|
BarbieGirls.com
BarbieGirls.com was an online virtual world created by Mattel, based on the Barbie brand. It opened on April 24, 2007 and eventually closed on June 1, 2011. International versions of the site closed on April 30, 2011. Mattel also released a line of MP3 players that looked like avatar (computing), avatars from the website, these devices came with a free VIP membership for the site. History BarbieGirls.com opened on April 24, 2007. After two months, 3 million users had signed up. Mattel proclaimed the site to be "The fastest growing virtual world in history". The site was called "BarbieGirls BETA" for a while, until it eventually came out of beta. BarbieGirls was aimed primarily at young girls, so Mattel made it so that players were only allowed to play with a female avatar. The site had a huge community, with many active fansites dedicated to sharing info on the game. BarbieGirls.com eventually shut down on June 1, 2011. Players were given notice in advance, and VIP Memberships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Scene
My Scene (stylized in all lowercase) is an American series of fashion dolls that Mattel released in 2002. They were discontinued in the US in 2008, and worldwide in 2011. Mattel's Barbie character is one of the dolls in the toy line. The My Scene dolls' bodies are slim, similar to earlier Barbie dolls, but their heads are larger. ''The New York Times'' described their features as "exaggerated lips and bulging, makeup-caked eyes." My Scene were designed to appeal to the tween market and compete with the Bratz dolls from MGA Entertainment. Products and history Mattel introduced ''My Scene'' dolls in the fall season of 2002 to compete with MGA's Bratz. The series originally consisted of three female characters with diverse ethnicities and personalities; Mattel added more dolls over time. Its three original dolls, Barbie, Madison, and Chelsea, each came with two extra fashions. Except for Barbie, the characters were named after New York City locations. Mattel added more dolls to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |