Comments on: Did Club Penguin Sell-Up or Sell-Out?

By: misterbean

misterbean — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:20:40 +0000

i doubt it was on purpose, however, you can email cp about it, their responses to things like that are pretty funny!

By: FanTrust » Blog Archive » Virtual World Money in ‘08 Targeted Kids, Kids’ Wallets [GigaOM]

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:19:07 +0000

[...] the more than $1.4 billion in 2007 (their estimate), a figure that was hugely skewed by Disney’s purchase of kid’s world Club Penguin for nearly $700 million. While there weren’t any acquisitions of that size in 2008, much of last [...]

By: Virtual World Money in ‘08 Targeted Kids, Kids’ Wallets

Virtual World Money in ‘08 Targeted Kids, Kids’ Wallets — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:07:14 +0000

[...] more than $1.4 billion in 2007 (their estimate), a figure that was hugely skewed by Disney’s purchase of kid’s world Club Penguin for nearly $700 million. While there weren’t any acquisitions of that size in 2008, much of [...]

By: Fluffycatfan

Fluffycatfan — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:21:33 +0000

I play Club Penguin and I remember joining just after Disney bought it. It was ultra-fun. Now they have added so much crap it’s sad. I also found the word ass in a corssword puzzle. It was so freaking small it had to be on purpose.

By: This Mommy Gig » Blog Archive » Kid’s Virtual Worlds: Club Penguin

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:27:06 +0000

[...] was sure it was a good thing when Disney bought the popular world of Club Penguin last August. Many took a wait-and-see approach to the news; and one year later, some users still don’t like it, while others have embraced [...]

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:40 +0000

I don’t worry about my nine yr. old playing on this site because you do not have to be a member to play. I gave her ultimate- safe chat and told her to be wise on Club penguin. I have had no problem with her playing on this website because she just goes on there to make friends. I even watched her play once.

By: hasnain

hasnain — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:43:00 +0000

i just love club penguin

By: 100 M&A Deals. 100 Startup Lessons « FoundRead

100 M&A Deals. 100 Startup Lessons « FoundRead — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:47:25 +0000

[...] of these deals have been written about here, or at the mother ship, GigaOM. (For example: Club Penguin by Disney, also here; Photobucket by Fox Interactive; and StumbleUpon by eBay). Steve includes [...]

By: Upcoming Movie Trailers

Upcoming Movie Trailers — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:02:50 +0000

Just more ways for Disney to make more money. Disney is too smart and they will do anything to take away your money and put it in their.

By: TrimediaBlog 2.0 » Blog Archive » Do Virtual Worlds know the way in San Jose?

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:08:17 +0000

[...] kid-oriented MMOs have the most active users and thus seem like the safest bet, for example, as FoundRead editor Carleen Hawn suggests, they’re also fragile ecosystems that can fall apart with too much outside interference and [...]

By: Casual Games Worth $2.25B — But Where Are They Going? « GigaOM

Casual Games Worth $2.25B — But Where Are They Going? « GigaOM — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:03:46 +0000

[...] virtual items, while at the same time drawing criticism from some sectors as being too consumerist. Club Penguin is only the latest hot player in a group that includes heavy hitters like Mattel and its Barbie [...]

By: Will Weak Economy KO Web Startups? « GigaOM

Will Weak Economy KO Web Startups? « GigaOM — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:10:56 +0000

[...] Written by Anne Zelenka Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 3:10 PM PT | No comments Economy watchers see recession as more likely after Friday’s weak jobs data. What does this mean for Web 2.0 hopefuls, now readying themselves for the fall conference season and dreaming of a Club Penguin style acquisition? [...]

By: Louis

Louis — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:14:36 +0000

“…despite having botched Toontown”? What does that mean? From my vantage point, Toontown has been a pretty successful and popular game.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:22:20 +0000

What a irresponsible column! Carleen should be ashamed of herself. The headline might as well be "BREAKING: Disney.com has banner ads!"

Give me a break.

By: Ypulse

Ypulse — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:03:32 +0000

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By: Ypulse

Ypulse — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:57:49 +0000

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