2008/Jan-Jun/List/Featured Announcements

January

 * January 03 - Celebrate the New Year with Free Gaia Gold!
 * January 03 - La Victoire update and EI Report: Hermes' Moon and Fausto's Bottle evolved, and the January Birthstone Crown is released.
 * January 04 - Gaia Cinemas update.
 * January 07 - Gaia Cinemas update.
 * January 10 - La Victoire update and EI Report: Chess Sets is released; and Pantheracorax Agate and Biancamella evolved.
 * January 11 - First Daily Chance exclusive items added.
 * January 14 - Gaia Cinema update.
 * January 15 - Monthly Collectibles: Assassin's Guise [[File:0108-AssassinsGuise.png]] and Masterpieces [[File:0108-Masterpieces.png]]
 * January 16 - Gaia OMG Widget made available on Facebook.
 * January 17 - Gaia does 2008 Convention Tour, posting a schedule of locations.
 * January 18 - La Victoire update and EI Report: Eastern folklore masks released and chess boards added to Gaia Towns following from the Chess Sets release, and Fausto's Bottle, Hermes' Moon and Orindae evolved.
 * January 22 - Gaia Cinemas update.
 * January 22 - Sponsorship: MTV. Sunset Couture opens, and new items from MTV's The Hills. With La Victoire update; Designer Handbags.
 * January 23 - Sponsorship: Scion and Car Item Contest started, and new cars for Gaia Rally released.
 * January 23 - Gaia VJ updated.
 * January 24 - La Victoire update and EI Report: new EI's White Drome Egg and The Experiment released, while the Green Corallus Egg, Tama's Basket, Pantheracorax Agate and DandiiDooDad Spore evolved. Also informing Gaians that leaving the shop January 31st, were some of the Wedding themed items.
 * January 28 - Gaia Cinemas update.
 * January 28 - Gold Shop update: Ye Olde Item Update; Tavern Wench, Blade, Eloquent and Milady sets released.
 * January 29 - Cell Phone Ordering Woes. There was trouble purchasing with a cellphone; it was quickly fixed hours later.
 * January 29 - Gaia planning on going to "The Price is Right" show.
 * January 31 - Merchandise shipping problems.
 * January 31 - EI Report: Fausto's Bottle, Hermes' Moon and Biancamella evolved.

February

 * February 01 - Gaia Alerts updated.
 * February 02 - Gaiapedia became 2 Years Old.
 * February 04 - Gaia Cinemas update.
 * February 05 - Word Bump and Credit Exchange were fixed.
 * February 07 - Valentine's Item Contest started. GStore error fixed.
 * February 07 - La Victoire update and EI Report: Eastern Zodiac is released; and Pantheracorax Agate and Orindae evolved.
 * February 11 - Gaia Cinemas update.
 * February 11 - Gaia Event: Valentines 2k8
 * February 12 - La Victoire update and EI Report: Grace of Eros, Grace of Aphrodite, Sweetheart Teddy and more Long-Stemmed Roses are released; and White Drome Egg and Hermes' Moon evolved, along with Fausto's Bottle which completed its evolution.
 * February 13 - Gaia Cash cards at Target stores, purchase of a 25$ Card would give a bonus item: Benny the Puppy.
 * February 13 - Gold Shop and Salon Durem update: New Starter Sets & Hairstyles, Registration & New Homepage.
 * February 15 - Monthly Collectibles: Magical Girl [[File:0208-MagicalGirl.png]] and Four Horsemen [[File:0208-FourHorsemen.png]]
 * February 18 - Gaia became 5 Years Old.
 * February 19 - Gaia Cinemas update.
 * February 20 - Kiki's Road Trip: WonderCon in San Francisco.
 * February 21 - La Victoire update and EI Report: new EI Alruna's Rose is released; and Biancamella, Green Corallus Egg, The Experiment and DandiiDooDad Spore evolved, while the Pantheracorax Agate completed its evolution.
 * February 22 - Valentine's Day Contest: We Messed Up. Voting page put early due to miss communication.
 * February 25 - Gaia Cinemas update with full screen mode.
 * February 27 - New mouth and eye styles released (recreation page only).
 * February 27 - Weekly Poll started and this marks the introduction of Opinion Primate.
 * February 28 - La Victoire update and EI Report: Certificate of Adoption and Magical Girl's Uniform in different colors are released; and Hermes' Moon and Orindae evolved.
 * February 28 - Maintenance Notice: Toolbar.
 * February 29 - News Bulletin: Leap Day, Valentine's Voting, Orphan and Towns Fix. Leap Year Frog item released to recognize 2008's Leap Day.

