2006/Jul-Dec/List/Featured Announcements

July

 * July 05 - Meet us at Anime Expo this Sunday + Thanks for coming! - Ling thanking people for coming to the Anime Expo, stating that over 1,000 people came to the panel room, while 400 went to the social meeting.
 * July 05 - New homes update for July :D + Saving fix - Home Electronics and Casino Uniform Update.
 * July 06 - There was a small bug with the new Home items, it was fixed.
 * July 11 - New Profiles System! - New Profile v2 System.
 * July 11 / 12 - Network Maintenance on 7/12 Completed
 * July 13 / 18 - New Game - Word Bump! (and fixes!) - During its release, errors were being worked on.
 * July 15 - Donation Items: Elegant Veil [[File:0706-ElegantVeil.png]] and Ancient Katana [[File:0706-AncientKatana.png]]
 * July 17 - First Gaia 9 Action Newsletter is 'published' by Cindy Donovinh.
 * July 19 - Gaia at Comic-Con San Diego, CA!
 * July 21 - Gaia at Otakon 2006, August 4th!
 * July 24 / 25 - Maintenance on Registration and Customize Me 7/25
 * July 26 - Avatars update! Expressions and mouth styles!

August

 * August 01 - Web design - Your input needed - Lanzer ask for User input with a forum survey.
 * August 01 - Network Maintenance 8/1 - Completed
 * August 07 - Items Update~! 8/7 - Gunner (Durem Depot), Partition (Gambino Outfitters), Squid (Barton Boutique).
 * August 11 - Giftwrapping Repairs + Strong Passwords + Homes Reservation
 * August 14 - New Gaia TOS and privacy policy
 * August 14 - New Header + Daily Chance! - New Header image (replacing the beach kids), and introduction of Daily Chance. The DC had a set of chances: Common, Rare, and Very Rare. Very Rare being a pair of Fairy Wings (40K).
 * August 14 / 16 - Bug in Daily Chance and Item Reversal. One of the bugs was DC granting too much Fairy Wings, unreleased flowers and trash.
 * August 15 - Donation Items: Angelic Microphone [[File:0806-AngelicMicrophone.png]] and Gwee the Dragon [[File:0806-GweetheDragon.png]]
 * August 31 - Gold Notification! - A feature created that would show how much Gold was earned after doing a certain activity on the site, like posting in a thread for example. Included in this update were adjustments on Poll Gold.

September

 * September 01 - Get Adobe Player 9 to Play Gaia Games
 * September 01 - Manga update: #13: Return of Gambino - A 22-page manga telling the story of Johnny K. Gambino's return (after being separated from Gino Gambino).
 * September 10 - Bachelors Caps - Bachelors Credits gotten from playing Word Bump, would go to purchasing Bachelors Caps.
 * September 11 - Topic Voting!
 * September 11 - Items Update~! (9/11) - Snug (Barton Boutique), Missy (Gambino Outfitters), 4th Amigo (H.R Wesley), Anti-Fashion (Crate and Apparel).
 * September 12 - Surfpin phone donations bug fixed
 * September 15 - Donation Items: ORLY? Hat [[File:0906-ORLY?Hat.png]] and Mythrill Armor [[File:0906-MythrillArmor.png]]
 * September 22 / October 19 - Periodic updates, informing Gaians of: Slots, Cards, and Prize & Joy were coming back.
 * September 28 - Friend List Update! - simplifying the steps needed to make friends. Notable update, "Remove Me" button has been added, letting Gaians remove themselves from someone else's Friend List.

