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	<title>Comments on: Weekend Feature: The How of Habbo Hotel</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Web Worlds Get More Web 2.0 - GigaOM</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-879416</link>
		<dc:creator>Web Worlds Get More Web 2.0 - GigaOM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] whose public beta launches today, at first looks like a more graphically rich version of the phenomenally successful (if aging) Finnish MMO. Like Habbo, you create a cartoon avatar and use it to socialize, both in public areas and your own [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] whose public beta launches today, at first looks like a more graphically rich version of the phenomenally successful (if aging) Finnish MMO. Like Habbo, you create a cartoon avatar and use it to socialize, both in public areas and your own [...]</p>
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		<title>By: sacha</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-879335</link>
		<dc:creator>sacha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 12:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi 
i have been playing habbo for 2 years nearly 3 now and i love it 
i dj on habbo fansites and chat to people
its really fun 
yet addictive 
i spend so much money on credits
and then have to give them away for prizes wich kinda sux but seeing a listner happy is the best feeling ever 
but yea im glad they made habbo
its really fun :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi<br />
i have been playing habbo for 2 years nearly 3 now and i love it<br />
i dj on habbo fansites and chat to people<br />
its really fun<br />
yet addictive<br />
i spend so much money on credits<br />
and then have to give them away for prizes wich kinda sux but seeing a listner happy is the best feeling ever<br />
but yea im glad they made habbo<br />
its really fun :)</p>
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		<title>By: Good Lessons From Habbo &#124; Nothing Ever Happens</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-878503</link>
		<dc:creator>Good Lessons From Habbo &#124; Nothing Ever Happens</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] success&#8221; continues to be &#8220;criminally under-appreciated&#8221; by the game industry (GigaOm&#8217;s comment). Read more on Sulake&#8217;s organization, 5 different revenue streams and growth on their really [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] success&#8221; continues to be &#8220;criminally under-appreciated&#8221; by the game industry (GigaOm&#8217;s comment). Read more on Sulake&#8217;s organization, 5 different revenue streams and growth on their really [...]</p>
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		<title>By: InstaHippo &#187; Habbo Com</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-876346</link>
		<dc:creator>InstaHippo &#187; Habbo Com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 06:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Originally launched in 2000 as a two room space made to promote a Finish pop group, Sulake was surprised to find the place swamped by international players who couldn&#8217;t even speak the language; they retooled and expanded as Hotel Goldfish, then re-dubbed to become Habbo Hotel. Throughout that time, Habbo has retained the same look of blocky, pixel-heavy, 2.5D graphics.3 [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Originally launched in 2000 as a two room space made to promote a Finish pop group, Sulake was surprised to find the place swamped by international players who couldn&#8217;t even speak the language; they retooled and expanded as Hotel Goldfish, then re-dubbed to become Habbo Hotel. Throughout that time, Habbo has retained the same look of blocky, pixel-heavy, 2.5D graphics.3 [...]</p>
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		<title>By: koko</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-858086</link>
		<dc:creator>koko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I &#124;ove your habbo☺☺☺☺☺☺☺•&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I |ove your habbo☺☺☺☺☺☺☺•</p>
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		<title>By: fatima.girl</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-837427</link>
		<dc:creator>fatima.girl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;hay habbo is great but i think da owner should give me fatima.girl habbo name free furnis coz u can get hacked by people and then u av no funris it is no fun with out furnis bu[t habbo i&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hay habbo is great but i think da owner should give me fatima.girl habbo name free furnis coz u can get hacked by people and then u av no funris it is no fun with out furnis bu[t habbo i</p>
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		<title>By: Why Virtual Theft Should Matter to Real Life Tech Companies &#171; GigaOM</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-692968</link>
		<dc:creator>Why Virtual Theft Should Matter to Real Life Tech Companies &#171; GigaOM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;[...] That&#8217;s because he stole the goods from members of Sulake Corporation&#8217;s Habbo Hotel, the successful Finland-based MMO for older kids and teens. After Sulake suspected the Dutch kid had scammed password information off other users, the company [...]&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] That&#8217;s because he stole the goods from members of Sulake Corporation&#8217;s Habbo Hotel, the successful Finland-based MMO for older kids and teens. After Sulake suspected the Dutch kid had scammed password information off other users, the company [...]</p>
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		<title>By: &#8220;Three Virtual Worlds from Europe Worth Watching&#8221; &#171; HOT EUROPEAN WEB 2.0 STARTUP</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-671474</link>
