Adrienne Haik

Current

• Co-founder, Communications and Operations at Metaversatility, Inc
• Freelance PR Consultant at Adri Saarinen PR/Marketing (Self-employed)

Education

• Trinity University

Recommended

9 people have recommended Adrienne

Connections

185 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• Metaversatility.com
• MV Blog
• Adrienne Haik's Personal Site

Adrienne Haik’s Summary

I have a strong interest in internet community building and especially the development of a universal 'metaverse' through persistent, continuous virtual worlds such as Second Life. I believe we're entering the next 'era of the internet' and currently bleeding edge systems such as Second Life, There.com, and Open Croquet are the foundations of a much larger and more significant 3d interactive space.

I've been working in, around, and for virtual worlds for almost a decade, starting with text-based environments and moving into the graphically-rich worlds that exist now.

My academic focus was computer science, but my passion has always been the social and cultural implications of technology. With a strong background in both communications and computer science, I am an effective translator between the business and engineering sides of projects.

In Second Life, I'm known as Adri Saarinen.

Adrienne Haik’s Specialties:

virtual world development, internet community building, second life, there.com, multiverse, internet marketing,branding and identity in virtual worlds, project management, business strategy, public relations, viral and buzz marketing, open croquet, qwaq, virtual worlds, 3d internet

Adrienne Haik’s Experience

• Co-founder, Communications and Operations

  Metaversatility, Inc

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  October 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)

  Business strategy, public relations, marketing, and integrations consultant for companies entering virtual worlds. I also handle project management, meeting facilitation, and other operations duties.

• Freelance PR Consultant

  Adri Saarinen PR/Marketing (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Online Media industry)

  February 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  Consulting for virtual world branding and product placement. Media buying, graphic design, advertising campaign development.

Additional Information

Adrienne Haik’s Websites:

• Metaversatility.com
• MV Blog
• Adrienne Haik's Personal Site

Adrienne Haik’s Interests:

new media, internet communities, virtual worlds, experimental marketing, second life, viral marketing, public relations, reading, books, cats, humane population management

Adrienne Haik’s Groups:

Open Web Application Security Project, Second Life Business Communicators, Second Life Developers, Foundation for Rich Content (Second Life)

•    Fans of Digsby

Adrienne Haik’s Honors:

Profiled in Second Life Business Magazine - Oct 2006 - “Selling to an avatar: The need for more sophisticated marketing "

Profiled in TheStreet.com - December 2006 - "A Helping Hand for the Virtual World"

Adrienne Haik’s Contact Settings

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