March

 * March 03 - Gaia Cinemas update, plus Weekly Poll by Opinion Primate
 * March 05 - Kiki's Road Trip: MegaCon in Orland, Florida.
 * March 06 - La Victoire update and EI Report: Luck o' the Gairish released and White Drome Egg and Alruna's Rose evolved. Leaving the shop Wednesday the 12th, Eastern Zodiac (all forms) and Pantheracorax Agate.
 * March 07 - Winners of the Car Item Contest announced.
 * March 10 - Gaia Cinemas update, and Weekly Poll.
 * March 10 - Torso Item Design Contest started.
 * March 11 - Gaia nominated for Webware 100 award for 2008, Announcement encourages Gaians to vote.
 * March 13 - Kiki's Road Trip: Wizard World in Los Angeles.
 * March 13 - La Victoire update and EI Report: new EI Dionaesil is released, while the Biancamella and Hermes' Moon evolved. And the Certificate of Adoption was removed.
 * March 14 - T-Shirt sale in the GStore started.
 * March 15 - Monthly Collectibles: Wonderland [[File:0308-Wonderland.png]] and Samurai Yoroi [[File:0308-SamuraiYoroi.png]]
 * March 17 - Gaia Cinemas update, Weekly Poll, informing about the Kiki Road Trip.
 * March 19 - Kiki's Road Trip: Anime Boston, and a Stupid Joke for No Reason...then an apology for the joke.
 * March 19 - Gaia Badge released.
 * March 20 - La Victoire Easter update and EI Report: Bunny Hoodie, Chicky Hoodie and Bun-Bun Plushie are released; and Alruna's Rose, The Experiment and Orindae evolved.
 * March 22 - The Easter Bunny sent Private Messages to Gaians and gave them Clock Eggs for the small Easter 2k8 event.
 * March 25 - Upcoming events on Gaia, and feedback needed.
 * March 25 - La Victoire update: Infinity Hat released along with the new hats it brought. And Weekly Poll.
 * March 26 - Kiki's Road Trip: Sakura Con, and Gaia Store Sale was Ending.
 * March 26 - Winner of the Valentine's Item Contest announced.
 * March 27 - Mischief Makers arrives.
 * March 27 - EI Report: White Drome Egg, DandiiDooDad Spore and Hermes' Moon evolved, and Green Corallus Egg completed its evolution.

April

 * April 01 - The Easter Bunny sent Private Messages to Gaians announcing that it was time to open the Clock Egg. They turned out to be bombs, concluding the Easter 2k8 event.
 * April 01 - Gold Shop update: Rising Sun hairstyles and sets and MUltipants released.
 * April 03 - Mobile Phone Payments: Problem. But was soon fixed.
 * April 03 - Day change for La Victoire updates, GStore sale, Find a Friend feature, Torso Item voting, and Marketplace changes; to stop sellers from canceling bids early.
 * April 03 - Gaia Pinball opened for public beta testing.
 * April 04 - EI Report: Alruna's Rose and Dionaesil evolved, and Biancamella completed its evolution.
 * April 04 - Gaia Cinemas update.
 * April 07 - Gaia Cinemas update, and Weekly Poll.
 * April 08 - Journals Offline were offline, and was resolved hours later.
 * April 08 - Gaian's Choice Game Awards, voting for Mochi game began.
 * April 09 - Sponsorship: Skittles, Chocolate Mix.
 * April 11 - La Victoire update and EI Report: new EI Enchanted Book is released, while the White Drome Egg, Hermes' Moon and Orindae evolved.
 * April 13 - Art Arena Downtime.
 * April 14 - Gaia Convention Tour: New York Comic-Con.
 * April 14 - News Bulletin: Member Appreciation Night, Minicomic, Weekly Poll, Dev ask which items should be unisex, and reminding Gaians of the Privacy setting.
 * April 15 - Monthly Collectibles: Rock Puppy [[File:0408-Rock Puppy.png]] and Rock Hard [[File:0408-Rock Hard(Demonic Mic).png]]
 * April 17 - Battle System Website updated.
 * April 17 - Liam's Quest made available by visiting Crate & Apparel.
 * April 18 - La Victoire announcement and EI Report: Alruna's Rose and The Experiment evolved. Items that left the shop, Wild Armor and Magical Schoolgirl Uniforms (all colors).
 * April 18 - Password dialogs and images; problems with spammers putting password protected images in the forum threads.
 * April 21 - Sponsorship: Skittles, Chocolate Mix.
 * April 22 - Ian returns to Barton Boutique.
 * April 22 - News Bulletin: Account Safety, New Minicomic, Webware 100 (Gaia wins), and Weekly Poll.
 * April 22 - Ian returns; Mini Comic explains where he has been.
 * April 23 - Gold Shop update: Bathtime sets released.
 * April 25 - La Victoire update and EI Report: new EI Inari's Beads is released, while the Dionaesil evolved and the Hermes' Moon completed its evolution.
 * April 26 - More site design mock-ups.
 * April 28 - Gaian's Choice Game Awards, voting for Mochi games ending on the 30th.
 * April 28 - Sponsorship: Kung Fu Panda.
 * April 29 - Mischief Makers: The First Winners.
 * April 29 - La Victoire update: Bag of Win is released.
 * April 30 - News Bulletin: Bag of Win, Torso Contest Winners, Member Appreciation Night (video), GStore update; From then till May 25th, there was a special bonus with every Gaia Store order, More Kiki Road Trip stops, and Weekly Poll.
 * April 30 - Winners of the Torso Item Design Contest announced.

