Gaia Online has unveiled a new app it says connects Gaia users across social networking platform. It's created a miniature version of its virtual worlds for teens specifically for the Facebook platform, and says that with the embeddable app, Gaia users can interact with each other through chat, guestbooks and the Gaia environment, including earning virtual currency.

Gaia's Bebo widget, OMG, launched in December 2007, and Gaia says it's the top-rated app among Bebo users. The company's focusing on letting Gaia users interact with the world and with one another directly from their social networking pages, and says similar tools are in the works for other social networks.

Gaia Online CEO Craig Sherman says, "We are extending the Gaia experience to other places where teens spend their time online. Gaia and social networks are similar in that they are places that empower users to self express and connect with friends, so bridging the two is a logical next step in the evolution of the Internet. We're not stopping here either -- there are several other popular social networks out there and we're building new features that will enable Gaia to be everywhere teens are online."