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Habbo.com
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Habbo is a virtual hotel where kids and teens hang out and be part of a buzzing social network. They can personalize their own rooms, play games, socialize with other guests, create or join clubs and causes and much, much more.

The company behind Habbo says that it is "one of the world’s fastest growing virtual world’s and online communities for teenagers”. The figures back this up so we zoomed over the Habbo to take a look.
Safety: 1/10
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Can you trust this site? This grades the site's suitability for children. Does it give parental advice? Does it link to unsuitable sites? Does it offer safe chatting and parental advice or guidelines?.

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Habbo Hotel is moderated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Users can get real-time help from staff at any time. Their chat facilities are filtered for both spam and bad language. Habbo have obviously made great efforts to keep their site as safe as possible, bearing in mind the live interaction that takes place.

Having said all this, when we visited there were many ‘unwholesome’ examples on the site. Users’ parties included titles such as ‘sexy singles’. Whilst some parents may not bat an eyelid at this (the site is aimed at 13-16 year olds) others will feel very uncomfortable having their kids play in such an environment.

Support: 1/10
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Can you contact the site with queries? This grades the email support and telephone contacts available to users..
Support is via email but a response is only estimated at 48 hours. A bit slow for a live-time, fast-paced site but we guess with millions of users their inboxes can get quite full.
Traffic: 1/10
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How big is this site? We evaluated the number of kids actively using this site..

The company claims to have ‘millions of visitors every week’ to the Habbo site and a staggering 151 million worldwide users. They are said to have 8-10 million unique monthly visitors.
Educational Value : 3/10
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What can be learned here? This grades the educational value of the site for children..

As well as being a foray into social networks the site is often used by youth organizations for education purposes.

Generally though, from the activity we viewed, education is in the background and socializing is way up front.
American Idol Avatars
Hey you thought the real thing was funny, then check out the virtual American Idol online at Habbo
Originality : 1/10
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Why is this site different to other kids social networks or club sites? This grades the originality of the site..
This combines the graphic features of younger social networks with the live chat and kids social networking function of older networks. This age group are the tweens and this site offers a bridge between teenagerhood and adulthood.  The idea is original enough and the site itself is very focused towards the age group.
Graphics : 5/10
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How good are the site graphics? This grades the quality of the CGI graphics and animation featured on the site..

Short, squarish little people and a colorful hotel with many rooms to visit and people to meet. The graphics looked very 2D and the robotic, lego-like shuffle of characters was a little annoying. Nothing special and no real charm.

Fun Factor: 4/10
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OK, how fun is this site? Are there games on offer? Does it engage children's imagination? Run stupid competitions? We gave extra points for fun and activities..

There is a lot to do here, from making avatars, buying pets, kitting out a hotel room, creating a social space, trading furniture, playing games (4 skills levels on games that last between 2-5 minutes) and of course hanging out with new and existing friends.

The site and its users can create events, competitions, quests and more. There are also multiplayer, strategic games, such as ‘Battle Ball’ or ‘SnowStorm’. Users can form groups and compete against each other. Games in Habbo are all fun and interactive. In addition there is a long tradition of role playing on Habbo, for example the US Army, the Italian Mafia or fantasy role-play such as Star Wars.

Habbo is often used as a forum by external bands and groups. It has been visited by Gorillaz, Avril Lavigne, Ashlee Simpson and more. American Idol have also joined up with Habbo and post show interviews are sometimes held at the hotel.  This merge of virtual and reality worlds is an interesting dimension, though some cynics would say it was a savvy marketing exercise by those wishing to capture the attention of Habbo’s millions of young guests.

The characters in Habbo mirror the activity of those in the real world; they hang out, chat, fight for a cause, worry about their appearance, collect and trade items etc. We guess this site knows their audience as 151 million users cannot all be wrong so the fun factor must be cranked up high.
Creativity : 1/10
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How does this site encourage children's creativity? This parameter looks at how the site appeals to children's imagination..

Users express themselves by decorating and furnishing their rooms, developing their home page, joining causes etc. There is certainly room for self expression and creativity here.
 
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Total Ranking:
2.00/10
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More and more kids and teenagers are using online social networks to chat, create profiles, use avatars (alter egos), as well as share photos and videos. Don't get left behind, find out which networks your kids should be using and which ones to avoid..
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Web Address: www.habbo.com

Country: Finland

Parent Company: Sulake Corporation

Launched: 2000

Category: Kids Clubs

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Web Address: www.habbo.com

Country: Finland

Parent Company: Sulake Corporation

Launched: 2000

Category: Kids Clubs

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