Webkinz
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
Loading ...Although I still think Nokia’s new Morph Nanotechnology is very interesting and embodies the future of mobile devices, the fact that it will not be widely available for at least seven years will prevent me from truly emerging myself in the environment. Therefore, I’ve decided to change the starting point of my third travelogue to the website Webkinz. I know the world of Webkinz is targeted toward younger kids, but their popularity among elementary and middle school age children makes me curious as to what their allure is and if there is room to expand the “product” to other age groups. 
I’ve talked to people that babysit and on more than one occasion they’ve told me about how addicting it is for the kids they watch to play, and how they themselves have become somewhat interested in the world. I know (well actually I think) that you purchase a virtual pet, but I’m not sure what else this phenomenon entails..but I’m now going to sign up and hopefully find out.
Comments
hahaha i love webkinz! my mom got me and my sisters the husky as a stocking stuffer for xmas. I already knew how the website worked since i used to nanny for an 8 year old girl who had about five or six webkinz. In order for me not to feel like a skeez being on a kids website i bought a webkinz for my roomate so we could check out the site together.
I got one of my friends a webkinz polarbear a few months ago. Although I got it because it was cute and was a little confused about the virtual element of them. Its really strange how they market them as virtual pets because you also have a physical representation of them in the form of a stuffed animal. The actual site feels a little like neopets except less free because you need to purchase the stuffed animal in the first place