Gaia Online

Founded in 2003, Gaia Online is the leading online hangout on the web for people in their teens and early 20s. More than nine million visitors come to Gaia every month to make friends, play games, watch movies in Gaia Cinemas, Gaia's virtual theaters, and participate in the world's most active online community. Gaia provides a fun, social environment that inspires individuality and creativity. With everything from art contests to discussion forums on poetry, politics, celebrities and more, to fully customizable profiles, digital characters and cars, Gaia is a place where teens can create their own space and express their individual style. Gaia Online has the highest average visit time among social media websites, according to an August 2008 report by research group Hitwise.

For more information, visit www.gaiaonline.com.  

Site Statistics · 100,000+ transactions in the Gaia economy per day · More than 9 million unique monthly users · More than 1 billion total forum posts · More than 100,000 auctions transactions per day  

Mike Sego was named CEO of Gaia Online in August 2010. He was previously Chief Product Officer at the company. Prior to Gaia, Mike was the creator and sole developer of the popular (fluff)Friends application for Facebook.  The application, which enables users to adopt and interact with virtual pets, attracted millions of loyal users before Sego sold the company to Social Gaming Network in August 2008.

Previously, Mike served as the technical lead and senior software engineer on Google’s Gmail Frontend engineering team where he was responsible for performance and reliability initiatives.  During this time, he was recognized for outstanding work at Google with the prestigious Founder’s Award in 2007 and the Immersion Program Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. 

Prior to his role at Google, Mike served at Electronic Arts as a software engineer working on The Sims Online. Mike attended Stanford University where he earned a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science, with a focus on Human Computer Interaction and Graphics

Chris Davis is Senior VP of Sales at Gaia Online. He has over 20 years of sales and sales management experience, specializing in custom integrated advertising campaigns. Throughout his career, Davis has worked with many of the world's most successful brands across numerous verticals, including entertainment, gaming, retail, and consumer packaged goods.

Most recently, Davis managed global sales for Neopets, a leading virtual world targeting youth, which was acquired by Viacom/MTV Networks Digital in June 2005. During his time at Neopets, Davis worked with brands including McDonalds, Disney, Hasbro, Target and General Mills to create customized in-world advertising campaigns designed to engage Neopets' member base. Previously, Davis spent 12 years at Pfizer, Inc. in various sales and sales management positions. There he was elected to multiple Vice Presidents Management Cabinets, was named District Manager of the Year and received the 'Spartan' Award, named after him to recognize excellence in salesmanship, teamwork and communication.