May

 * May 01 - Coming May 16th: Gaia Prom Crashers. Christian Siriano items arrive in Barton Boutique. Along with Gaia Staff dancing.
 * May 02 - CAPTCHA added to posting screen.
 * May 02 - EI Report: Enchanted Book, White Drome Egg, Alruna's Rose and Orindae evolved, while the DandiiDooDad Spore completed its evolution.
 * May 05 - Flash Spaces Back On (VJ) - people were posting questionable content, this was taken care of.
 * May 05 - Friend List updated.
 * May 06 - Mischief Makers: Help Gaia crash CBS's Early Show.
 * May 07 - Gold Shop update: Flow Prom Dress, Polyester Suit, Lily Boutonniere and Lily Corsage are released.
 * May 08 - News Bulletin: IRL Cinemas (Gaia Staff wants Gaians to see Iron Man with them), CBS Early Show (Date change to the 15th).
 * May 09 - La Victoire update and EI Report: Inari's Beads evolved and Cash Shop update; Voluptuous Wrap Dress, Celestial Gold Slinky Split Dress and Celestial Gold Glamorous Pumps were released.
 * May 12 - Trades, Gifting, Cash Shop Glitches, problem was fixed over hours.
 * May 12 - News Bulletin: More Cinemas IRL Showings + The Early Show.
 * May 13 - La Victoire update: more items added to Christian Siriano set.
 * May 13 - News Bulletin: Image Security, Conventions, Mischief. New homepages, and updated options to view Whitelisted images or not.
 * May 14 - Sponsorship: Kung Fu Panda.
 * May 15 - Gaians Choice Game Awards: The Winners are posted.
 * May 15 - Monthly Collectibles: Oculus Mythica [[File:0508-OculusMythica.png]] and Elemental Wings [[File:0508-ElementalWings.png]]
 * May 15 - Manga update: #22: Prom Drama - A 10-page manga about the 2008 prom.
 * May 16 - Gaia Event: Prom Crashers 2k8 started, and Prom Drama manga released.
 * May 19 - Sponsorship: Skittles, quiz.
 * May 19 - Gaia Event ends: Prom Crashers 2k8
 * May 20 - La Victoire update and EI Report: later than usual because of technical difficulties. New EI Death Whisper is released; and Alruna's Rose, The Experiment and Dionaesil evolved.
 * May 20 - News Bulletin: Fanime, Cinemas IRL (Gaia Staff asking Gaians to see News Bulletin: Fanime, Cinemas IRL with them), Gaia on the Today Show (video posted), and the Weekly Poll.
 * May 21 - Sponsorship: Scion (Driver's License sig)
 * May 21 - Gaia's MMO: Apply for the 'Battle' Beta Test.
 * May 22 - Improvement on Pinball Game.
 * May 23 - La Victoire update and EI Report: OMFG Box is released, Enchanted Book and Inari's Beads evolved, while both White Drome Egg and Orindae completed their evolutions.
 * May 27 - News Bulletin: Staff Decoration Contest, Safety Info (Phony Password Pop-ups), Cinemas IRL (Gaia Staff asking Gaians to see Indiana Jones with them), Weekly Poll, and Mochi Games now give gold.
 * May 27 - La Victoire announcement: Hermes Moon, Orindae and White Drome were Leaving the shop Friday, May 30th.
 * May 28 - Kiki's Road Trip: A-Kon in Dallas, TX.
 * May 28 - Gaians asked to break Pinball game. Devs checking for stability.
 * May 29 - Site Offline For 10 Minutes Tomorrow Morning.
 * May 29 - Sponsorship: Kung Fu Panda.
 * May 30 - La Victoire update and EI Report: new EI Furugasa is released and the Alruna's Rose evolved.

