Comments on: Will Parents Pay $72 a Year for Virtual Barbies? http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: dejon http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-972763 dejon Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:05:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-972763 <p>hi um yes i will pay i have a nine year old daughter who loves barbie girls but in my opinion would be they shouldn,t have membership on any site</p> hi um yes i will pay i have a nine year old daughter who loves barbie girls but in my opinion would be they shouldn,t have membership on any site

]]> By: zuhal http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-968175 zuhal Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:55:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-968175 <p>why cant i get to be a v.i.p. on barbie girls it is just stupid</p> why cant i get to be a v.i.p. on barbie girls it is just stupid

]]> By: Why Should I Tell U, Nittwit? http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-885737 Why Should I Tell U, Nittwit? Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:09:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-885737 <p>HELL NO! PARENTS WOULDN'T PAY FOR VIRTUAL NOTHINGNESS WORTH SHIT! HELL WITH BARBIE~!</p> HELL NO! PARENTS WOULDN’T PAY FOR VIRTUAL NOTHINGNESS WORTH SHIT! HELL WITH BARBIE~!

]]> By: Fresh Look At IMVU, Mini-MMO With Big Numbers - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-885282 Fresh Look At IMVU, Mini-MMO With Big Numbers - GigaOM Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:21:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-885282 <p>[...] While not yet profitable, the company plans to roll out pre-paid IMVU currency cards in Target, Blockbuster, and other major retail chains in the next two weeks. With light 3D graphics and cute-sexy cartoon avatars that clearly appeal to girls and young women, it’s easy to see them dominating their particular niche in the virtual world ecosystem, roughly dead center between Second Life and Barbie Girls. [...]</p> [...] While not yet profitable, the company plans to roll out pre-paid IMVU currency cards in Target, Blockbuster, and other major retail chains in the next two weeks. With light 3D graphics and cute-sexy cartoon avatars that clearly appeal to girls and young women, it’s easy to see them dominating their particular niche in the virtual world ecosystem, roughly dead center between Second Life and Barbie Girls. [...]

]]> By: Joey Seiler http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-883026 Joey Seiler Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:07:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-883026 <p>It actually seems like a pretty average price point for subscription-based kids virtual worlds. So I'd guess yes. It's not much more than Club Penguin charges, and 700,000 penguins can't all be wrong. What I find interesting, and talk more about at Virtual Worlds News, is that it's more expensive to get access to the purely virtual V.I.P. experience than it was to buy the MP3 player + 1 physical accessory to unlock exclusive content. http://tinyurl.com/3k78ug</p> It actually seems like a pretty average price point for subscription-based kids virtual worlds. So I’d guess yes. It’s not much more than Club Penguin charges, and 700,000 penguins can’t all be wrong. What I find interesting, and talk more about at Virtual Worlds News, is that it’s more expensive to get access to the purely virtual V.I.P. experience than it was to buy the MP3 player + 1 physical accessory to unlock exclusive content. http://tinyurl.com/3k78ug

]]> By: ‘B Bucks’ - buy virtual Barbie Girls gear : The Metaverse Journal - Australia’s Virtual World News Service http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-882950 ‘B Bucks’ - buy virtual Barbie Girls gear : The Metaverse Journal - Australia’s Virtual World News Service Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:18:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-882950 <p>[...] A heads-up to GigaOM for the original story. [...]</p> [...] A heads-up to GigaOM for the original story. [...]

]]> By: Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » June 9th blogging - '08 http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-882937 Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » June 9th blogging - '08 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:03:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-882937 <p>[...] DestroyFlickr, Barbie Girls V.I.P., My Team Zone, OurPlanet, SproutCore, Viewzi, Sense Networks, [...]</p> [...] DestroyFlickr, Barbie Girls V.I.P., My Team Zone, OurPlanet, SproutCore, Viewzi, Sense Networks, [...]

]]> By: BloggerBen http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-882902 BloggerBen Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:43:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-882902 <p>I really hope that they won't. As much as I love the internet and computers and all things geek, I also think kids need more real play and less virtual play.</p> <p>Tell your kids to get off the computer and go outside to play.</p> I really hope that they won’t. As much as I love the internet and computers and all things geek, I also think kids need more real play and less virtual play.

Tell your kids to get off the computer and go outside to play.

]]> By: seosurvivor http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-882885 seosurvivor Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:54:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-882885 <p>Hell no! ahhahaah</p> Hell no! ahhahaah

]]> By: Paul http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-882866 Paul Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:32:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-882866 <p>The more general question is: Hw far can Mattel push parents on this? Once they start getting $6/month for VIP, Mattel will just use this world to push live event tix, physical goods and more virtual purchases not covered by VIP subscriptions. Like drug dealers, the first taste was free, but now...</p> The more general question is: Hw far can Mattel push parents on this? Once they start getting $6/month for VIP, Mattel will just use this world to push live event tix, physical goods and more virtual purchases not covered by VIP subscriptions. Like drug dealers, the first taste was free, but now…

]]> By: laurent http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-882842 laurent Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:56:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-882842 <p>I think absolutely parents will pay. Barbie is huge for a reason. It resonates across generations and parents immediately know what it is. With that level of install base and there is almost no way it won't print cash.</p> I think absolutely parents will pay. Barbie is huge for a reason. It resonates across generations and parents immediately know what it is. With that level of install base and there is almost no way it won’t print cash.

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-882833 Stacey Higginbotham Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:11:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-882833 <p>If your kid wants it and uses it, parents will pay. I'd rather spend $6 a month on a virtual toy than the $10 to $20 on plastic crap that clutters up the house. Plus, it's something a tween could pay for using her allowance if she wanted it so badly. Although I wonder how many subscriptions a kid or parent would be willing to bankroll.</p> If your kid wants it and uses it, parents will pay. I’d rather spend $6 a month on a virtual toy than the $10 to $20 on plastic crap that clutters up the house. Plus, it’s something a tween could pay for using her allowance if she wanted it so badly. Although I wonder how many subscriptions a kid or parent would be willing to bankroll.

]]> By: CrunchGear » Archive » ‘Barbie Girls’ site finally adds a V.I.P option http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-882830 CrunchGear » Archive » ‘Barbie Girls’ site finally adds a V.I.P option Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:00:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-882830 <p>[...] time. Mattel has finally added a $6-per-month premium account option for the Barbie Girls web site. GigaOM wonders if $72 per year is worth it for parents “so their little girls can enjoy playing with Barbies [...]</p> [...] time. Mattel has finally added a $6-per-month premium account option for the Barbie Girls web site. GigaOM wonders if $72 per year is worth it for parents “so their little girls can enjoy playing with Barbies [...]

]]> By: Cyndy Aleo-Carreira http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/#comment-882826 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:36:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13719#comment-882826 <p>My guess is no. I have an eight-year-old, and she's far more interested in Webkinz and the Disney properties. These kids are growing up much faster, and neither she nor her friends are still playing with Barbies. They call them "baby toys."</p> My guess is no. I have an eight-year-old, and she’s far more interested in Webkinz and the Disney properties. These kids are growing up much faster, and neither she nor her friends are still playing with Barbies. They call them “baby toys.”

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