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Gaia Interactive is GaiaOnline's way of saving the site....? I was under the impression that GaiaOnline was owned by Gaia Internactive and not the other way around. Which would mean Gaia Interactive isn't GaiaOnline's solution to anything. Or perhaps I'm just misunderstanding what you're trying to say.
Your OP makes it seem like Gaia Interactive is something GaiaOnline came up with to save itself. And I'm not sure that's entirely accurate. ^_^; GaiaOnline is a part of something that is bigger than just this site and I'm not sure the rest of Gaia Interactive exists just to make sure this site stays up and running.
I think the reason why so many people want the new games and such here on this site--so they can support the company from here, the place they actually love. People don't want to just support the nebulous entity that is "Gaia." They want to support GaiaOnline, specifically, because that's the little corner of Gaia Interactive, Inc. they love.
I'm not saying I disagree with your statements about Gaia having to 'jump in the pool and swim with the big fishes.' I totally agree with all that. I just think your OP is presenting information in a slightly skewed way.
Here's an example I pulled out of my noggin.
Apple invented Iphone. Iphone is the reason Apple is now doing so well.
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In a similar way, Gaia Interactive is GaiaOnline's invention that will draw in a larger audience to the site.
No...what you're saying is like saying Apple is the iphone's invention. Gaia Interactive is GaiaOnline's parent company---Gaia Interactive invented GaiaOnline, basically? GaiaOnline, Moga, the new cat game, HoC--they're all owned by Gaia Interactive, much as the iphone is owned by Apple.
That was what I was getting at? You're acting as if GaiaOnline is the parent company and I believe that is inaccurate. =3
Gaia Interactive seems to be focused soley on games. Games are a very recent thing. If they've existed for as long as GaiaOnline, what did this company do before games?
Okay, look at it like this. I don't know how accurate this still is but I know at one time that Michaels.com was its own company within Michael's (the hobby/craft store). From what I understand, GaiaOnline and Gaia Interactive, Inc. share a similar relationship. If that's the case, Gaia Interactive is not really GaiaOnline's way to save itself from financial ruin. Rather, it's more like Gaia Interactive is just expanding to other ventures as companies are wont to do.
Here are some quotes that might interest you?
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Gaiaonline was founded in 2003.[1][2] but the name was changed to GaiaOnline.com in 2004 from go-gaia by its owner, Gaia Interactive.
~Wikipedia
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Gaia Interactive, Inc. operates as an online forum community. The company enables its members to discuss about anime, games, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, politics, fashion, and life in general. It also allows making new friends, as well as to customize avatars, decorate virtual homes, and play games. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in San Jose, California.
~Business Week
Prior to expanding into the realm of games it appears that Gaia Interacted focused primarily on GaiaOnline but in recent times have expanded into other ventures such as facebook games and gaming apps. Several other sources also identify Gaia Interactive as having been founded in 2003 when this website was still go-gaia.
So I maintain that GaiaOnline appears to be owned by Gaia Interactive and Gaia Interactive was not created to save this website or anything along those lines. ^_^