About a month ago, I blogged about how the Webkinz virtual world would shut down every night just when my kids (and presumably other kids in the Hawaii time zone) would be trying to get online. By scheduling their system updates at midnight on the East Coast, they were cutting off kids living several [...]
Webkinz Gets Wise for the West
September 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Family, The Web
Tags: children·games·kids·toys·virtualworlds·webkinz
Webkinz Woes
August 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment · Family, The Web
Being a geek and a father, I’ve long tracked online destinations for kids. And while the offerings of Nick Jr. and PBS Kids are largely Flash-based brand reinforcement exercises, they are interactive (unlike the TV shows most of them are based on) and free (usually).
And since I’m also a social network whore and fascinated by [...]
