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Webkinz are cuddly animals that can be purchased from toy stores. Each has its own secret code which gives kids the ability to play virtually with their new toy and interact with other people's pets. Webkinz has a virtual community of kids playing with and caring for their pets. Sounds like a great concept, so DozenKids.com decided to find out more.
Safety: 8/10
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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?.
Alley Cat
Information About the Alley Cat Webkinz Toy
Webkinz is a kids social networking website and their chat feature operates on two levels; the first level just offers pre-selected phrases and the other allows free type but only accepts words from their dictionary of acceptable words. Parental permission is needed before kids can access the chat facility and there is also a reporting mechanism for any inappropriate chat that still filters through. The site has a policy of no personal info being shared, keeping the chat safe and fun.
Support: 7/10
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Can you contact the site with queries? This grades the email support and telephone contacts available to users..
There is a helpful FAQ and email contact is available, although you have to be logged in, so those with queries prior to registration have no access to customer support.
Traffic: 7/10
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How big is this site? We evaluated the number of kids actively using this site..
This information is hard to track down. There was a figure floating around of 2.3M unique visitors in 2007.
Educational Value : 6/10
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What can be learned here? This grades the educational value of the site for children..
Pet care, quizzes for different ages, some educationally focused games and general awareness building about daily living and purchasing decisions. There is also a craft and recipe section on the site.
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Originality : 7/10
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Why is this site different to other kids social networks or club sites? This grades the originality of the site..
The idea of an online kids club combining a real toy within a virtual game is very original. It builds on the child’s imagination, giving the pet a name, home, accessories and activities. A great idea.
Graphics : 7/10
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How good are the site graphics? This grades the quality of the CGI graphics and animation featured on the site..

Charming, large-sized graphics that would appeal less sophisticated, ‘younger-minded’ elementary-aged kids.
Fun Factor: 7/10
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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..

Webkinz includes a games arcade, daily activities and weekly contests. New features, games and activities added every month to keep the site fresh and varied for players.

Daily pet care is central to this virtual social networks and many kids will love the online activities which involve their ‘real’ toy pet.

The downside of this site is that it has been plagued by technical issues ranging from difficulties in logging in to inability to access games and features. These types of programming errors seriously impact on the fun factor and are reportedly reducing in recent times.
Creativity : 6/10
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How does this site encourage children's creativity? This parameter looks at how the site appeals to children's imagination..
A global kids club that involves looking after a pet will certainly fire kids’ imaginations and the tasks and games will utilize their creativity in terms of decision making, purchasing and games choices.
 
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Total Ranking:
7.00/10
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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.webkinz.com

Country: Canada

Parent Company: Ganz

Launched: 2005

Category: Kids Clubs

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Web Address: www.webkinz.com

Country: Canada

Parent Company: Ganz

Launched: 2005

Category: Kids Clubs

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