorld has offices in Boston, London and Glasgow, and is funded by Accel Partners (www.accel.com) and Benchmark Capital (www.benchmark.com).
About Virtual Greats LLC
Virtual Greats is the world's leading virtual goods sales and distribution system, connecting celebrities, artists, content creators, IP holders, and luxury brands with a new generation of fans through the online trade of likenesses, fashion, catchphrases, and other virtual representations of real-world talent. Based in Los Angeles, Virtual Greats is affiliated with Millions of Us LLC, an agency specializing in virtual worlds and large online communities.
WeeWorld Contacts:
US Contact:
Erica Camilo or John Connolly
(781) 861-7800
Email Contact
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UK Contact:
Alyssa Taffet
+44 (0)207 758 8280
Email Contact
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Virtual Greats Contacts:
Mat Small
(510) 684-3552
Email Contact
http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=C87C762F3E202388