		<dc:creator>&#8220;Three Virtual Worlds from Europe Worth Watching&#8221; &#171; HOT EUROPEAN WEB 2.0 STARTUP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;[...] to capitalize on the success of Second Life on the one hand (3D, open-ended spaces for adults) or Habbo Hotel (2D, controlled environments for kids) on the other– either as would-be competitor, middleware [...]&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] to capitalize on the success of Second Life on the one hand (3D, open-ended spaces for adults) or Habbo Hotel (2D, controlled environments for kids) on the other– either as would-be competitor, middleware [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Three Virtual Worlds from Europe Worth Watching &#171; GigaOM</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-633980</link>
		<dc:creator>Three Virtual Worlds from Europe Worth Watching &#171; GigaOM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;[...] to capitalize on the success of Second Life on the one hand (3D, open-ended spaces for adults) or Habbo Hotel (2D, controlled environments for kids) on the other&#8211; either as would-be competitor, [...]&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] to capitalize on the success of Second Life on the one hand (3D, open-ended spaces for adults) or Habbo Hotel (2D, controlled environments for kids) on the other&#8211; either as would-be competitor, [...]</p>
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		<title>By: How Casual Games Can Become Money Machines? &#171; GigaOM</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-608635</link>
		<dc:creator>How Casual Games Can Become Money Machines? &#171; GigaOM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;[...] then there are micro-transactions, honed to perfection primarily by casual MMOs like MapleStory and Habbo Hotel, although some titles on Xbox Live Arcade are experimenting with pay-to-download additional content [...]&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] then there are micro-transactions, honed to perfection primarily by casual MMOs like MapleStory and Habbo Hotel, although some titles on Xbox Live Arcade are experimenting with pay-to-download additional content [...]</p>
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		<title>By: TrimediaZweiNull &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Do Virtual Worlds know the way in San Jose?</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-606868</link>
		<dc:creator>TrimediaZweiNull &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Do Virtual Worlds know the way in San Jose?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;[...] afterward. Seven slated for the show are kid-oriented, including Zwinktopia, Gaia Online, and Habbo Hotel, all of which have been featured on GigaOM; with the continued growth of MMOs for minors, this [...]&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] afterward. Seven slated for the show are kid-oriented, including Zwinktopia, Gaia Online, and Habbo Hotel, all of which have been featured on GigaOM; with the continued growth of MMOs for minors, this [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Do Virtual Worlds know the way in San Jose? &#171; GigaOM</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-604777</link>
		<dc:creator>Do Virtual Worlds know the way in San Jose? &#171; GigaOM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;[...] afterward. Seven slated for the show are kid-oriented, including Zwinktopia, Gaia Online, and Habbo Hotel, all of which have been featured on GigaOM; with the continued growth of MMOs for minors, this [...]&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] afterward. Seven slated for the show are kid-oriented, including Zwinktopia, Gaia Online, and Habbo Hotel, all of which have been featured on GigaOM; with the continued growth of MMOs for minors, this [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Mustang-Dude (Habbo.CA)</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-593801</link>
		<dc:creator>Mustang-Dude (Habbo.CA)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;btw the comment about "free" credits is a scammer... dont do that. YOU WON'T GET FREE CREDITS.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>btw the comment about &#8220;free&#8221; credits is a scammer&#8230; dont do that. YOU WON&#8217;T GET FREE CREDITS.</p>
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		<title>By: Mustang-Dude (Habbo.CA)</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-593799</link>
		<dc:creator>Mustang-Dude (Habbo.CA)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Its 7.9 million "ACTIVE" users. Meaning people who sign on that account atleast once a week...&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Its 7.9 million &#8220;ACTIVE&#8221; users. Meaning people who sign on that account atleast once a week&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: agentnice</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-563892</link>
		<dc:creator>agentnice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;people might say its a scam but its not. i did it 5 times a day and after one moth i had lots of coins.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>people might say its a scam but its not. i did it 5 times a day and after one moth i had lots of coins.</p>
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		<title>By: agentnice</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2007/09/08/howhabbo-hotel-got-this-big/#comment-563891</link>
		<dc:creator>agentnice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;if you dont have an account make one for free then get the coins and read the info in the habbo page called new?.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>if you dont have an account make one for free then get the coins and read the info in the habbo page called new?.</p>
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