June

 * June 02 - Sponsorship: Skittles, Chocolate Mix, Fill the Rainbow.
 * June 02 - Gold Shop update: Wild West Cowboy, Native American, Saloon Girl and Kachina sets released.
 * June 02 - GStore update, Summer sale. From then until June 17th.
 * June 05 - Sponsorship: Kung Fu Panda.
 * June 06 - EI Report: Death Whisper, Dionaesil and Inari's Beads evolved.
 * June 10 - La Victoire update: new EI Picolitrosso's Urn is released.
 * June 10 - News Bulletin: Mischief Makers, Birthdays (a part of privacy setting), Informing Gaians of Ask the Admins, and Kiki Road Trip location, and Weekly Poll.
 * June 11 - Daily Gaia: Gaian Theatre Company (User run theater company).
 * June 12 - Labelmaker released.
 * June 12 - Community Spotlight: Love, Gaian Style. (two Users who chatted on Gaia, and over 4 years became a RL couple).
 * June 13 - EI Report: Alruna's Rose and Enchanted Book evolved with The Experiment completing its evolution.
 * June 13- Fishing: Closed for Maintenance
 * June 13 - Community Spotlight: Bored in Towns? (A Guild of Users who find things to do while in Gaia Towns).
 * June 15 - Monthly Collectibles: Radiant Prism [[File:0608-RadiantPrism.png]] and Black Ops Gear [[File:0608-BlackOpsGear.png]]
 * June 16 - Community Spotlight: Keep Your Account Safe!
 * June 17 - Weekend PayPal Woes. Small issue with paypal, it was solved later.
 * June 18 - News Bulletin: Time Magazine Knows We're Awesome. Gaia Online has been named as one of the 50 best sites of 2008 by Time Magazine. Mischief Makers update, and Weekly Poll.
 * June 20 - EI Report: Furugasa, Inari's Beads and Death Whisper evolved, with Picolitrosso's Urn gaining two extra poses.
 * June 23 - La Victoire announcement: OMFG Box leaving on Wednesday, June 25th.
 * June 23 - Community Spotlight: Get a Summer Job. (User run Thread Gaia Jobs Center).
 * June 24 - Sponsorship: Michael Scott.
 * June 24 - News Bulletin: Kiki's Road Trip: Wizard World Chicago, More CBS Mischief on September 29. If Gaians showed up in Gaia Gear, they would get a limited edition Ring for the upcoming MMO.
 * June 25 - La Victoire update: Faunzy's Flute released.
 * June 26 - Community Spotlight: Stylin' and Profilin'. Informing Gaians of Profiles forum.
 * June 26 - Another announcement for Faunzy's Flute.
 * June 27 - La Victoire update and EI Report: new EI Kelp o' th' Loch released; and Picolitrosso's Urn, Dionaesil and Alruna's Rose evolved.
 * June 27 - Avatar Save Problem Fixed.
 * June 28 - EI Report: Kelp o'th' Lock & Others (Resent).
 * June 30 - La Victoire update: new EI Yama No Tamago released.
 * June 30 - Manga update: #23: The Spirit of Competition - A 3-page manga with Lanzer calling the International Olympic Committee to make a bid for Gaia to host the 2008 Olympics. When he is rejected he decides to create his own Olympics... the Rejected Olympics.