tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256560792011-09-30T12:10:18.215+01:00Formerly There now Vonira .tBloggernoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656079.post-22619297061539094812010-04-17T23:48:00.006+01:002010-12-12T21:10:33.553Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GJTZZs09czI/S9XuuwOcTRI/AAAAAAAABTg/AzorNPMiKww/s1600/KolourBlind+Logo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 161px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GJTZZs09czI/S9XuuwOcTRI/AAAAAAAABTg/AzorNPMiKww/s200/KolourBlind+Logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464536209870834962" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>So There is no more - we were told less than two weeks before it was shut down.<div><br /></div><div>To be honest I am not surprised that There shut down - I had been in-world for many years and you could tell that something was not right.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's not to say that I wasn't disappointed - I had put so much time and money into the world it was a real shame to see it go.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is why I shall keep KolourBlind.com open and make it into a small There tribute site, you can check out over 350 screen-shots I took in the final days leading up to the closure at my gallery here:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/104130365430367045768">There.com Screenshot Gallery</a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you need a place to hang out now that we don't have There then I find that the best place is this website which has lots of information on There and an active forum:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.thumdar.com/">Thumdar.com - Tweak your virtual world.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>So what does the future bring for online virtual worlds? Who knows but Vonira is currently in the very early stages of developing a new virtual world based on solid business principles.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have become involved in this project and looking behind the scenes I can see its extent is far greater than anyone initially anticipated.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am confident that not only will Vonira be as good as There.com but actually far better, check it out:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.vonira.com/">Vonira</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GJTZZs09czI/S9XubHGmp5I/AAAAAAAABTY/-mEzoJoUK3A/s1600/AliVUbbberPic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GJTZZs09czI/S9XubHGmp5I/AAAAAAAABTY/-mEzoJoUK3A/s400/AliVUbbberPic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464535872414590866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GJTZZs09czI/S8o_EGKjstI/AAAAAAAABR0/LqFSsxnpTTg/s1600/KolourBlind+Logo.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25656079-2261929706153909481?l=kolourblind.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tBloggernoreply@blogger.com2