October

 * October 03 - Items Update~ (10/03) - Raptor (H.R Wesley), Drop Dead Gorgeous (Gambino Outfitters), Dead Sexy (Gambino Outfitters), Autumn Stripes (Crate & Apparel), Emote Masks (Durem Depot), Giant Eyeballs (Barton Boutique).
 * October 05 - Simpler password retrieval system. This update informed Gaians of the phasing out security questions.
 * October 12 - New Gaia banners around the site. Gaia event banners were around to promote various features, new items, and new events around the site. Some even gave a bit of Gold.
 * October 12 - Improved Gold System!
 * October 15 - Donation Items: Pixie [[File:1006-Pixie.png]] and Shadow Spirit [[File:1006-ShadowSpirit.png]]
 * October 18 - New Invite System! Invite Your Friends! - During this time there was a chance to get a limited edition item due to invites. It was a chance to get the Halloween Event item early. Some Users abused this chance and crated dead mule Accounts, the Staff warned that this was bannable.
 * October 19 - Slots and Cards are back! Prize & Joy coming back next week! (September 22).
 * October 25 - New Gaia Game: Gaia Jigsaw!
 * October 30 - Halloween Event Info + Exclusive Interview with Ron & Aliens - Cindy Donovinh's interview transcript with Ron Bruise and the Aliens is posted.
 * October 30 - Donation Items name change to Monthly Collectibles
 * October 31 - Gaia Store update, limited edition Alien themed shirts.
 * October 31 - Gaia Event: Halloween 2k6, the Party was at the rebuilt Gambino Mansion.
 * October 31 - Manga update: #14: We Come In... Piece? - A 13-page manga about the Halloween Party and an Alien race arriving on Gaia.
 * October 31 - The Halloween event is back. Due to some slightly massively huge overloading of the system, the Staff had to pause the event for a while.
 * October 31 / November 01 - Towns had to be take down for a bit, there was a glitch in with candy being granted.

November

 * November 01 - Towns is BACK IN BUSINESS!
 * November 03 - The Halloween Party has been extended to Saturday! - Halloween 2k6 Party extended to Saturday November 11.
 * November 06 - PM reporting system ~ Report system added to Private Messages.
 * November 07 - Gaia User Survey! Tell us stuff! - Wicked Bribe Alert ninja -- The first 100 people to fill it out will get a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate! (link was removed after survey was completed).
 * November 15 - Monthly Collectibles: MoMo the Monkey [[File:1106-MoMotheMonkey.png]] and Mini UFO [[File:1106-MiniUFO.png]]
 * November 16 - Quest System is here!
 * November 20 - The Mini UFO can now FLY! - it given the ability to fly in Gaia Towns Temporarily.
 * November 30 - Breaking News: Mysterious Crash-landing! A mysterious crash may have provided clues to the disappearance of UFO 9.
 * November 30 - Manga update: #15: The Death of Alien 9 - An 8-page manga about Flarn, who was shot down by his comrades.

December

 * December 04 - December's Monthly Collectibles: Packed with VALUE. This date marks the appearance of 3 items in one Sealed Letter.
 * December 05 - New hats in the GStore! - Updated with Panda Hat and Catscratch Hat.
 * December 06 - Tagging System + New Store Items - Jenny (Gambino Outfitters), Button Down (H.R. Wesley), Zebra (Crate & Apparel), and some new jewelery in Barton Jewelers.
 * December 12 - Gaia 9 Exclusive Interview with Johnny Gambino
 * December 15 - Monthly Collectibles: Winter Rose [[File:1206-WinterRose.png]], Elemental Hair [[File:1206-ElementalHair.png]], and Flame Sword [[File:1206-FlameSword.png]]
 * December 16 - Xmas is Near! - Rina announces; The Gaia Xmas Event would start on Wednesday, December 20th, and ran through to January 1st.
 * December 19 - Manga update: #16: The Santa-Cow Incident - A 2-page manga about Santa and a cow getting their minds swapped.
 * December 19 - Exclusive interview with Santa and UFO 2 + new Towns features!
 * December 20 - Gaia Event: Christmas 2k6 - Moo ho ho! The Gaia Xmas Event has started!
 * December 24 - New Front Page Design - Your Input needed - Lanzer asks for User input.
 * December 28 - The triumphant return of Going Postal!
 * December 31 - Zurg Hive New Year's Ball