The Leader in 50-Plus Online Social Networking Invites Intergenerational
Gamers to Connect at Eons.com with Socially Interactive Games Powered by
Bunchball
CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, Mass., BOSTON and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 24
/PRNewswire/ -- Eons(TM), the 50-plus media company for lovin' life on the
flipside of 50, today announced a partnership with Bunchball, the leading
provider of community games for online destinations, further enhancing
Eons' social networking features for 50-plus adults. With Bunchball powered
games, Eons members will have the opportunity to match-up with fellow
members to play a variety of interactive games, or invite players from
outside the Eons community, including their children and grandchildren who
are already actively gaming online.
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"Our members are actively connecting with each other around the most
important aspects of their lives," said Jeff Taylor, founder and CEO of
Eons. "The boomer generation is all about having fun, and at Eons, our
members are telling us they want to play. Bunchball's games let them engage
their social networks of online friends and family in a fun and interactive
way."
Eons will feature many of Bunchball's most popular socially interactive
games, ranging from trivia to pool. For example, Icebreakers
(http://fun.eons.com/games/game/icebreakers), poses questions that enable
players to get to know one another better. Many of the Bunchball games will
be integrated with Eons BrainBuilders(TM), games that enhance and sustain
brainpower. Eons users can track their progress as they play BrainBuilders
each day, and thanks to new interactive BrainBuilders games powered by
Bunchball, users will not only be able to challenge their own minds, but
also those of their online friends while strengthening their social
connections.
The new games to be featured in the BrainBuilders section include:
-- Fruit MixUp (http://fun.eons.com/games/game/fruit-mixup) and 8 Ball & 9
Ball Pool (http://fun.eons.com/games/game/8-ball-9-ball-pool) - These
games enhance visual and spatial skills, defined as the ability to
discriminate, perceive and track objects visually.
-- Flower Power (http://fun.eons.com/games/game/flower-power) - Playing
Flower Power can increase executive function, or the capacity to
control and apply one's mental skills, in the same way that
BrainBuilder games like Sudoku or Mah Jong do.
-- American History Trivia Challenge
(http://fun.eons.com/games/game/trivia-master) - Trivia games enhance
memory skills, the ability to retain and recall information from the
recent and distant past.
"Casual online games have become enormously popular among boomers and
seniors," said Rajat Paharia, founder and CEO of Bunchball. "Bunchball's
social games are a natural fit with the Eons community, providing a fun way
to interact and play with each other. We're especially excited to be help
power the BrainBuilders section and look forward to watching the community
grow and have fun together."
To view and play the interactive games, visit http://www.eons.com.
About Bunchball
Bunchball is the leading provider of social gaming services for web
sites of all sizes. Customers including Lifetime Television, NBC Sports,
Eons, Warner Brothers and Toyota use Bunchball's services to enhance their
communities, increase site stickiness, and promote their brands through
Bunchball's social online game play. Based in Redwood City, CA, Bunchball
was founded in February 2005 and can be found online at
http://www.bunchball.com.
About Eons(TM)
Eons, Inc. inspires and connects adults who are lovin' life on the
flipside of 50 with tools and resources to help them make the most of
today, tackle dreams and adventures, and celebrate memories and
accomplishments. Founded by Jeff Taylor, creator of Monster.com, Eons has
attracted a team of renowned advisors and industry-leading partners and is
backed by venture capital financing from General Catalyst Partners, Sequoia
Capital, Charles River Ventures and Intel Capital, as well as Humana, Inc.
It is supported by corporate founding partners Harrah's Entertainment,
Hyatt Corp., Humana, Inc., Liberty Mutual Group, Fidelity and Verizon
Wireless. Eons is headquartered in Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass. For
more information about Eons, visit http://www.eons.com and
http://www.cranky.com.
Eons Contacts: Bunchball Contacts:
Linda Walsh ext. 263 Susan Lusty
lwalsh@thecastlegrp.com slusty@earthlink.net
Bill Lane ext. 243 (206) 331-4659
blane@thecastlegrp.com Karen Blondell
The Castle Group, Inc. Kblondell@sbcglobal.net
(617) 227-0012 (310) 325-6405
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Related links:
http://www.eons.com
http://www.cranky.com http://www.bunchball.com
http://fun.eons.com/games/game/trivia-master
http://fun.eons.com/games/game/flower-power
http://fun.eons.com/games/game/8-ball-9-ball-pool
http://fun.eons.com/games/game/fruit-mixup
http://fun.eons.com/games/game/icebreakers
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CONTACT:
Linda Walsh, +1-617-227-0012, Ext. 263,
lwalsh@thecastlegrp.com, or Bill Lane, +1-617-227-0012, Ext. 243,
blane@thecastlegrp.com, both of the Castle Group, Inc. for Eons,
Inc.; or Susan Lusty, +1-206-331-4659, slusty@earthlink.net, or
Karen Blondell, +1-310-325-64005, kblondell@sbcglobal.net, both
for Bunchball
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