Press Release

SAN MATEO, CA, May 17, 2007 -- Makena Technologies, creator of the popular social virtual world There.com, today announced a special promotion giving all new members a free upgrade to enjoy its virtual world voice chat system. Anyone who joins the There.com community starting today through May 31st, 2007, will receive unlimited, free voice chat as part of their membership. There.com first introduced voice chat technology into its 3D virtual world in 2003 and this June will mark the company's fourth year of providing voice chat to its members.

There.com's voice capabilities provide members with the ultimate communication mode in world, allowing them to talk and enjoy a number of voice-related events via their custom avatars. Like all of There.com's features, safety is at the forefront, and voice chat includes the ability to instantly "ignore" avatars that members do not wish to communicate with.

"Almost since its inception, There.com has offered voice chat in-world. We immediately recognized voice as an integral extension of peoples' ability to communicate online," said Michael Wilson, CEO of Makena Technologies. "New members to There.com over the next several weeks can now instantly enjoy voice interaction, which is normally reserved for premium members." There.com's unique voice technology includes:

• Ubiquitous availability; There.com's voice chat is available everywhere in the 173 million square mile virtual environment
• 3-D, environmentally correct audio, meaning voices fade, become louder and change speaker direction appropriately as members navigate the world
• Group voice chat
• Private one-on-one voice chat
• Microphone and speaker tuning
• Hands-free and toggle voice controls

About Makena Technologies, Inc.

Makena Technologies is the parent company of There.com, a fully interactive, 3D online virtual world where members can customize and create their own 3D character, meet and hang out with friends in real-time using voice and text chat, build their own virtual homes, participate in events ranging from car races to paintball to fashion shows and even create and sell their own virtual items. There.com is a safe and exciting "PG-13" environment for ages 13 and up that has something to offer nearly anyone. Makena Technologies has offices in San Mateo, CA and Laguna Beach, CA. For more information, visit http://www.there.com.

Press Contact:
Aimee Yoon
Dotted Line Communications (for There.com)
617.332.1658
aimee@dottedlinecomm.com