Random House Author to Preview Upcoming Book in Virtual World There.com

Live Event Promotes New Book in Popular Teen Book Series 'Magic in Manhattan'

SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Makena Technologies, creator of the
popular social virtual world There.com, today announced that two new books
will be promoted in-world through a live book reading and meet and greet later
this month. Sarah Mlynowski, the popular Random House author of the hit teen
book series Magic in Manhattan, will appear in-world on January 13 to promote
the upcoming book Parties & Potions. The event is free to all There.com
members.

"Talking about books is a natural fit for virtual worlds," said Michael
Wilson, CEO of Makena Technologies. "When readers can meet authors and ask
them questions - especially an author of this caliber - books can come alive
in whole new ways."

Mlynowski's visit to There.com on January 13 at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT will
cap off two weeks of virtual events promoting her new book. Events leading up
to the author's meet and greet include a Magic in Manhattan trivia contest,
pajama party and witch costume contest. There.com members can also read a
preview of and pre-order Parties & Potions, which goes on sale January 23.

For more information on the author meet and greet, visit the There.com event
blog at http://www.therefuntimes.com. To register for the event, contact
Jennifer Conway, 978.463.0289 or jennifer@dottedlinecomm.com.

About Makena Technologies, Inc.
Makena Technologies is the parent company of There.com, a fully interactive,
3D online virtual world where members can customize and create their own 3D
character, meet and hang out with friends in real-time using voice and text
chat, build their own virtual homes, participate in events ranging from car
races to paintball to fashion shows and even create and sell their own virtual
items. There.com is a safe and exciting "PG-13" environment for ages 13 and up
that has something to offer nearly anyone. Makena Technologies has offices in
San Mateo, CA and Laguna Beach, CA. For more information, visit
http://www.there.com.

SOURCE Makena Technologies, Inc.

Jennifer Conway of Dotted Line Communications, +1-978-463-0289,
jennifer@dottedlinecomm.com, for There.com