Saturday, April 12, 2008
Hey Guys,
Internet wouldn't be the same thing if it wasn't for two internet favorites, the porn industry, and the gaming industry. Luckily, in this post we'll be talking about the later and online gaming communities. While there has been some interesting Gamin based networks sprouting up, most have been based on console gaming or MMOs. You think Ning would be a hotbed for wow, MMOs but for some reason Spruz.com, one of Nings competitors with it's not so pretty turn-key networks has been mobbed by inactive guild networks of people hoping to sell in game goods for cash.
Although, video games is the entirety of the gaming world. In some interesting history, years ago when I was at the ripe age 20 me and a friend, Spencer Marugg, opened up a hobby store called, The Gamers Lounge. The Gamers Lounge eventually merged The Hero Zone owned by David Baum, Hobby industry veteran. Things went well, but for many reasons me and Spencer left the company and Dave continues to run The Hero Zone in Sandusky, oh. Which is probably the only place you'll find Lan Gaming, Comics, and Collectible games housed under on roof in it's particular portions.
As the story goes I am now blogging as always and about to become a stock broker after graduating, Spencer is now a real estate investor with his friend Clint, and David as I said before is still in gamer heaven in Sandusky. Although me and Dave both have a similar project, Gaming Ning Hosted networks.
4Gamers - This is my network, it's a fun setup, I've proliferated it with content and it just needs some active members to really kickstart. The great thing about a community like this, is if one hobby shop community makes use of it you got constant activity. The most unique feature on this network is the availability of exclusive gaming music from myself which makes for fun soundtrack.
GamerGlobal - my old buddy Dave's forray into the general gaming network world on Ning, is fairly active with it's Sandusky members. Dave seems to really be more focused on hoping other store owners jump in on using google Icals to post their events on their profiles and of cocurse getting their gamer community online to meet gamers all over.
I mean if your a gamers, I would say both communities are diverse enough to entertain you whether you a comic lover, Magic: The gathering fanatic, World of Warcraft nut, or just part of a gaming group that plays risk on saturdays.